Middle School ELA Midterm

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What is a theme?

Back

The central message of the story.

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What happens during the falling action of a story?

Back

The conflict starts to resolve.

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What is hyperbole?

Back

An extreme exaggeration.

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Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The book on the table is mine."

Back

On the table.

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What is the function of a prepositional phrase in a sentence?

Back

To add details about location, time, or manner.

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What is a character in a story?

Back

A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which the story occurs.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'