ELA Test Prep Review

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

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

Genre with informational facts

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

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

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

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

The turning point or high point in a story

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

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

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

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

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

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

A character who stays the same during the story

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

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

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

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

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

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

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

Mrs. Senick's students will try their best on the EOG!

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

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

What is another word for PERSUADE?

A character who changes during the story

Time and place of a story

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

Struggle between opposing forces

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

A conversation between characters

The message or moral in a story

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

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