ELA Test Prep Review

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

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

Struggle between opposing forces

The message or moral in a story

Time and place of a story

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

The turning point or high point in a story

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

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

Genre with informational facts

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

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

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

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

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

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

Ms. Banks' students will try their best on the test!

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

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

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

What is another word for PERSUADE?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A conversation between characters

A character who stays the same during the story

A speaker or character who tells a story

A character who changes during the story

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