ELA Final Exam Review

Flashcards for ELA Final Exam Review

What is a noun?

Person, place, or thing

What is a proper noun?

A noun that needs to be capitalized, such as names of people, pets, places, or titles and brand names

What is an action verb?

Shows action

What is a linking verb?

Links the subject to a word or group of words that describes or identifies the subject

What is an adjective?

Describes nouns

What is an adverb?

Describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, and indicates to what extent or how something is done.

What is a pronoun?

Replaces a noun

What is a preposition?

Shows direction or relationship

What is a conjunction?

Joins parts of sentences to make compound sentences

What is a declarative sentence?

Tells or states something; ends with a period

What is an imperative sentence?

Makes a command, request, or order; usually ends with a period or exclamation point

What is an interrogative sentence?

Asks a question; ends with a question mark

What is an exclamatory sentence?

Expresses strong feelings such as joy, surprise, or anger; ends with an exclamation point

What is the subject of a sentence?

Who or what the sentence is about.

What is the predicate of a sentence?

What the subject does, has, or is.

What is alliteration?

Repetition of a specific consonant sound

What is an antonym?

Word with the opposite meaning

What is the climax of a story?

The most exciting part of the story

What is the exposition of a story?

Introduces background info on the story

What is the falling action of a story?

The series of events that occur after the climax

What is hyperbole?

Obvious exaggeration

What is an idiom?

Set of words that mean something other than the literal meaning

What is imagery?

Language that appeals to the senses and creates images in our minds

What is a metaphor?

Figure of speech in which 2 words are compared without using like or as

What is mood?

The feeling expressed in a piece of writing

What is onomatopoeia?

Using a word whose sound is associated with it

What is an oxymoron?

Combination of 2 opposite words

What is personification?

Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman

What is plot?

The sequence of events in a story

What is the resolution of a story?

Final outcome of a story

What is the rising action of a story?

The series of events that occur before the climax

What is the setting of a story?

The place, where and when a story takes place

What is a simile?

A comparison between 2 objects using like or as

What is a stanza?

Used in poetry; similar to a paragraph in prose

What is a synonym?

Word with the same meaning

What is figurative language?

Literary devices used to appeal to the reader's senses

What is a rhyme scheme?

Pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line