ELA Terms

Story Elements

100

The most exciting part of the story-

a.  main idea

b.  rising action

c.  climax

c. climax

200

The end of the story where the problem is usually solved and loose ends are tied up -

a.  climax

b.  resolution

c.  falling action

b. resolution

300

The way the author makes the reader feel while reading the story -

a.  mood

b.  theme

c.  author's purpose

a. mood

400

This happens after the climax towards the end of the story -

a.  rising action

b.  resolution

c.  falling action

c. falling action

500

This is another name for main idea -

a.  theme

b.  central idea

c.  author's purpose

b.  central idea

Story Elements 2

100

The main message the author wants the reader to get from the story -

a.  main idea

b.  theme

c.  central idea

b.  theme

200

The time or place the story happens

Setting

300

The part of the story that leads up to the climax -

a.  resolution

b.  plot

c.  rising action

c. rising action

400

The part of the story that introduces the characters, background, and setting -

a.  plot

b.  exposition

c.  theme

b. exposition

500

The person or animal of the story

Character

Genres

100

A story about a person written by that person -

a.  autobiography

b.  biography

c.  narrative

a. autobiography

200

A story about a person written by someone else -

a.  autobiography

b.  biography

c.  narrative

b. biography

300

A made-up story based on real events in history -

a.  fantasy

b.  historical fiction

c.  mystery

b.  historical fiction

400

Writing about real things with facts and data-

a.  nonfiction

b.  fiction

c.  historical fiction

a.  nonfiction

500

A story that could not happen in the real world -

a.  fantasy

b.  historical fiction

c.  nonfiction

a.  fantasy

Parts of Speech

100

Names a person, place, thing, or idea-

a.  noun

b.  pronoun

c.  adjective

a. noun

200

An action word -

a.  adverb

b.  verb

c.  adjective

b. verb

300

Names a specific person, place, or thing-

a.  common noun

b.  pronoun

c.  proper noun

c. proper noun

400

Describes a noun-

a.  adjective

b.  adverb

c.  pronoun

a.  adjective

500

Takes the place of a noun-

a.  adjective

b.  preposition

c.  pronoun

c. pronoun

Parts of Speech 2

100

"Happily" is an example of -

a.  adverb

b.  adjective

c.  preposition

a. adverb

200

"Ouch!" is an example of-

a.  conjunction

b.  preposition

c.  interjection

c. interjection

300

"Under" is an example of-

a.  conjunction

b.  preposition

c.  interjection

b. preposition

400

"And" is an example of-

a.  conjunction

b.  preposition

c.  interjection

a.  conjunction

500

Find the helping verb in this sentence:

Carl is fishing in the pond with his grandpa.

is