1. ELA Semester Exam Review Part 1 Make sure to write down any information you would like to study at home.
GRUDGEBALL!!!!

2. Give an example of a simile. Use it in a sentence.

3. What is lyric poetry?

4. This type of story is spread by word of mouth and although they are not proven, some believe they are true.
Myth
Folktale
Fable
Legend

5. What is the Rule of Three?

6. Which of the following is not considered a genre?
Mystery
Nonfiction
Graphic Novels
Dystopian

7. A stanza in a poem is similar to a __________ in an essay.

8. _____ time to go.
A. Its
B. It’s

9. Correctly use the word “they’re” in a sentence.

10. Which is an example of a metaphor?
The trees danced in the wind.
The sun was like an oven.
The simple statue was sitting several feet away.
Her hair was a tangled mass of seaweed.

11. What is imagery?
Describing a scene using some or all of the five senses.
Drawing a picture that fits with the story.
When a character is imagining something in the story. 
Describing what a character is thinking at a particular moment.

12. A narrative poem is __________.
always really long.
written about the person who wrote it.
always 5 stanzas long.
a poem which tells a story.

13. In the poem “Oranges” by Gary Soto, what does the speaker do to impress his girlfriend?
Takes her out to dinner
Takes her to a candy shop
Buys her chocolate
Picks her up in a limo

14. The climax of a story is:
the most intense moment
the turning point
when the protagonist deals with the problem
all of the above

15. In order, what are the 5 parts of the plot?

16. What is a Ba-da-bing? (hint: feet, eyes, thoughts)

17. Which of the following is NOT a type of conclusion?
Repeat introduction
Mystery
Quote (famous or not famous)
Summary

18. What is a noun and give an example.

19. What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?

20. Always has a moral. Main characters are animals.
Mythology
Folktale
Fable
Legend

21. What is the setting of a story?

22. ELA Semester Exam Review Part 2 Make sure to write down any information you would like to study at home.

23. Which of the following could be a talisman?
Fairy
Pen
Wish
Ring
Genie
Necklace

24. Where did the 12 main gods and goddesses of Greek mythology live?

25. What is an adjective. Give an example
What is an adjective? Give an example. What thinking map uses only adjectives?

26. What is the magical being that helps the main character called?
Talisman
Rule of 3
Magic Helper
Legend

27. What is personification?

28. A hyperbole __________.
compares using like or as
is a sound word
is an exaggeration
is an exciting championship football game

29. What is the mood of a story?
The time and place
Where it takes place
Anger
Any feeling or emotion the writer conveys

30. What is the conflict of a story?

31. What is an onomatopoeia?

32. What is alliteration and give an example….

33. What is the resolution of a story?

34. A verb __________. Is a person, place, or thing Describes an adjective
Rhymes with a noun
Is the action of the sentence

35. Explains how things were created. Usually has a lesson or warning
Explains how things were created. Usually has a lesson or warning. Main characters are usually gods or goddesses.
Mythology
Folktale
Fable
Legend

36. Told primarily for entertainment
Told primarily for entertainment. If animals are used as characters, they will seem human like.
Mythology
Folktale
Fable
Legend

37. In the Greek myth “Arachne,” the main character was turned into what at the end of the story?
Spider
Star
Tree
Goddess

38. Define the word “character.”
(As what is a character in a story?)

39. Give an example of an adverb.
Remember, an adverb modifies (describes) a verb or adjective.

40. What was a theme found in the movie “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief?”

41. In the movie “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” why did Percy, Annabeth, and Grover need to travel to the underworld?

42. ELA Semester Exam Review Part 3 Make sure to write down any information you would like to study at home.

43. Use the word “there” correctly in a sentence.

44. Describe the genre “historical fiction.”

45. The main character in “Houdini” is famous for what?

46. Mrs. Hardin is a very well known author
Mrs. Hardin is a very well known author. She wrote a book on the life of Justin Bieber. What kind of book did she write?

47. Correctly use the word “their” in a sentence.

48. Besides writing a book about Justin Bieber, Mrs
Besides writing a book about Justin Bieber, Mrs. Hardin also wanted to share her own life story with the world, so she wrote a book about herself called The Fascinating and Extremely Exciting Life of Kim Hardin. What kind of book did she write?

49. Describe the genre “dystopian.”

50. In the myth “Apollo’s Tree,” what was Apollo’s beloved turned into at the end of the story?
Spider
Tree
Nymph
Star

51. What point of view was used in the novel “Number the Stars?”

52. In “Number the Stars,” who are The Resistance?
A secret group against the Nazis
The prevention of harm
A Nazi group
An anti-Jewish group

53. The handkerchief was important because:
It was a family heirloom
It had blood on it
It prevented the dogs from locating the scent of the Jews
It has Henrick’s initials on it

54. Who does Ellen pretend to be when the soldiers come to the Johansens AND why?

55. What genre would “Number the Stars” fall under?
Dystopian
Graphic novel
Mystery
Historical fiction

56. What was a theme found in “Number the Stars?”

57. How is Annemarie from “Number the Stars” similar to Max from “Freak the Mighty?”

58. What point of view was used in “Freak the Mighty” and what genre would “Freak the Mighty” fall under?

59. What is a theme found in “Freak the Mighty?”

60. In “Freak the Mighty,” what is Freak obsessed with?
Dinosaurs
Space
Dictionaries
King Arthur and his knights

61. In “Freak the Mighty,” who helps Max escape from Killer Kane?
Loretta
Gram
Gwen
Mrs. Donelli

62. In “Freak the Mighty,” Kevin gives Max a book with blank pages
In “Freak the Mighty,” Kevin gives Max a book with blank pages. What does he want him to do with it?

63. STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!! Use old papers, notes, online textbook, my website, etc.