PSSA Review Words Part 2

Match the following vocabulary word with its definition.

• the turning point in a work of fiction

• resolution

• problem or struggle in a story or novel

• climax

• The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place

• setting

• sequence of events in a story

• conflict

• the solution to the conflict in a story

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

a literary point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story who takes part in the action; uses words like "I", "me", "we", etc.​ (a)  

• first person
• point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

a story written to be performed by actors; a play

• drama

• narrative

• autobiography

• biography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

support used in written prompts which is taken either from the text (TDAs) or is formulated from the mind of the students (regular essays)

• climax

• evidence

• dialogue

• symbolism

Match the definition to the correct vocabulary word.

• autobiography

• the story of a person's life written by himself or herself

• narrative

• a story or novel that is not true; it is made up from the imagination

• fiction

• the story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work

• biography

• text that tells a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

the methods an author uses to develop characters and their traits, include directly and indirectly describing the character

• mood

• theme

• dialogue

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Match the following

• mood

• something happens that was the opposite of what was expected

• symbolism

• an object that has its own meaning, but suggest other meaning as well

• theme

• a message or lesson about life or human nature revealed through a work of fiction

• irony

• emotion or feeling created in the reader; conveyed through setting, characters, and word choice

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

telling the main ideas and most important details in your own words ​ (a)  

• summarize
• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

who tells the story (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

conversation between people in literary work

• summarize

• characterization

• dialogue

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3