Unit 2 ELA Reading Skills Review

Front

What genre is set in the past and borrows true characteristics of the time period in which it is set?

Back

Historical Fiction

Front

What do you call a group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space?

Back

Stanza

Front

What is a struggle that a character has to work through or solve?

Back

Conflict

Front

Which part of the plot creates tension and suspense?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the primary purpose of a realistic fiction book?

Back

To entertain

Front

What is the term for the main character in a story?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What do you call the opposing force in a story that creates conflict?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What is the climax of a story?

Back

The turning point or most intense moment in the plot.

Front

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What part of the plot follows the climax and leads to the resolution?

Back

Falling Action