ELA Review

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What is the problem of a story?

Back

The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story, including the conflict or problem that the characters face.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the time and place a story takes place?

Back

The setting refers to the time and place in which the story occurs.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is a word that means the opposite of another word?

Back

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is giving human qualities to an animal or object?

Back

Personification is a literary device where human traits are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is the lesson to be learned in a story?

Back

The theme is the central idea or lesson that the story conveys.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Front

What is the main character in a story called?

Back

The protagonist is the main character around whom the story revolves.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story?

Back

The plot is the structured sequence of events that make up a story.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

What is the climax of a story?

Back

The climax is the most intense, exciting, or important point of the story, often where the main conflict reaches its peak.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What is a synonym?

Back

A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is the background information provided in a story?

Back

Exposition is the part of a story that introduces background information, setting, and characters.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4