ELA Testing Vocabulary

A narrative perspective where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story.

Words or phrases directly pulled from the text; they are not your own words.

A type of text that provides only facts about a topic or event.

To show or tell with words.

The reason an author writes, such as to describe, explain, inform, or persuade.

A narrative perspective where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.

Elements such as headings, subheadings, and captions that help organize and clarify information in a text.

The central point or message that the author wants to convey in a text.

A type of text that tells a story created from the author's imagination.