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ELA Semester Exam REVIEW: Part 1
2012
1. A double bubble map would be used for:
2. “The trees danced in the wind” is an example of what type of figurative language?
3. “The sun was like an oven” is an example of what type of figurative language?
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4. “Her hair was a tangled mass of seaweed” is an example of what type of figurative language?
5. Describing a scene using some or all of the five sense is an example of:
6. The lesson, main idea, or view on life of a story is called the:
7. Define setting:
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8. Define conflict:
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9. Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution are all:
10. In a story, the most intense moment, or the turning point, or when the protagonist deals with the problem
is called the:
11. A poem that tells a story is called:
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12. A stanza in a poem is similar to a _____________ in an essay.
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13. The prefix pre- means:
14. The prefix post- means:
15. The gentlemen of the past used _______________ to take a closer look at something.
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16. The prefix poly- means:
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17. A group often says the Pledge of Allegiance together or in ___________.
18. In the story “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros, which image helps show what Rachel feels growing older is
like?
19. In the story “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros, what was the main conflict that Rachel faced?
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20. In the poem, “Oranges” by Gary Soto, what was the main conflict?
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21. In the poem, “Oranges” by Gary Soto, what does the speaker do to impress his girlfriend?
22. In the story “The Jacket” by Gary Soto, what does the narrator mean when he calls the jacket “that green
ugly brother who breathed over my shoulder”?
23. In the story “The Jacket” by Gary Soto, what was one of the problems the main character blamed on the
jacket?
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24. A stanza composed of two lines that together form a complete thought and usually rhyme with each
other is called a:
25. When the narrator is telling the story, what point of view is being used?
26. What is the term that means extreme exaggeration?
27. When there is no rhyme or rules in poetry, it is called:
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28. Happy is an example of:
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29. What are 3 traits (of many) used to develop characters?
30. In the story “Jeremiah’s Song” by Walter Dean Meyers, what does that narrator say that suggests that he
is beginning to understand?