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100
What is a theme?
The lesson or moral of a story
100
What type of genre story will likely start with "Once Upon a Time"? A. Folktale B. Fable C. Fairy Tale D. Science Fiction
What is c. Fairy Tail?
100
True or False: Folktales are stories passed down through generations, and consists of subcategories such as fables, fairytales, legends and Tall Tales.
True
100
What is the climax of any story?
THE TWIST; it is when there is a change in the story
100
Write an example of a metaphor
Answers will vary. A metaphor is figurative language that compares something to something else that is not present WITHOUT using Like or As-- "He was drowning in a sea of grief"--- "The blanket of night draped over the town"
200
What is the main problem of a story called? Can their be more than one in a story?
What is Conflict; yes
200
The Three Little Pigs, The Seven Little Goats, the Tortoise and the Hair, and the Scorpion and the Frog are all Fables. This means these types of story have... A. A bad guy B. A Human Friend C. Talking Animals D. A lesson that applies to only animals
What is C. Talking Animals Fables are stories with Talking animals in them.
200
Dramas consists of plays that are Fairy Tales or Romance
False; Dramas are plays that can be either comedies or tragedies
200
Describe what "Man Vs Self" means as a conflict in a story
Man vs Self (or Character vs Self) is when the character is having inner conflict. It is an interior force based on feelings the character is having within themselves. It is NOT related to physical conflict, only internal, emotional conflict
200
Write an example of a simile
sentences using Like or As to compare something to something else not present. "Her smile beamed like the shining sun"
300
Answer in a complete sentence! What is the beginning of a story called? What is the end of the story called?
The beginning of a story is called Exposition. The end of a story is called the Resolution
300
Number the Stars is what type of genre? Does this mean the story was real or not real?
Historical Fiction; not real, but it was based on an historical event using fictional characters and plot.
300
A story can fall under more than one genre
TRUE- Example: The Percy Jackson Series falls under Fiction in the subcategories of Greek Mythology and Fantasy
300
Draw a Venn Diagram. What are these used for?
Circles- used to compare and contrast events, characters, settings and details in a story or stories
300
Write an example sentence using "a" Correctly Write an example sentence using "an" correctly
A= used before a consonance An= Used before a vowel (A, E, I O U)
400
Write out the plot hill with every part on it (you don't need to define them, just place them in order correctly).
Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
400
What type of Nonfiction story is told by a first person account of an event or historical telling? A. Autobiography B. Biography C. Narrative
What is A. Autobiography
400
Realistic fiction means the stories are real
FALSE- Any fiction is NOT real. Realistic fiction consists of stories that are based on real life but are not historical. Examples: Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
400
List the Four major types of conflict in a story (___vs___)
Man (character) vs Man Man vs Nature Man vs Society Man vs Self
400
-What is a Noun? -What is a Pronoun? -What is a Proper Noun? -What is a Common Noun?
-Person Place or Thing or Idea -Pronoun replaces a noun-(He, She, it, we , they, we, etc.) instead of saying Sam and Dean, you would say "they"-- instead of saying Miss Cook, you would say "She" -The Proper name of something-- should always be Capitalized: Uncle Jerry, Thursday, October, Ewald, etc. -Common nouns are simple nouns (dog, cat, aunt, uncle, etc)
500
When you read a story, it is important to understand it. What are elements of a story that one must keep in mind of as you read? There are the elements of every short story (5).
What are plot, theme, character, setting, and conflict
500
A biography is what?
A story told about real events from a secondary source, or from someone else who was not present
500
There are FIVE major genres in books, and those five have subcategories. (If TRUE, list the five genres to get the points!)
True- Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Folklore, Poetry
500
What does R.A.C.E. stand for?
R- restate the question in a form of a Topic sentence A- Answer all parts of a question C- Cite evidence from a text E- Explain the evidence cited from the text
500
Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. This type of sentence is an example of: A. Simile B. Metaphor C.Idiom D. Alliteration
What is D. Alliteration An Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example: Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
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