ELA Test Prep Review

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

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

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

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

What is another word for PERSUADE?

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

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

Time and place of a story

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

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

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

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

A conversation between characters

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

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

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

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

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

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

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

Struggle between opposing forces

Mrs. Carter's students will try their best on the test!

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

A character who stays the same during the story

Genre with informational facts

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

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

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

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

A character who changes during the story

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

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

The message or moral in a story

A speaker or character who tells a story

The turning point or high point in a story

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)