7th Grade Language Arts Pretest

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

Qualities shown by the character. May be inferred or directly stated by the author.

A category or class of literature

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

A pattern of end rhyme designated by letters of the alphabet.

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text.

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (She sells seashells by the seashore)

Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

The time and place of the action in a story.

Central or main idea of a piece of writing. Usually a message about life or human nature.

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

Person, place, or object that stands for something beyond and greater than itself.

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

Statement of belief or feeling

Comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.

The reasons for the character’s behavior

Obvious exaggeration. A figure of speech not intended to be taken literally

A group of lines in a poem

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

The point in the plot that shows the final outcome of the conflict

Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.

Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.

Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tinkle, buzz).

Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader.

The main unit of a poem.

Words with similar meanings.

Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

The events that make up a story

The struggle between opposing forces

A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text

Story’s greatest moment of intensity, turning point where conflict is resolved

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

Instructions for how the drama is to be performed in front of an audience, often in parenthesis

The element of plot where the story begins to draw to a close

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.