Language Arts Review

Question 1

What is a character trait?

Answer 1

describes a characters thoughts, actions, and words

Question 2

Name the four types of conflicts

Answer 2

man vs. man, nature, self, society

Question 3

What is a genre?

Answer 3

A type of literature

Question 4

What words does a story in first person use?

Answer 4

I, my, we, us

Question 5

What words does a story told in 3rd person use?

Answer 5

she, he, proper names

Question 6

What are the elements of plot?

Answer 6

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Question 7

In what part of the plot are the characters and setting introduced?

Answer 7

exposition

Question 8

In what part of the plot is the conflict resolved?

Answer 8

climax

Question 9

In what part of the plot do the events build toward the climax?

Answer 9

rising action

Question 10

What are some signal words that show a compare/contrast text structure?

Answer 10

similarly, on the other hand, however

Question 11

What is tone?

Answer 11

The author’s/narrator’s attitude toward a subject

Question 12

Which text feature tells what is happening in a picture?

Answer 12

caption

Question 13

Which text feature shows events in order?

Answer 13

timeline

Question 14

Which text feature tells the main idea of a page?

Answer 14

title

Question 15

What text structure organizes events in order?

Answer 15

chronological

Question 16

Which text feature makes a word stand out?

Answer 16

boldface

Question 17

What does the prefix dis mean?

Answer 17

not

Question 18

What does the prefix sub mean?

Answer 18

under

Question 19

What does the prefix in mean?

Answer 19

not

Question 20

Which part of the word contains a suffix?

Answer 20

the end

Question 21

What does the suffix -ly mean?

Answer 21

in the manner of

Question 22

What does the suffix -less mean?

Answer 22

without

Question 23

What are some elements of poetry?

Answer 23

rhyme, rhythm, alliteration. simile, metaphor, imagery, repetition, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification

Question 24

What is plot?

Answer 24

the action or sequence of events in a story

Question 25

What is a context clue?

Answer 25

Information surrounding a word or phrase (i.e., words, phrases, sentences, or syntax) that gives clues to its meaning

Question 26

What is figurative language?

Answer 26

Language enriched by word meanings and figures of speech (i.e., similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole)

Question 27

What are some examples of different genres?

Answer 27

poetry, realistic fiction, historical fiction, play, and folklore

Question 28

What is foreshadowing?

Answer 28

Hints or clues in a text that suggests what may occur later in a narrative

Question 29

What is an inference?

Answer 29

A logical guess based on text evidence I made an inference about the child’s height when I saw his tall parents.

Question 30

What is mood?

Answer 30

The feeling a text creates within a reader

Question 31

What is paraphrasing?

Answer 31

A restatement of a text in a reader’s own words

Question 32

What are some elements of setting?

Answer 32

The time and place of a story. Details can include time, day or dates, month, year, season, historical references, geographical names, landscape details, and weather elements

Question 33

What is theme?

Answer 33

The author’s message about a topic within a text. What big ideas (war, death, friendship, loyalty etc.) did the author make you think about after reading?

Question 34

What is a summary?

Answer 34

A recounting of the important ideas of a text-the key events/facts-not too many details