ELA Benchmark Review Part 1

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

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compound

Front

What is a noun?

Back

a person, place, or thing

Front

What kind of sentence is "Running for his life, Peter turned the corner and ran into a tree"? Options: simple, complex, compound

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complex

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

repetition of beginning sounds

Front

The rising action is...

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when the tension builds

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

sound words

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What is a claim?

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the overall position the author takes on a topic

Front

The falling action is...

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when the story wraps up

Front

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

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Characterization

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

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theme