SBA ELA Test Prep Review

Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)

What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.

The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

A well-developed character- you know a lot about them

A character who stays the same during the story

A speaker or character who tells a story

Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.

Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

The sequence of events in a literary work

Struggle between opposing forces

A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story

The message or moral in a story

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.

The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)

A conversation between characters

When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story

Time and place of a story

The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)

Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past

The turning point or high point in a story

Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.

A character who changes during the story

What is another word for PERSUADE?

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A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)

Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

A person, object or action that represents something else

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings

Genre with informational facts

Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.

Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche. 

Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about