ELA Unit 1 Notes Quiz

Match each part of the plot diagram with the correct description. Write the letter of the description on the line.

• conflict is revealed; obstacles occur

• Climax

• turning point; can result in a change in the main character

• Resolution

• introduces setting and characters; sets up conflict

• Rising Action

• conflict is resolved; ties up loose ends

• Falling Action

• reveals how the main character begins to resolve the conflict

• Exposition

Define/explain plot.

• The sequence of events in a story.

• The main character in a story.

• The setting of a story.

• The theme of a story.

There are 2 types of conflict that characters experience in a story. What are they? _______________________ and _______________________

• Internal and External

• Physical and Emotional

• Verbal and Non-verbal

• Direct and Indirect

Match each word on the left with the correct definition on the right. Write your answer on the line.

• symbol

• stay the same throughout the story; don’t learn a lesson or grow

• characterization

• the way an author reveals the appearance and personality of a character

• static character

• complex and realistic; cannot be defined by one trait; evolve over the text and have internal conflict; usually main characters

• round character

• when an element in a story is used to represent something bigger than itself (a life idea)

• cite

• use evidence from a text to support your inference; analysis of that text; can be a direct quote (use quotation marks) or paraphrased (put in your own words)

Match each word on the left with the correct definition on the right. Write your answer on the line.

• inference

• the major life lesson or message expressed by a literary work

• Annotate

• highlight and write notes on a text to help with close reading and analysis of a text

• Theme

• combine what you already know about life with what the text say and come up with an original thought

• Summarize

• closely examine the parts of a text and determine how those parts work together to develop meaning and impact the reader's experience

• Analyze

• write a brief and factual statement of the main points of a text

Match each word on the left with the correct definition on the right. Write your answer on the line.

• symbolism

• when an element in a story is used to represent something bigger than itself (a life idea)

• textual evidence

• the way an author reveals the appearance and personality of a character

• Symbolism

• use evidence from a text to support or justify your inference or analysis of that text; can be a direct quote (use quotation marks) or paraphrased (put in your own words)

• characterization

• stay the same throughout the story; don’t learn a lesson or grow

• characterization

• complex and realistic; cannot be defined by one trait; evolve over the text and have internal conflict; usually main characters

Point of View: Read the passage and identify the point of view,

The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head. I thought of nothing other than the next step and keeping my tempo. I soared over the sidewalks like concrete clouds.

What is the point of view of this passage?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Point of View Read the passage and identify the point of view.

Red looked across the prairie. He didn't see anything concerning. He wondered why Texas Joe had hollered like that. Texas Joe turned to him. The ghost that Texas Joe had just seen was gone. Texas Joe swatted at the air. Now he felt crazy. "You have to believe me, Red. It was just here," said Texas Joe. Red scowled at him in disbelief. "What was just here, Joe?" he asked. Red was angry with Texas Joe for disturbing his sleep for no apparent reason.

What is the point of view of this passage?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Setting Read the passage below and identify the setting.

During 3rd period study hall, Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap. Some of the people sitting at the tables near him looked up from their books and gave him annoyed looks. Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically. The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made. Alex put the laptop in his ragged bookbag and began walking toward the door past the shelves of torn and shabby books from the 80s. He held his head down low as he walked out of the rundown space.

• A library with torn and shabby books from the 80s

• A modern and well-maintained library

• A bustling city street

• A quiet park

During 3rd period study hall, Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap. Some of the people sitting at the tables near him looked up from their books and gave him annoyed looks. Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically. The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made. Alex put the laptop in his ragged bookbag and began walking toward the door past the shelves of torn and shabby books from the 80s. He held his head down low as he walked out of the rundown space.

Temporal Setting: ___________________________________________

• Morning

• 3rd period study hall

• Evening

• Lunch break