FSA ELA Review Grades 6-8 Bonawitz

The firecracker made a loud boom! What type of figurative language is used?

What point of view is always used when giving instruction?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a possible theme?

Conversations between characters are called __________

A dynamic character

Her hair was as white as a bone.

The following is an example of an internal conflict.

Narrator is a character in the story and tells the story from his or her perspective

The words the author uses to create the mood

What would your purpose be for writing a letter to the mayor about a new law?

A person or an animal who take part in the action of a story, play, or other literary work

The author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story

I'm on top of the world! This is an example of

The beginning of a story where the setting, characters, and conflict are introduced

What is the moral or message of a story?

Identify the figurative language. The alarm screamed at the first sign of fire.

What are sequence key words?

In a story, the protagonist must overcome _____________ to find resolution.

The series of events that make up the story

Which of the following is an example of an external conflict?

Narrator is outside the story, knows only one character's thoughts and feelings

What is the turning point in any story?

A conclusion we can draw on our own, based on the text, about characters, settings, or events

Which of the following comes last in the plot structure?

In an informational text, the central idea is also the

The Marlins missed the mark to reach the milestone. What type of figurative language is used?

What is NOT a signal word to indicate you are reading a compare and contrast story?

What is the mood in literature?

Which of the following words has a positive connotation?

What type of figurative language purposely exaggerates?

Where and when a story takes place

The character who is against the protagonist

The point of view covers all of the characters thoughts and feelings in a story.

The main character in the story is called a

To figure out a literature text's point of view you must

Ms. Buck, you never call on me! This is an example of

Which is a third person point of view pronoun?

When a writer uses ... to remove words from a passage without affecting meaning, it is called?

The way writers develop characters and reveal their traits or qualities

A commonly used expression that has a meaning different than its literal words