ELA State Test Prep Review

Time and place of a story

A conversation between characters

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

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

What type of writing is based on the author presents a problem that must be solved?

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

What type of writing is based on the author giving details about a topic?

Every paragraph should be _________

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

What type of writing is based on the author organizing events in order in which they happen?

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

How many paragraphs should your writing have?

A person, object or action that represents something else

The sequence of events in a literary work

Genre with informational facts

What is another word for PERSUADE?

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

What type of writing is based on the author finding similarities and differences in topics?

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

What type of writing is based on what happens and the result?

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

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

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

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

Will you highlight and underline ONLY key words/phrases in your tests?

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

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

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

ALL of Ms. Kodumthara's will try their very best on the test, because they are SMART & CAPABLE!

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

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

The introduction paragraph should include what?

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

Struggle between opposing forces

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

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

The message or moral in a story

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

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

The turning point or high point in a story

After finishing planning and writing your essay, what do you do?

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

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

After reading the 2 passages for the writing test, what do you do next?