7th ELA MID TERMS Study Guide

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

Using like or as to compare something

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

Comparing 2 unlike things without using like or as

Question 3

Hyperbole

Answer 3

An exaggeration that can’t possibly be true

Question 4

Alliteration

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The repeated use of a certain letter at the start of multiple words, commonly tongue twisters

Question 5

Personification

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Giving an intimate object human qualities

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Symbolism

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Using a symbol to show a theme or idea in a story

Question 7

Allusion

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Saying something that references a person, place or event

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Irony

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Saying something that means the (exact) opposite of its literal meaning

Question 9

Imagery

Answer 9

Descriptive wording in a text

Question 10

Idiom

Answer 10

Saying something that means something different than its literal meaning

Question 11

Fix the errors: i am going to denver colorado on break

Answer 11

I am going to Denver, Colorado on break.

Question 12

Noun

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Person, place, thing, idea

Question 13

Pronoun

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Replaces a noun referring to a person

Question 14

Proper/Common noun

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A specific noun/A general noun

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Verb

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An action word

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Article

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Use to modify a noun (A, An, The)

Question 17

Adverb

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Describes a verb

Question 18

Adjective

Answer 18

Describes a noun/pronoun

Question 19

Conjunction

Answer 19

Fanboys, joins words or clauses together

Question 20

Fanboys

Answer 20

For And Nor But Or Yet So

Question 21

Preposition

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Connects a noun, noun phrase, verb, or verb phrase to another word, ex: We jumped (verb) in (preposition) the lake (noun)

Question 22

Interjection

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An abrupt comment

Question 23

Un origin

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Anglo-Saxon

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Bio origin

Answer 24

Greek

Question 25

Graph origin

Answer 25

Greek

Question 26

Rupt origin

Answer 26

Latin

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Geo origin

Answer 27

Greek

Question 28

Tract origin

Answer 28

Latin

Question 29

Declarative sentence

Answer 29

The most common type of sentence, makes a statement, and always ends with a period.

Question 30

Imperative sentance

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A request or command; always ends with a period.

Question 31

Exclamatory sentence

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A more forceful version of a declarative sentence; ends with an exclamation point.

Question 32

Interrogative sentance

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A sentence that asks a question; always ends with a question mark.

Question 33

Simple sentence

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A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

Question 34

Compound sentence

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A sentence with more than one subject or predicate

Question 35

Complex sentence

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A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses

Question 36

Compound-Complex

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A sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

Question 37

Setting

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Time and place of the story

Question 38

Point of view

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The narrator’s position in the story

Question 39

1st person pov

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Narrator is a character, likely the main character

Question 40

3rd person limited pov

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The narrator is not a character but only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

Question 41

3rd person omniscient pov

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The narrator is not a character but knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters

Question 42

Mood

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The reader's emotions based on the tone of the story

Question 43

Tone

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The author’s feelings in the story

Question 44

Plot

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The events that make up the story

Question 45

Exposition

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Start of the story, introduces characters, tone, and setting

Question 46

Rising action

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Events that cause/build up to the climax

Question 47

Climax

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The turning point of the story, most tense/ conflicted part, turning point of the story

Question 48

Falling action

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The aftermath of the climax

Question 49

Resoulution

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The end of the story, not always happy

Question 50

Flashback/forward

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When the story moves to an event that took place before the story/takes place after the story

Question 51

Cliffhanger

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A tense scene in the story ends unresolved, trying to get the reader to read the next chapter/book

Question 52

Foreshadowing

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Something that hints what happens later in the story

Question 53

Genre

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The style, form, or content of a story

Question 54

Text structure

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The layout of the book: chapters, diary entries, ect

Question 55

Man vs Supernatural

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Vs ghosts, gods, monsters, ect

Question 56

Man vs Society

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Vs the government, society, or some cultural or social norm

Question 57

Man vs Nature

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Vs animals, weather, ect

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Man vs Self

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Vs thoughts, feelings, moral compass, ect

Question 59

Man vs Technology

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Vs robots, ect

Question 60

Man vs Man

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Vs another person

Question 61

Protagonist

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Main character(s)

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Antagonist

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The person who tries to stop the main character

Question 63

Flat character

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Uncomplicated character that doesn’t go through any change

Question 64

Round character

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Complex character that goes through a lot of change

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Foil character

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Contrasts the main character to highlight their qualities

Question 66

Direct characterization

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When the author directly tells the reader about the character

Question 67

Indirect characterization

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When the author tells the reader about the character through dialogue, thoughts, and feelings

Question 68

Dynamic character

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Character that goes through a lot of important inner change

Question 69

Static character

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Character that doesn’t go through a lot of change

Question 70

Mla format

Answer 70

Times new Roman font size 12, Double spaced, Alinged left (Except for title), Alishba Malik Meghan Bennett English Language arts January 8 2025, Malik and page numbers for header, Title centered but same font