FSA - Prep / 7th Grade ELA Reading, Writing, and Literary Terms Review

Question 1

Writing that tells about real people, places, and events is called

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nonfiction

Question 2

"Sorry, Wrong Number" was a _____________ written specifically to be broadcast on the radio.

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Radio Play

Question 3

A story of a person's life written by someone else

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biography

Question 4

The word(s) used in order to help the reader "move" to the next idea

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transition word(s)

Question 5

The "C" in ACE stands for ____________________.

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cite text evidence

Question 6

The person or thing that the main character struggles with

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antagonist

Question 7

Telling the differences of something

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contrast

Question 8

The main character in a story, play, or novel.

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protagonist

Question 9

Narrator uses pronouns I, me, and my. The story is about the person telling the story.

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first person point of view

Question 10

An event that leads something else to happen

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cause

Question 11

The perspective a story is told from

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point of view

Question 12

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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alliteration

Question 13

Something that is written in order of time is

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chronological

Question 14

Literary term meaning "an object that stands for or represents something else."

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symbol

Question 15

Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words

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context clues

Question 16

When writing an essay, using someone else's ideas without giving them proper credit is known as

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plagiarism

Question 17

The _____________ of a work of literature is the way in which it is put together or organized.

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structure

Question 18

A ____________ is a magazine or another type of publication that is issued on a regular basis.

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periodical

Question 19

the use of hints or clues to suggest events that will happen later in a plot

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foreshadowing

Question 20

The most important idea about a topic is called the

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central idea, main idea

Question 21

What the text is mostly about; the main focus of the text.

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central idea

Question 22

The way of speaking that is characteristic of certain social or geographical groups

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dialect

Question 23

A comparison without using "like" or "as."

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metaphor

Question 24

The arrangement of events by their order of occurrence is known as

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chronological order

Question 25

A line with events that happen in order

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timeline

Question 26

Descriptive words that appeal to the five senses.

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imagery

Question 27

A/an ______________________ essay attempts to convince the reader to adopt a certain viewpoint.

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persuasive

Question 28

Words or phrases surrounding an unfamiliar word that provide hints about the word's meaning.

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context clues

Question 29

A statement that is subjective, the opposite of fact, and cannot be proven.

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opinion

Question 30

The struggles in the story.

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conflicts

Question 31

The ideas and feelings associated with a word, as opposed to the dictionary definition.

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connotation

Question 32

Instructions for actors and stage crew, written in italics in a play

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stage directions

Question 33

A true statement that can be proven

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fact

Question 34

A story told by an "all-knowing" narrator from outside the story

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third person omniscient point of view

Question 35

Literary device giving human qualities to non humans

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personification

Question 36

Using the same word or phrase over and over again in poetry.

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repetition

Question 37

Characters battling a fierce storm such as a typhoon in a story are facing __________ conflict.

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an internal and external

Question 38

One or more lines repeated in each stanza of a poem.

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refrain

Question 39

The "E" in ACE stands for ____________________.

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explain

Question 40

____________________ characters stay the same throughout the story.

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Static

Question 41

Literary device of a comparison using "like" or "as."

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simile

Question 42

The people, animals, or objects that speak in the story.

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characters

Question 43

A brief statement of the main events of a story.

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summary

Question 44

Deliberate or extreme exaggeration.

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hyperbole

Question 45

The author's word choice is known as _______________.

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diction

Question 46

Expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning such as "one smart cookie."

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idiom

Question 47

Writing that expresses the author's opinion and aims to convince the reader to feel the same

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persuasive

Question 48

What is another name for source information contained in an essay or article?

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text evidence

Question 49

Words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true are known as

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figurative language

Question 50

Literary term meaning "when and where a story takes place."

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setting

Question 51

The person telling a story

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narrator

Question 52

A force working against the protagonist, or main character, in a story, play, or novel.

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antagonist

Question 53

The message, lesson or moral of a story or poem.

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theme

Question 54

To make an educated guess using prior knowledge and textual evidence.

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inference

Question 55

The use of words to imitate sound in poetry.

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onomatopoeia

Question 56

Repetition of sounds at the end of words

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rhyme

Question 57

Telling the likenesses of two or more things

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compare

Question 58

The reason an author has for writing

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author's purpose

Question 59

What should all essays begin with in order to grab the reader's attention?

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a hook

Question 60

What the reader feels while reading the story

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suspense, mood

Question 61

In an argument, this is the writer's position on an issue or problem.

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claim

Question 62

Type of conflict in literature that expresses feelings.

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internal

Question 63

Characters who change throughout the story are known as _________________.

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dynamic

Question 64

The way an author organized the selection

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text structure

FSA - Prep / 7th Grade ELA Reading, Writing, and Literary Terms Review

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FSA - Prep / 7th Grade ELA Reading, Writing, and Literary Terms Review

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