Section B English Midterms
Adjective
Definition: A word that describes or modifies a noun.
Example: The red car sped past.
Adverb
Definition: A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Example: She runs quickly.
Antagonist
Definition: A character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story.
Example: In Harry Potter, Voldemort is the antagonist.
Articles
Definition: Words used before nouns to define them as specific (the) or unspecific
(a, an)
Example: I saw a bird in the tree.
Atmosphere
Definition: The mood or feeling of a setting or scene.
Example: The haunted house had a creepy, eerie atmosphere.
Characterisation
Definition: A description of the most typical or important characteristics of someone or
Something
Example: He is kind and thoughtful.
Conjunction
Definition: A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses.
Example: I wanted to play, but it started raining.
External Conflict
Definition: A struggle between a character and an outside force (like nature, society, or
Another character)
Example: A soldier fighting in a war is experiencing an external conflict.
Internal Conflict
Definition: A struggle within a character’s mind, like a difficult decision or feeling.
Example: She couldn’t decide whether to tell the truth or protect her friend
Interjection
Definition: A short exclamation expressing emotion or surprise.
Example: Wow! That was amazing .
Literal
Definition: The exact, straightforward meaning of a word or phrase.
Example: When I said “it’s raining cats and dogs,” I didn’t mean it literally.
Mood
Definition: The feeling or emotion that a reader gets from a story or scene.
Example: The dark forest created a tense mood.
Narrative
Definition: A story or account of events.
Example: The narrative follows a young girl on her journey to find her lost dog.
Narrator
Definition: The person or voice telling the story.
Example: The narrator describes the hero’s adventures in the first person.
Nouns
Definition: Words that name a person, place, thing, or idea.
Example: Dog, school, and happiness are all nouns.
Pronoun
Definition: A word used in place of a noun.
Example: Instead of saying “John,” you can say he.
Protagonist
Definition: The main character or hero of a story.
Example: Harry Potter is the protagonist of his series.
Resolution
Definition: The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.
Example: In the resolution, the hero defeats the villain and peace is restored.
Rising Action
Definition: Events in a story that build up to the climax.
Example: The rising action includes the challenges the hero faces before the big battle.
Setting
Definition: The time and place where a story happens.
Example: The setting of the story is a small village in winter.
Verbs
Definition: Words that show actions, states, or being.
Example: She runs every morning.