ELA Test Prep Review

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

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

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

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

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

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

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

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

A conversation between characters

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

Genre with informational facts

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

Struggle between opposing forces

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

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

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

Time and place of a story

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

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

The turning point or high point in a story

The message or moral in a story

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

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

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

What is another word for PERSUADE?

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

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

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

A character who stays the same during the story

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

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

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

A character who changes during the story

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

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

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