ELA Vocab

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

Category books fall into
EX: Horror, Dystopian, Comedy, Love

Question 2

Plot

Answer 2

Main setting of the story

Question 3

Point of view

Answer 3

1st person, the POV of a character

Question 4

Setting

Answer 4

Where the book is taking place

Question 5

Theme

Answer 5

Main idea of the story.

NEVER USE A NAME FOR A THEME

Question 6

Main Idea

Answer 6

The central idea of the story, the lesson to the story.

Question 7

Author’s purpose

Answer 7

The whole reason for the book. Persuade, inform, r entertain.

Question 8

Text structure’s

Answer 8

How the author organize the text

Question 9

Cause/effect

Answer 9

If something happens, there is always a consequence

Question 10

Chronological order

Answer 10

The order in which events happen in time.

Question 11

Problem/solution

Answer 11

When something happens (problem) then there will always be a way to fix it (solution)

Question 12

Compare/contrast

Answer 12

Comparing similarities and differences

Question 13

Simile

Answer 13

Comparing things using LIKE or AS

Question 14

Metaphor

Answer 14

Comparing NOT using LIKE or AS

Question 15

Personification

Answer 15

Taking an object that’s not alive but making it alive

Question 16

Hyperbole

Answer 16

Extreme exaggeration

Question 17

Infer/ Inference

Answer 17

Making an educated guess

Question 18

Synonyms/ Antnomys

Answer 18

S: another word for the same thing A: The complete opposite meaning

Question 20

Conflict

Answer 20

Characters or things that are fighting

Question 21

Capitalization

Answer 21

Making a big letter for the beginning of a sentence.