Story Elements
Language and Expression
Culture and Identity
Time and Transitions
Challenge Word
100

The main events of a story and how they unfold make up the story’s ____.

What is plot?

100

A comparison using “like” or “as.”

What is a simile?

100

A person who speaks two languages.

What is bilingual?

100

Something that happened not long ago.

What is recently?

100

When something is hard to understand, it is ____.

What is complicated?

200

This part of a story introduces the characters, setting, and situation.

What is orientation?

200

A comparison that says one thing is another.

What is a metaphor?

200

Someone who identifies with two cultures.

What is bicultural?

200

After some time or in the end.

What does eventually mean?

200

The opening section of an email or story that gives background or context.

What is orientation?

300

The part of a story where the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up.

What is resolution?

300

A conversation between two or more characters.

What is dialogue?

300

A group of people who live or work together.

What is a community?

300

At the same time something else happens.

What does meanwhile mean?

300

A word meaning to grow in size, number, or importance.

What is expand?

400

The order in which events happen in a story.

What is sequence?

400

Understanding and sharing another person’s feelings.

What is empathy?

400

To be accepted or feel part of a group.

What does it mean to belong

400

Something that happens.

What is an event?

400

The comparison that does not use “like” or “as.”

What is a metaphor?

500

A story that tells about events or experiences.

A story that tells about events or experiences.

500

Standards or rules used to make a judgment or decision.

What are criteria?

500

To go farther than or outside of something.

What does beyond mean?

500

To make something larger or increase it.

What does expand mean?

500

To understand and share another person’s emotions.

What is empathy?

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