FSA STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ allusion. Answer: a reference to a famous person, place, event, or
work of literature
◉ anecdote. Answer: a brief account of an interesting incident or event
usually used to entertain or make a point
◉ antagonist. Answer: a force working against the protagonist or main
character
◉ assonance. Answer: (used in poetry) the repetition of vowel sounds
within nonrhyming words (ex: a clEAn drEAm of bEing frEE)
◉ claim. Answer: the writer's position on an issue or problem
◉ climax. Answer: the point of greatest interest in a story or play
◉ connotation. Answer: the ideas and feelings associated with a word, as
opposed to its dictionary definition
, ◉ consonance. Answer: repetition of consonant sounds at the middle and
end of words ("a loNely afterNooN")
◉ denotation. Answer: dictionary definition
◉ hyperbole. Answer: exaggeration for effect
◉ exposition. Answer: the first stage of a story plot
◉ figurative. Answer: imaginative language that communicates
meanings beyond the basic meaning of words
◉ literal. Answer: language that uses the most basic meaning of words
◉ first-person POV. Answer: writing that uses the pronouns I, we, my
◉ foil. Answer: a character who provides a striking contrast to another
character
◉ foreshadowing. Answer: when a writer provides hints that suggest
future events in a story (which creates suspense)
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ allusion. Answer: a reference to a famous person, place, event, or
work of literature
◉ anecdote. Answer: a brief account of an interesting incident or event
usually used to entertain or make a point
◉ antagonist. Answer: a force working against the protagonist or main
character
◉ assonance. Answer: (used in poetry) the repetition of vowel sounds
within nonrhyming words (ex: a clEAn drEAm of bEing frEE)
◉ claim. Answer: the writer's position on an issue or problem
◉ climax. Answer: the point of greatest interest in a story or play
◉ connotation. Answer: the ideas and feelings associated with a word, as
opposed to its dictionary definition
, ◉ consonance. Answer: repetition of consonant sounds at the middle and
end of words ("a loNely afterNooN")
◉ denotation. Answer: dictionary definition
◉ hyperbole. Answer: exaggeration for effect
◉ exposition. Answer: the first stage of a story plot
◉ figurative. Answer: imaginative language that communicates
meanings beyond the basic meaning of words
◉ literal. Answer: language that uses the most basic meaning of words
◉ first-person POV. Answer: writing that uses the pronouns I, we, my
◉ foil. Answer: a character who provides a striking contrast to another
character
◉ foreshadowing. Answer: when a writer provides hints that suggest
future events in a story (which creates suspense)
