ELA Benchmark Review Part 1

Front

What kind of sentence?
Mary bought a gift for her mom, and the store clerk gift wrapped it.

Back

compound

Front

What is a noun?

Back

a person, place, or thing

Front

What kind of sentence?
Running for his life, Peter turned the corner and ran into a tree.

Back

complex

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

repetition of beginning sounds

Front

The rising action is...

Back

when the tension builds

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

sound words

Front

What is a claim?

Back

the overall position the author takes on a topic

Front

The falling action is...

Back

when the story wraps up

Front

The way a writer creates and develops characters is called ____.

Back

Characterization

Front

A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader is called a _____

Back

theme