ELA Review

When taking notes for a fictional story, your note sheet should have:

• setting, problem, events, characters, solution

• characters, setting, solution

• who, what, where, when, why

• a summary of the story

When taking notes for a nonfiction text, your note sheet should have:

• who, what, when, where, why

• setting, problem, events, characters, solution

• a summary of the text

• who, what, when, where, how

Select all of the clues that help you to determine if a text is fiction:

• characters

• dialogue

• fake setting

• diagrams/charts of real information

• paragraphs

Select all of the clues to help you determine if a text is nonfiction:

• real setting

• real people

• text features with real information

• dialogue

• problem and solution

The message or lesson in a story is also known as a:

The most important point that an author is trying to make is also known as the:

Match the following genres to their descriptions.

• a text about real information

• Nonfiction

• a fake story that could never happen

• Fantasy

• a story about a real person's life

• Biography

• a fake story that could be real

• Realistic Fiction

• a fake story set in a real time period

• Historical Fiction

A summary of a text should be:

• a few sentences that give the gist of what the text was about

• an entire retelling of the text from start to finish

• a hook to get the reader interested in reading the test

• very confusing

Match the following text structures to their definitions:

• similarities and differences

• Chronological

• one event leads to another event

• Cause and Effect

• text that goes in time order (timeline)

• Sequence

• a "how to" text (step by step)

• Problem and Solution

• an issue that gets resolved

• Compare and Contrast

An example of stage directions is:

• She stomps to the other side of the room.

• "Yes, I would love to!" Kayla said.

• Billy did not want to go to the play.

• The End