English 1-Semester Exam

Front

What is the turning point in a story called?

Back

Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What term describes the identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words?

Back

Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What do we call the actions that occur in a story after its turning point but before its conclusion?

Back

Falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What is it called when a character speaks his or her thoughts out loud, usually alone onstage?

Back

Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Front

What is a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words?

Back

Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What is the term for the main character in a story, often facing a conflict?

Back

Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What do we call the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is the term for the background information provided at the beginning of a story?

Back

Exposition

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Front

What is the term for a character's emotional struggle within themselves?

Back

Internal conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What do we call the events that lead up to the climax of a story?

Back

Rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9