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Unit 1 ELA study guide

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a summary?

a)

Rewriting the text word for word and adding in extra details.

b)

A short statement that summarizes or informs the audience of the main ideas of a longer piece of writing.

c)

A long statement that summarizes my opinion of the story.

d)

Rewriting the text word for word and changing the ending of the story.

2.

Why are characters important to the story/text/drama?

a)

Characters are important to the story because they make the story interesting.

b)

Characters are not important to the story.

c)

Characters are important to the story because it is fun to read about them.

d)

Characters drive the stories - from their traits to their actions, from their feelings to how they change throughout the book.

3.

What is the setting in the story/text?

a)

The setting provides the reader with context on the time, place, and environment that the story takes place in.

b)

The setting tells you about the characters and their personalities.

c)

The setting is is the issue that arises in the story.

d)

The setting is not important to the story.

4.

What is the main conflict in a story?

a)

The main conflict in a story is the struggle between the protagonist and the antagonist.

b)

The main conflict in a story is the ending of that story.

c)

The main conflict in a story is the theme.

d)

The main conflict in a story is the plot.

5.

What is the theme of a story?

a)
The main characters in the story
b)
The location where the story takes place
c)

The message or big idea of the story

d)
The sequence of events in the story
6.

What is dialogue in a text/story/poem?

a)

Dialogue is the name of the setting in the text/story/poem.

b)
Dialogue is a description of the setting in a text/story/poem
c)

Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters in a text/story/poem

d)
Dialogue is the theme of the text/story/poem
7.

What is a playwright?

a)

A person who sings songs

b)

A person who writes plays

c)

A person who sings in plays

d)
A person who writes songs
8.

What are stage directions?

a)

The order of scenes in a play

b)
Directions to the theater
c)

Instructions/directions in the script that tell actors how to move and speak

d)
The process of selecting the cast for a play
9.

What is the plot of a story?

a)

The theme of a story

b)
The characters in a story
c)
The setting of a story
d)

The sequence of events that happen in a story

10.

What is Point of View?

a)

A location in a story

b)

A specific perspective from which a story is told

c)
The main character of a story
d)
The climax of a story
11.

What is the resolution of the story?

a)
The point where the main character learns a lesson
b)
The introduction of the main characters and the setting
c)
The highest point of tension or drama in a narrative
d)
The events leading up to the climax
12.

What is an inference?

a)

A mathematical operation

b)
A type of data structure in computer science
c)

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

d)
A type of chemical reaction