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Terms to Know for the English SOL Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plot | events in the story; beginning, middle, and end |
| conflict | the problem in the story |
| theme | the author's message; lesson learned |
| external conflict | a conflict where a character struggles with another person or thing (outside) |
| climax | turning point; point of most tension in the story |
| protagonist | the main character; person who has a conflict |
| resolution | how the problem is solved |
| characters | people in the story |
| setting | time and place |
| internal conflict | the conflict that takes place in the mind of the character (inside) |
| cause and effect | explanation of how/why something happens (as a result, consequently, because, since, so, then, if, therefore) |
| problem and solution | gives a solution for a conflict or problem (use, fix, repair, get) |
| generalization | a general statement about something (all, every, never, always, none, in fact) |
| compare and contrast | shows similarities and differences between two or more things (similarly, on the other hand, both, same, like, different, contrast, opposite, alike) |
| chronological order/sequence | order of events in which they happen (today, meanwhile, next, then, tomorrow, later, earlier) |
| process | explanation of how something is done or how something works (begins with, in order to, the first step, the next step, the last step) |
| alliteration | repeated consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of words (The red rabbit ran.) |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| imagery | descriptive language that helps create mental pictures |
| simile | compares two things USING the words like or as |
| metaphor | compares two things NOT using the words like or as |
| personification | non-human things are given human characteristics (the stars danced) |
| conclude or conclusion | to think about the story and make a guess |
| inference or infer | to make a guess by using the text and your brain |
| summary or summarize | a short description of what happens in a story |
| main idea | the point of a story; what it’s mainly about |
| in-, im- il-, ir- | not |
| dis- and -un | not |
| re- | back, again |
| pre- | before |
| post- | after |
| co- or com- | together |
| trans- | across, over, beyond |
| anti- | against |
| inter- | between |
| dictionary | used to find the meaning of a word |
| thesaurus | used to find synonyms (words that mean the same thing) |
| almanac | a book of facts organized by year |
| atlas | used to find information about places; a book of maps |
| Internet | used to find the MOST information or most CURRENT information |
| Table of Contents / Index | used to find page number where a topic is located in a text |
| encyclopedia | used to find detailed information about a person, place, or thing |
| glossary | dictionary located at the back of a textbook |
Created by:
MrsBonini
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