ELA Terms

Story Elements

Story Elements 2

Genres

Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech 2

100

The most exciting part of the story-

a. main idea

b. rising action

c. climax

100

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

a. main idea

b. theme

c. central idea

b. theme

100

A story about a person written by that person -

a. autobiography

b. biography

c. narrative

a. autobiography

100

Names a person, place, thing, or idea-

a. noun

b. pronoun

c. adjective

a. noun

100

"Happily" is an example of -

a. adverb

b. adjective

c. preposition

a. adverb

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

200

The time or place the story happens

Setting

200

A story about a person written by someone else -

a. autobiography

b. biography

c. narrative

b. biography

200

An action word -

a. adverb

b. verb

c. adjective

b. verb

200

"Ouch!" is an example of-

a. conjunction

b. preposition

c. interjection

300

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

a. mood

b. theme

c. author's purpose

a. mood

300

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

a. resolution

b. plot

c. rising action

300

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

a. fantasy

b. historical fiction

c. mystery

b. historical fiction

300

Names a specific person, place, or thing-

a. common noun

b. pronoun

c. proper noun

300

"Under" is an example of-

a. conjunction

b. preposition

c. interjection

b. preposition

400

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

a. rising action

b. resolution

c. falling action

400

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

a. plot

b. exposition

c. theme

b. exposition

400

Writing about real things with facts and data-

a. nonfiction

b. fiction

c. historical fiction

a. nonfiction

400

Describes a noun-

a. adjective

b. adverb

c. pronoun

a. adjective

400

"And" is an example of-

a. conjunction

b. preposition

c. interjection

a. conjunction

500

This is another name for main idea -

a. theme

b. central idea

c. author's purpose

b. central idea

500

The person or animal of the story

Character

500

A story that could not happen in the real world -

a. fantasy

b. historical fiction

c. nonfiction

a. fantasy

500

Takes the place of a noun-

a. adjective

b. preposition

c. pronoun

500

Find the helping verb in this sentence:

Carl is fishing in the pond with his grandpa.