ELA Narrative Test Prep Review*

Mrs. Ha's students will try their best on the test!

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

Genre with informational facts

Struggle between opposing forces

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

What is another word for PERSUADE?

A conversation between characters

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

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

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

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

A character who changes during the story

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The message or moral in a story

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

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

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

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

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

Time and place of a story

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

A person, object or action that represents something else

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

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

A well-developed character- you know a lot about them

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

The turning point or high point in a story

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

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

A character who stays the same during the story

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

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