SOL Review ELA

The author's message about life is known as the story's -

• main conflict
• purpose
• summary
• theme

Matt is having a hard time figuring out what to write for the essay his English teacher assigned.  The main conflict can best be described as individual vs. -

• self
• individual
• society
• nature

The initiating event is the event that causes the _____ to start.

• resolution
• theme
• solution
• conflict

The hero swoops in to save the girl tied to the tracks right before the train hits her.  This is an example of what plot element?

• main conflict
• climax
• falling action
• resolution

The ______ is the very end of the story.

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• resolution

When describing the setting of the story, an author uses vivid descriptions and adjective to help the reader picture the place in his mind. This is called -

• imagery

• connecting

• predicting

• figurative language

Mrs. Peace's eyes welled up with an ocean of feeling when all of her students passed the Reading SOL. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

The bathroom was a hive as students gathered to hear the latest gossip. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

The kids caught a contagious cold. This is an example of-

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

The teacher futilely asked the students to be quiet as she reviewed. The students simply would not listen. Which of the following is a synonym for futilely?

• patiently

• carefully

• forcefully

• unsuccessfully