Duplicate of MAP TEST PREP ELA

The part of the story that follows the climax

A genre.  A story of a real person's life written by that person

A word that sounds like what it is describing.  A sound effect

A genre.  A made up story that could happen in real life.

The text structure that authors use when they want to tell events in time order.

The feeling a reader gets from a story

Murmur, creak, drip, pop, zip, wheeze

Comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship.  a is to b as c is to d

A written work in the form of poetry, prose, or drama

Someone from outside the story is telling it.  Uses the words "he", "she", "they"

An expressive form of writing that uses rhyme, meter with sound devices and figurative language

What text structure does a car mechanic make us think of?

The person or character who is telling the story

Cat is to meow as dog is to bark

diagrams, charts, graphs, sidebars, glossary, cutaway diagrams, photos, captions, headings, 

A type of literature that is written in dialogue and has acts and scenes

A familiar phrase or saying that means something other than what it literally says.

A genre.  May involve time travel, super powers, machines or animals with human like qualities

The text structure that many authors use when writing a biography.

the people (or people like characters) in a story.

Comparing two things using like or as

The darkness wrapped its arms around me.

A genre.  The story of a real person's life written by another person.

It is a genre.  It is fiction and has a moral or teaches a lesson. 

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

The events (or happenings) in a story

Reference that gives synonyms for words.  Helpful when writing.

The way an author organizes text

When the character solves the problem in the story

Hints or clues about what is going to happen in the story

The author's attitude or feeling.

Nonfiction text structure that gives similarities and differences.

It's raining cats and dogs.

The telling of an event or period of time in a real person's life.

The subject or message being written about.

A type of literature that is made up of sentences, paragraphs, and sometimes chapters

Talking between characters in a story

A saying that gives advice          Ex. Don't judge a book by its cover.  

The hero of the story

A saying that contains information about humans

The angle from which a story is told.

Using words to create a special effect

Time and place.  Where and when a story takes place.

Nonfiction that uses first person (I, me...) account to express feelings, news, events.

Contains events that actually happened.  Has proven facts or information.

Giving human characteristics to an idea, object, or animal

The parts an author puts in/with text that helps the reader understand.

Problem the main character faces  (man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. man, man vs. self)

My hands are icicles

The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words

A genre.  Strange events happen.  The main character looks for clues to solve problems

What text structure does a shopper make us think of?

Turning point in the action in the story.  Most exciting part.

Reference that is at the back of a book and lists pages where a term can be found

Comparing two things without using like or as.

Nonfiction text structure that includes an issue and ways of dealing with it.

Genre of fiction that may have unreal worlds, farfetched characters, & impossible situiations

The part of the story when various problems start to happen

The person or thing fighting against the hero.  Another name for villain.

The milk was as white as snow

What text structure does a chef make us think of?

A reference that gives definitions, pronunciations, and context clues

Catchy and memorable descriptive text and illustration.  Designed to sell or persuade.

What text structure does a scientist conducting an experiment make us think of?

A concrete or real object used to represent an idea.  (ex. heart stands for love)

A type of literature organized by lines and stanzas

Example:  Nine new nickels are needed now.

The person telling the story is the main character.  Contains words like "I", "me", "we"

great exaggeration

What text structure does a reporter make us think of?

A genre that blends the past with fiction.  May include events, people, and facts from the past

When the author goes back in the story to an earlier time.