ELA Literary Elements and Text Structure Assessment

What is the first stage of a typical story plot that provides background information and introduces the setting and characters?

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling Action

Which type of conflict involves a struggle between a character and their inner thoughts or emotions?

• A. Character vs. Nature

• B. Character vs. Society

• C. Character vs. Self

• D. Character vs. Character

In a story's plot structure, when does the climax occur?

• At the beginning of the story

• After the falling action

• During the exposition

• At the point of greatest interest

Which context clue type involves understanding a word's meaning by how it differs from something else in the text?

• Definition context clue

• Contrast context clue

• Example context clue

• Comparison context clue

What text structure explains how or why something happened?

• A. Sequential

• B. Compare and contrast

• C. Cause and effect

• D. Description

Which of these would most likely be written to persuade?

• A. A cookbook recipe

• B. A political advertisement

• C. A biography

• D. A fairy tale

In which point of view would you find the pronouns "you" and "your"?

• Third person limited

• Second person

• First person

• Third person omniscient

What is the central idea or message of a work of literature called?

• Plot

• Resolution

• Theme

• Conflict

Which text structure presents events or steps in chronological order?

• Sequential

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Compare and contrast

What type of writing presents information about real people, places, things, or events?

• Fiction

• Informational text

• Tall tales

• Folktales