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WorksheetsELA Terms to Know
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Alliteration
A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
A group of words that appeal to one or more of the senses
The repetition of the same consonant sound
An extreme exaggeration
Author’s Purpose
How the reader observes the characters and events
The reason the author writes
An author’s choice and use of words.
Something you can argue.
Cause
Look for similarities
Look for differences
The event that makes something happen
An educated guess supported by evidence
Central Idea
The author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing.
A story’s main message or moral.
How an author organizes information.
The main point that the author is making.
Climax
A conversation between two or more characters.
The turning point in the story
The events building suspense to the climax.
The details that start the story
Claim
Can be proven true
Break down into parts; explain relationships
Judge the value of
Something you can argue.
Compare
Look for similarities
Look for differences
The event that makes something happen
What happens as a result of the cause
Conflict
A conversation between two or more characters.
An extreme exaggeration
When a person or force opposes the protagonist.
An educated guess supported by evidence
Contrast
Look for similarities
Look for differences
The event that makes something happen
What happens as a result of the cause
Effect
Look for similarities
Look for differences
The event that makes something happen
What happens as a result of the cause
Hyperbole
The repetition of the same consonant sound
An extreme exaggeration
A group of words that appeal to one or more of the senses.
Figurative language that you can hear. (sound words)
First Person Point of View
A character is telling the story; I, me, my
An outside voice is telling the story (not someone in the story) and the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
The narrator tells the story to another character using “you”
An outside voice is telling the story (not someone in the story) and the narrator knows everything about all characters.
Flashback
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
Clues or hints about what will happen next.
A recreation of an earlier time in a story (like a memory).
The time, place, and location of a story.
Foreshadowing
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
Clues or hints about what will happen next.
A recreation of an earlier time in a story (like a memory).
The time, place, and location of a story.
Imagery
A group of words that appeal to one or more of the senses.
An overstatement
The repetition of the same consonant sound
A comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”
Inference
The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature.
How an author organizes information.
How an author organizes information.
An educated guess supported by evidence
Metaphor
A comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”
A recreation of an earlier time in a story (like a memory).
Clues or hints about what will happen next.
A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
Mood
The main point that the author is making.
The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature.
The author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing.
A story’s main message or moral.
Objective Summary
The author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing.
The main point that the author is making.
A short statement or paragraph that tells what an article is about and does not include your opinions and feelings.
How an author organizes information.
Onomatopoeia
The repetition of the same consonant sound
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
Figurative language that you can hear. (sound words)
Personification
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
A comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”
A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
A recreation of an earlier time in a story (like a memory).
Plot
The turning point in the story
The details that start the story
A series of related events that make up a story.
The time, place, and location of a story.
Rhyme Scheme
How an author organizes information.
The reader’s anticipation and concern for an event that will happen to a character.
A division or “paragraph” in a poem
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem, indicated by using different letters for each new rhyme.
Setting
The turning point in the story
The details that start the story
A series of related events that make up a story.
The time, place, and location of a story.
Simile
A comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”
A recreation of an earlier time in a story (like a memory).
Clues or hints about what will happen next.
A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
Stanza
How an author organizes information.
The reader’s anticipation and concern for an event that will happen to a character.
A division or “paragraph” in a poem
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem, indicated by using different letters for each new rhyme.
Suspense
The reader’s anticipation and concern for an event that will happen to a character.
A series of related events that make up a story.
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem, indicated by using different letters for each new rhyme.
Clues or hints about what will happen next.
Text Structure
How an author organizes information.
A short statement or paragraph that tells what an article is about and does not include your opinions and feelings.
The time, place, and location of a story.
An educated guess supported by evidence
Theme
The author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing.
A story’s main message or moral.
How an author organizes information.
The main point that the author is making.
Tone
The main point that the author is making.
The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature.
The author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing.
A story’s main message or moral.
