ELA Vocab

The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic is known as the _____.

• author's purpose

• central idea

• claim

• point-of-view

The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text is called the _____.

• inference

• central idea

• resolution

• climax

A conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence is a _____.

• claim

• antagonist

• protagonist

• conflict

The angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation, is called _____.

• point-of-view

• resolution

• climax

• inference

A statement that asserts something to be true is known as _____.

• inference

• claim

• central idea

• author's purpose

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story is called _____.

• conflict

• resolution

• climax

• protagonist

The person or force that works against the hero of the story is the _____.

• antagonist

• protagonist

• resolution

• claim

The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type, is the _____.

• protagonist

• antagonist

• conflict

• inference

The part of the story in which the problems are solved and the action comes to a satisfying end is the _____.

• resolution

• climax

• conflict

• point-of-view

What does "explicit" mean?

• The author's attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject

• The message conveyed by a text that applies to multiple other texts

• Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied

• Something that is understood but not clearly stated