ELA Final Exam Review
Across
- 4. Writing or reporting news and real events to share with the public.
- 8. An old story that explains something in nature or teaches a lesson often with gods or heroes.
- 11. A comparison using "like" or "as" to show how two things are similar.
- 13. A connection between the text and another book, story, or movie you’ve read or seen.
- 15. A story with exciting action where the characters go on a journey or face challenges.
- 18. The end of the story where the problem is solved.
- 19. The base part of a word that carries its main meaning and can’t be broken down further.
- 20. A scary story meant to make the reader feel fear or suspense.
- 25. A record or object created by someone who saw or took part in an event like a diary, photo, or interview.
- 26. A chart made of overlapping circles that shows what two things have in common and what makes them different.
- 27. A story based on imagined future science or technology like space travel or robots.
- 29. A story or idea about a perfect world where everything works well for everyone.
- 30. A group of letters added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning.
- 31. A format used for writing and citing sources in school papers created by the Modern Language Association.
- 33. Words that have the same ending sound like cat and hat.
- 34. A chart that shows the parts of a story from beginning to end.
- 38. The way information is presented to make the reader think about it in a certain way.
Down
- 1. When something that isn’t human is given human qualities or actions.
- 2. The events after the most exciting part that start to wrap up the story.
- 3. A connection between the text and something in your own life.
- 5. The beginning of the story where the characters and setting are introduced.
- 6. Information written or made by someone who was not there like a textbook or article.
- 7. To make the reader enjoy the story or have fun reading it.
- 9. A common story pattern where the main character goes on an adventure, faces challenges, and returns changed.
- 10. A story about a world that seems perfect at first but is actually full of problems or suffering.
- 12. Words that help you see, hear, smell, taste, or feel what’s happening in a story.
- 14. To try to get someone to agree with you or do something.
- 16. The events that build up the story and make the problem more exciting.
- 17. An extreme exaggeration used for effect like “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
- 21. A story about love and relationships between characters.
- 22. A preference or opinion that makes someone unfair or one-sided.
- 23. A group of letters added to the end of a word that changes its meaning or how it’s used.
- 24. To give facts or teach something.
- 28. A connection between the text and something happening in the world like news, history, or current events.
- 30. Copying someone else’s words or ideas and pretending they are your own without giving credit.
- 32. The reason the author writes something usually to persuade, inform, or entertain.
- 34. A funny use of words that sound alike or have double meanings.
- 35. A type or category of writing like mystery, fantasy, or nonfiction.
- 36. A story about solving a problem or a crime often with clues and surprises.
- 37. A problem or struggle in the story.