ELA Test Prep Review

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

The message or moral in a story

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

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

What is another word for PERSUADE?

A character who stays the same during the story

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

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

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

The turning point or high point in a story

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

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

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

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

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

Struggle between opposing forces

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

Genre with informational facts

A conversation between characters

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

Time and place of a story

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

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

A character who changes during the story

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

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

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

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

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

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

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