ELAR Review / STAAR practice

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

What is something that can be proven?

• Opinion

• Fact

• Belief

• Assumption

What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines: 'One day in my house, I thought I saw a rat, but realized it was just a mouse'?

• AAB

• ABA

• ABB

• AAA

What do we call the characters in a story?

• Characters

• Protagonists

• Narrators

• Settings

What is the term for the author's attitude toward the subject?

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

• Style

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

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Character

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

• Character

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

• Resolution

• Theme

• Conflict

• Climax

When does the climax occur in a story?

• The most exciting part of the story

• The introduction of the characters

• The resolution of the conflict

• The setting of the story