NeSA Practice Review

What does the author want readers to know, feel, or do?

This is written imitation of sounds.

Words that are similar in definition are what?

This sets up the story's ending.

The literary device gives human traits to things that are not human.

When a person gives their judgment or belief. This is called what?

This is a heading given to a subsection of a piece of writing.

The authors purpose when they use senses to paint a picture.

The words that explain a picture

A fiction text that is imaginative and has magic

This takes place in the mind of the character?

What is a comparison of two similar ideas in order to explain one?

The central message of a story is the?

What is a comparison that does not use the words like or as?

What reinforces the theme or message of a story

Authors view point from which they write. This is based on their beliefs and background.

These compare two things and use the words "like" or "as".

A nonfiction text where writers tell the life story of another person.

A series of events in a story.

What genre deals with heroes, adventure, magic or romance?

A fictional tale that has gods is?

Another word for a struggle or a problem

What is the repetition of sounds at the end of the word?

What is the authors purpose if they are writing for enjoyment?

What is another name for drawings that you find in a nonfiction text?

Another name for Authors perspective is what?

The key point in a passage is known as the what?

A play for theater, radio or television is what?

This paints a picture in your mind.

When a narrator is telling a part in the story but is NOT part of the action.

This is a representation of an area of land or sea.

These are words, phrases, or sentences that are used more than once.

What is another name for a magazine or newspaper published at a regular interval?

What is another name for pictures or photos in nonfiction text?

What genre is a piece of text that is true?

This shows the general topic in a nonfiction text.

These factors affect an authors writing?

This is in alphabetical list of terms or words that are similar to a dictionary

What are qualities that help the reader understand the characters and his/her actions?

An event, action or feeling that produces a result is a what?

This gives the authors own argument.

What is the key point of a passage?

The reasons for the characters actions are the what?

The author's purpose is to give you new information is.

When a narrator takes part in the action and uses the word "I" or "me".

The order that events take place is known as what?

Character struggles against an outside force, such as nature or another character?

a feeling or vibe a reader gets through words and descriptions.

A piece of text that is made up is what genre?

What is the author's attitude toward his or her audience and subject?

The introduction, setting, character and situation of a story is the what?

Information that can be proven is a what?

What type of literary device shows an exaggeration?

This is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a group of words?

The final outcome of a story is the what?