SBAC Vocabulary Review - ELA 7

When I picture something in my mind, I _________ it

• visualize

• explain

• forget

• write

Pointing out how two or more things are different

• editing

• contrasting

• comparing

• explaining

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

• Setting

• Character

• Theme

• Plot

When a writer uses vivid descriptions to appeal to the senses, it is called...

• imagery

• dialogue

• narration

• exposition

Another word for the conflict in a story is the

• rising action

• resolution

• problem

• climax

What is the term for a struggle between opposing forces in a story?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

• Conflict

What is the term for a recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance?

• Setting

• Theme

• Character

• Motif

What is the term for the main idea or underlying message of a literary work?

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

A sensory detail means

• a detail that shows sight, sound, touch, taste and/or smell

• a detail that has at least five words

• a detail that is not very specific

• a detail that is repeated several times

A word with the same or a similar meaning is a ...

• antonym

• synonym

• setting

• tone