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ELA Terms

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is another word for a problem

a)

conflict

b)

trait

c)

setting

d)

figurative

2.

a type of figurative language that uses "like" or "as"


Example: She was as pretty as a flower.

a)

metaphor

b)

simlie

c)

idiom

d)

proverb

3.

a problem where the character struggles within themselves

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. nature

d)

character vs. technology

4.

an example of this problem is when a bully is picking on a kid at school

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. nature

c)

character vs. self

d)

character vs. society

5.

An example of this type of conflict is when a character is fighting to change a law.

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. nature

c)

character vs. society

d)

character vs. self

6.

all the aspects of a person's behavior and attitudes that make up that person's personality

a)

character trait

b)

character

c)

theme

d)

plot

7.

showing similarities

a)

comparing

b)

contrasting

c)

summarizing

d)

genre

8.

showing differences

a)

compare

b)

contrast

c)

setting

d)

plot

9.

where and when a story takes place

a)

plot

b)

characters

c)

historical

d)

setting

10.

uses words like "I" and "me" in the story

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

11.

Uses words like "you" and "your" in the story

a)

1st Person

b)

2nd Person

c)

3rd Person

12.

If a character starts out a story being a bully, but in the end realizes they should be kind to others: this is an example of...

a)

myth

b)

fable

c)

character change

d)

perspective

13.

The subject or “big idea” of a literary work that is stated in one or two words.

a)

topic

b)

theme

c)

culture

d)

plot

14.

A STORY: myth, legend, tall tale, fable etc…

a)

literary work

b)

realistic fiction

c)

culture

d)

story mountain

15.

When you state something usually using different words than what you actually mean. Some examples are: similes, metaphors, idioms etc...

a)

figurative language

b)

literal language

c)

fantasy

d)

events

16.

when you say something IS something else

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

proverb

17.

When a group of words are used, but most people understand it to mean something else. Example: Raining cats and dogs means it is raining really hard.

a)

proverb

b)

literal meaning

c)

idiom

d)

genre

18.

a problem outside of a character

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

19.

a problem when a character is struggling to make a decision, struggling with guilt, or a different internal feeling/struggle is....

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

20.

when a character in a book is struggling to survive a hurricane, tsunami, tornado etc...

a)

person vs. person

b)

person vs. society

c)

person vs. nature

d)

person vs. self

21.

A central, unifying message of a literary work that the author wants the reader to understand.

a)

topic

b)

theme

c)

literary work

d)

culture

22.

The plot sequence of events or actions that make up a story can be known as all of the below EXCEPT

a)

plot

b)

pattern of events

c)

sequence of events

d)

pattern of events

e)

culture

23.

What can you draw to figure out the pattern of events?

a)

story chart

b)

sequence chart

c)

story mountain

d)

chronological chart

24.

What is the most exciting part of the story/the part of the story that everyone is waiting to find out what happens?

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

climax

d)

conclusion

25.

What is the part of the story that shows the lesson learned?

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

26.

the order of events in a story

a)

events

b)

plot

c)

sequence

d)

perspective

27.

a shortened version of the story telling the main parts

a)

exposition

b)

resolution

c)

summary

d)

climax

28.

When the author does not directly tell you what he means, instead you have to figure it out.

a)

point of view

b)

perspective

c)

summary

d)

infer

29.

The narrator's way of telling the story

a)

point of view

b)

perspective

c)

literal meaning

d)

fable

30.

A particular attitude/opinion towards something

a)

point of view

b)

perspective

c)

literal meaning

d)

myth

31.

When the author uses words like "he" and "she" in a story, and focuses on only ONE person's thoughts and feelings throughout the whole story.

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third Person- limited

d)

Third person- omniscient

32.

When the author uses words like "he" and "she" and tells several different character's thoughts and opinions to the reader.

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person- limited

d)

Third Person- omniscient

33.

Taking the words that are said for their exact meaning.

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Fable

c)

Myth

d)

Literal Meaning

34.

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

a)

myth

b)

stories

c)

music

d)

genre

35.

when a story is not real, but COULD be a true story if the characters actually existed today

a)

historical fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

fable

d)

realistic fiction

36.

When the main characters in a story are not real, but has real elements from the past in it

a)

myth

b)

realistic fiction

c)

historical fiction

d)

fantasy

37.

explaining how the world came to be, usually includes supernatural beings, usually believed to be false

a)

fable

b)

myth

c)

fantasy

d)

fairy tale

38.

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

a)

fable

b)

fantasy

c)

myth

39.

magical and imaginary beings and lands

a)

fable

b)

fairy tale

c)

myth

d)

genre