ELA PSSA Review

Comparing two things using the words like or as

Because something happens, it makes something else happen

Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?

Language that is not taken literally

A story about a person's life written by another person

Factual writing- used to explain, argue, instruct, or describe rather than entertain

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

A literary work based on imagination: not true

Human qualities given to non-human objects

The feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing - happiness, sadness, etc.

The part of plot where the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced

Two words that mean the same thing

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

An extreme exaggeration

Hints or clues that are given to the reader about what is yet to come...

Which is a fragment?

Text structure where there is a problem with possible outcomes

Descriptive language that creates a picture

A word that is the opposite of another word

Point of view in which the narrator uses the pronoun I and is part of the story

The author's intent for writing something - to inform, to entertain, to persuade

What is the correct order for plot?

A struggle between opposing characters

Which of the following nouns is a COMMON noun?

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Text structure where something happens because of something else.

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

An object represents an idea