ELA Narrative Test Prep Review*

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

Time and place of a story

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

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

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

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

A character who changes during the story

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

The turning point or high point in a story

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

The message or moral in a story

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

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

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

What is another word for PERSUADE?

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

A conversation between characters

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

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

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

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

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

Genre with informational facts

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

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

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

A character who stays the same during the story

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

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

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

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

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

Struggle between opposing forces

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