This document provides a review for a language arts unit test. It covers key concepts about plot, including the definition of plot and labeling the parts of a plot mountain diagram. It also discusses foreshadowing, theme, writing summaries, thesis statements, characterization, and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Students are given examples of potential test questions covering these topics to help prepare for the test.

1. LANGUAGE ARTS UNIT TEST
REVIEW

2. Perfectly, Pleasant, PLOT
1) What is Plot?
___________________________________
_____________________________
Plot is a series of events in a story. Many say
plot is the story’s skeleton! It holds the story
together!

3. 2) Label the Plot Mountain with the
proper story parts.
Basic
situation
events/ conflicts
climax
resolution

4. 3) Foreshadowing is when an _____________ gives readers
___________ about events that will happen in the
_____________.
author
clues future

5. THEME
• The theme of a story
is________________________
_____________________________
______
message, moral, or truth
discovered in a story

6. 6
YOU MIGHT BE ASKED ABOUT WRITING!

7. 4) What do you need to
remember about summaries?
• Only need m________ story events
• Learn what a story or article is all about
ain

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5) Writing that is different from a simple summary will include a
__________.!
!
!
!
What is a thesis?!
!
A thesis statement expresses your ____________________about
a subject—It could be an idea about a novel, a research topic, or
opinion in an argumentative piece. The thesis statement is usually
located in an ______________ paragraph and supported by
evidence presented throughout the essay.!
!
thesis
point of view/perspective
opening or first

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6) When writing an informative, expository piece of writing, !
you are simply e_____________ a topic to your reader.!
!
Your thesis statement will explain what you are going to
_______________________.write about
You should have several supporting details
that you might explain in separate
paragraphs.!
Use t_________ words to introduce new
ideas.!
Have a conclusion to summarize what you
explain.
xplain
ransition

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7) In a response to literature, you are
writing to answer
a specific _____________.
YOU SHOULD:
-read/reread the prompt
-use the _________ of the novel, and the
author
-Search for strong _________, telling you
what to do.
-Use the prompt in your essay to be sure
you stay on t______________.
-Use e_____________ from the _______ to
support your ideas.
prompt
title
verbs
opic
vidence text
*Again, you will have a thesis statement that!
explains what your essay will be about.

11. Characterization
!
8) Characterization is the process of
r______________ a character’s
traits in a story. Readers decide
who characters are by looking at
character t_____________.
evealing
raits

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Direct characterization is when the
author ________
readers directly what a character is
like!
tells
9)

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10) Indirect characterization is
the process of s___________
readers what a character is
like by describing 5 elements
of
c_________________________
howing
haracterization

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1- appearance
2-speech
3- thoughts/feelings
4- actions
5- reactions of others

15. Delineate means to describe a
character’s qualities in detail.
The author uses ___________ diction to
_______________ characters in stories.
(precise verb)
Authors can delineate characters
______________________________
(elaboration)

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18. 5) You will see Latin Words or Word
parts!
• Root of a word is like the b_______
• Prefix is the _____________ of a word
• Suffix is the _______ of a word
• Synonym =__________________
• Antonym= __________________
ase
beginning
end
word that means the same
word that means the opposite

19.
6) Example Test Question:
Choose the answer that BEST describes the meaning of the underlined word part
below.
!
!
Circumference
A) Forward C) Within
B) Around D) Above