Mid-Term Exam

Question 1

Plot

Answer 1

The sequence of events in which each event results from a previous one and causes the next

Question 2

Conflict

Answer 2

A struggle between opposing forces

Question 3

Character

Answer 3

Person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work

Question 4

Characterization

Answer 4

The act of creating and developing a character

Question 5

Character Traits

Answer 5

The individual qualities that make each character unique

Question 6

Setting

Answer 6

The time and place of the action in a story

Question 7

Mood

Answer 7

The feeling created in a reader by a piece of writing; writers create the mood by using imagery, word choice, and descriptive
details

Question 8

Narrator

Answer 8

A speaker or character who tells a story

Question 9

Narrator’s Point of View

Answer 9

The perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told

Question 10

Theme

Answer 10

The central message in a literary work can usually be expressed in a general statement about human beings or about life

Question 11

Central Idea/Key Idea

Answer 11

The main idea or most important point in a text

Question 12

Inference

Answer 12

A guess based on clues

Question 13

Text Evidence

Answer 13

Information you find in the selection to support your answer

Question 14

Stage Directions (Drama)

Answer 14

Usually printed in italics, tell how the actors should look, move, and speak; they also describe the
setting, sound effects, and lighting

Question 15

Stanza

Answer 15

A group of lines in a poem

Question 16

Speaker

Answer 16

The imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem; the speaker is the character who tells the poem

Question 17

Simile

Answer 17

Compares two apparently unlike things using the words like or as: The rocket was like a speeding bullet that tore through the sky.

Question 18

Personification

Answer 18

A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

Question 19

Central Idea

Answer 19

The main idea or most important point in a text

Question 20

Informative Writing/Informative Essay

Answer 20

Any kind of writing that teaches, informs or explains. Informative writing presents facts
and explanations thereof

Question 21

Informative Writing/Informative Essay

Answer 21

Any kind of writing that teaches, informs, or explains. Informative writing presents facts
and explanations thereofText Structure—the way an author presents information in the text

Question 22

Text Structure

Answer 22

The way an author presents information in the text

Question 23

Argument Writing

Answer 23

A logical way of presenting a specific belief, conclusion, or perspective on an issue or action; a good argument
provides logical reasons as well as well as relevant and sufficient evidence in support of a claim, or position on the topic or action at
hand

Question 24

Claim

Answer 24

A position or stance based on factual evidence and logical reasoning

Question 25

Refute

Answer 25

Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove

Question 26

Editorial

Answer 26

A type of argument that typically appears in a newspaper and takes a position on a specific topic

Question 27

Evidence

Answer 27

Facts, statistics, quotations, examples, and details from the text that support the claim

Question 28

Supporting Detail

Answer 28

Provides information to clarify, prove, or explain the main idea

Question 29

Word Choice

Answer 29

The words, phrases, and expressions an author uses that can strengthen an argument

Question 30

Quotations/Evidence

Answer 30

Groups of words that are taken from a text, a speech, or from an interview and are used or repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker

Question 31

Author’s Point of View/Author’s Opinion

Answer 31

The attitudes and approach the author takes toward a subject in an informational text