ELA Test Prep Review

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

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

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

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

A conversation between characters

The message or moral in a story

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

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

The turning point or high point in a story

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

I feel confident in my knowledge of grammar and literature.

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

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

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

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

Genre with informational facts

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

A person, object or action that represents something else

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

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

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

Time and place of a story

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

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

A character who changes during the story

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

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

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

A character who stays the same during the story

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

Struggle between opposing forces

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

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

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

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

What is another word for PERSUADE?

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