7th Grade ELA Skills Review

Plots against the main character causing conflict within the story

I, we, us, our, my, me

Comparing two things using the words like or as

Hints or clues that are given to the reader about what is yet to come...

Groups of letters tacked on the beginning of a root word to change the meaning of a word

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usualmeaning

The major idea of the story

A word that is the opposite of another word

A text structure that places events in the order they occurred

The part of plot where the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced

The ideas and feelings associated with a word

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

The author's central thought - the topic sentence of a paragraph

Factual writing- used to explain, argue, instruct, or describe rather than entertain

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

The reader is persuaded by a famous person to endorse a product or idea

The author's intent for writing something - to inform, to entertain, to persuade

The author knows only the actions of a character- he, she, him, her, it, they, them etc.

An object represents an idea

Human qualities given to non-human objects

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

A struggle between opposing characters

A judgement based on a personal point of view

A text structure that presents a dilemma and a resolution

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

Logical conclusions the reader draws as he/she encounters the text

The way a non-fiction text is organized

The author knows the characters thoughts and feelings - he, she, him, her, it, them, etc.

The person who tells the story

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

Words or a group of words that appeal to the 5 senses

Two words that mean the same thing

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

An extreme exaggeration

A literary work based on imagination: not true

The author’s attitude toward his topic is his/her

The main character in a story/film

A form of communication that may use false or misleading information

A story about a person's life written by another person

Collectively, the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

A broad statement about a category of people, ideas, or a belief about some of its members.

The feeling of a piece of writing - happiness, sadness, humorous, etc.

Tactic in which the reader ispersuaded by a repeating a message over and over again 

Because something happens, it make something else happen