wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

ELA Terms

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is included in the exposition?

a)

characters and climax

b)

characaters and setting

c)

characters and resolution

d)

just characters

2.

What is the juciest part of the story, or the big "ah ha" moment?

a)

resolution

b)

direct charcterization

c)

conflict

d)

climax

3.

What is the main problem of the story?

a)

resolution

b)

exposition

c)

conflict

d)

climax

4.

What are all the smaller events that lead up to the climax?

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

action

d)

conflict

5.

"Miss Purr is loud" is an example of

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

6.

What is it called when the author leaves clues about characterization, and it is up to the reader to figure out personality traits?

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

7.

What is the term for when an idea, object, or words represents something else

a)

plot

b)

symbolism

c)

exposition

d)

characterization

8.

Which word means . . ."to associate a thing with someone or something?"

a)

attribute

b)

persistent

c)

notable

d)

inspire

9.

Which word means . . ."important, remarkable, worthy of attention?"

a)

gratifying

b)

persistent

c)

notable

d)

inspire

10.

Which word means . . ."pleasing, satisfying?"

a)

gratifying

b)

persistent

c)

notable

d)

attribute

11.

What word means . . ."continuous, determined, tireless?"

a)

attribute

b)

persistent

c)

notable

d)

gratifying

12.

What do we call all of the elements of a story?

a)

exposition

b)

theme

c)

plot

d)

narrative

13.

What is Miss Purr's favorite color?

a)

yellow

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

green

14.

A red rose is a symbol of?

a)

sympathy

b)

love

c)

happiness

d)

hunger

15.

Which is a symbol of freedom?

a)

baseball cap

b)

trucks

c)

eagle

d)

farms

16.

What do you call the actions in the story that occur after the climax and lead to the resolution?

a)

falling action

b)

rising action

c)

conflict

d)

exposition

17.

What do you call the main message or moral of a story?

a)

topic

b)

purpose

c)

theme

d)

foreshadowing

18.

What does it mean to highlight and write notes in the margins?

a)

note taking

b)

annotation

c)

main idea

d)

plot

19.

What is another name for the beginning of a story?

a)

title

b)

setting

c)

exposition

d)

characters

20.

Mr. Stumhofer is tall...is an example of?

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

21.

What is TDA?

a)

text dependent analysis

b)

text detecting analysis

c)

teaching dependent annotation

22.

Which is not one of the 5 Ws?

a)

who

b)

what

c)

where

d)

what if?

23.

The why of a summary explains the?

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

tone

d)

mood

24.

The who of the story explains the?

a)

conflict

b)

time period

c)

setting

d)

characters

25.

The where of the story explains the?

a)

setting

b)

characters

c)

theme

d)

time period