ELAR

7th grade unit 1 elar review
Mrs. Richardson - 1st period

Point of View
refer back to your Point of View Notes!
Look for clue words and review the definitions!
Don't let the first question trick you :)

Fill in the Blanks

Think about which point of view is used in the following excerpt.

As we were walking down the road, there was a dog that ran over to greet us. It was not a ferocious animal. He just wanted us to pat him on the head and tell him what a good boy he was.

Multiple Choice

When the author uses this point of view, the narrator will NOT refer to themself as "I" and the narrator will NOT refer to the reader as "you". You will only see clue words like "he, she, they". The narrator also will NOT reveal what any of the characters are thinking or feeling.

• Third-Person Omniscient

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Objective

• Third-Person Subjective

Multiple Choice

The narrator will refer to the reader as "you" when they use which point of view?

• First-Person

• Second-Person

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Omniscient

Figurative Language
refer back to your Figurative language Notes!
Remember: Figurative languge says one thing, but means something else!

Open Ended

Explain what a metaphor is, AND provide an example of one!

Match

Match the following terms to their examples.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Idiom

Her smile is like the sun.

She is the sun.

It's hotter than the sun's surface!

The sun's rays assaulted me.

It's raining cats and dogs.

• Her smile is like the sun.

• She is the sun.

• It's hotter than the sun's surface!

• The sun's rays assaulted me.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

Multiple Choice

Puns use which of the following?

• Homophones

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Homograph

Fiction
refer back to your Fiction Notes!
(Plot & SUmmary)

Match

Match the following parts of a Fiction Summary to their correct descriptions.

• Main Character

• Main Character's Motivation

• Conflcit

• Climax

• Conclusion

SOMEBODY

WANTED

BUT

SO

THEN

• SOMEBODY

• WANTED

• BUT

• SO

• THEN

Draw

Draw a plot diagram. Label the five parts parts of the plot.

Open Ended

What questions do you ask yourself to identify the conclusion of a story?

Categorize

Options (9)

Internal Conflict

Sally must decide whether to tell the teacher that Billy cheated on the test.

Ben was unsure whether or not to go to the party.

The main character is in conflict with another character.

The main character is in conflict with an element of nature.

The main character is in conflict with a group of characters.

Sophie's science project was sabotaged by Jennifer.

The boys rushed to get out of the pool when the lightening struck near by, ending the pool party

The entire team voted to kick Jim off the team.

Organize the examples of conflicts into the correct category.

Man vs. Self

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature

Man. vs Society

Open Ended

What is fiction?

Write your answer as a complete sentence.