Genres
Plot Elements
Prepositions
Types of Conflict
Point of View
100
Road Trip by Gary Paulsen - Father and son team up for an unforgettable road trip to rescue a border collie. When their truck breaks down, they commandeer an old school bus, along with its mechanic, Gus, and a waitress escaping a tense situation.
What is realistic fiction?
100
What is the end of the story, where loose ends of the plot are tied up and remaining questions are answered) called?
What is the resolution?
100
Which of the following is not a preposition? toward, thick, through
What is thick?
100
Melody struggles to fit in because of her cerebral palsy.
What is man vs. nature?
100
The author tells the story and is not a character in the narrative. S/he restricts herself to knowing all about only one character in the story (usually the main character) and tells only what that one character thinks, feels, sees, and hears.
What is third person limited?
200
What genre would the Percy Jackson books fall into?
What is fantasy?
200
What is the most exciting or stressful part of the story for the protagonist called?
What is climax?
200
Which of the following is not a preposition? throughout, to, tonight
What is tonight?
200
A mother and son argue about his disobedience.
What is man vs. man?
200
This point of view tells the story from the perspective of one of the characters and uses "I" and "me," almost like a blog, diary, journal, or other personal narrative.
What is first person?
300
Into what genre and sub genre would you place the Hardy Boys series?
What is realistic fiction & mystery?
300
What is the first part of the plot (characters, settings, and basic situations are revealed) called?
What is exposition?
300
Which of the following is not a preposition? under, unity, underneath
What is unity?
300
Sally defends Jenny when the other girls pick on her.
What is man vs. society?
300
This point of view tells the story from the perspective of one of the characters and uses pronouns such as "you" to tell the narrative, as in the example, "You go down into the basement and you see this guy sitting in front of the television. You ask him what his name is."
What is second person?
400
Which of these is the best example of a fairy tale? Cinderella, Johnny Appleseed, Aesop's Fables
What is Cinderella?
400
What are the events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution called?
What is falling action?
400
Which of the following is not a preposition? umbrella, until, up
What is umbrella
400
A homeless person is tempted to steal bread from the grocery store.
What is man vs. self?
400
The author tells the story and is not a character in the narrative. S/he knows everything about all the characters and is free to tell anything, including what the characters think and feel and why they act as they do.
What is third person omniscient?
500
Which of these is the best example of a legend? Cinderella, King Arthur, Aesop's Fables
What is King Arthur?
500
What is the event that sets the story in motion called?
What is inciting incident?
500
Which of the following is not a preposition? with, white, without
What is white?
500
A man tries to decide whether to stay with his family or move to another state to take a better paying job.
What is man vs. self?
500
What is "point of view"?
What is the perspective from which a story is told?
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