What is the most exciting part of a story? When the main conflict or problem occurs?
*Hint: this is the very top point of the mountain!!!*
CLIMAX
100
What type of poetry has 3 lines, is about nature, comes originally from Japan, and does NOT rhyme?
1st line- 5 syllables
2nd line- 7 syllables
3rd line- 5 syllables
HAIKU
100
When you guess about what is going to happen next in the plot of a story you are making a ______________.
PREDICTION
100
What is the setting?
(3 ANSWERS!)
Where the story took place
When the story took place
ALSO INCLUDES THE WEATHER!
100
What are the 4 author's purposes for WRITING?
Persuade
Entertain
Share Thoughts
Inform
200
What is the beginning of a story called? When the story is set, characters are introduced, etc?
*HINT: This is the very first thing on the mountain!*
EXPOSITION
200
What type of poetry has 5 lines?
1st line- 8 syllables
2nd line- 8 syllables
3rd line- 5 syllables
4th line- 5 syllables
5th line- 8 syllables
AABBA Rhyming format
Starts out "There once was a ..." or "There was a..."
And is usually funny or silly?
LIMERICK
200
What is it called when you make educated guesses about a character?
For example "Henry seems very courageous because he stood up to John even though John is much bigger than Henry."
That is called making ___________.
INFERENCES
200
Who are the main characters?
*HINT: They are the __________ ____________ characters.*
most important
200
What are the 3 purposes for READING?
*HINT: These are the reasons WHY YOU read!*
Entertainment
Information
300
What is the end of the story called? All the loose ends are tied up, all our questions are answered, and the story comes to an end?
*HINT: This is the last thing on the mountain!
RESOLUTION
300
What type of poem has 5 lines and is about 1 topic?
1st line- topic
2nd line- 2 adjectives
3rd line- 3 "ING" verbs
4th line- 4 word phrase
5th line- synonym for topic
CINQUAIN
300
What is the main idea? (aka the theme?)
*HINT: It can usually be summed up in 1 sentence"
what the story is all about
300
Who are the minor characters?
not as important
300
What type of poetry is this:
As the wind does blow
Across the trees, I see the
Buds blooming in May
HAIKU
400
What is it called when the main conflict has already happened and the story starts to slow down? It's not the end yet, but it's starting to get close to the end.
*HINT: This is when you're climbing down the mountain!*
FALLING ACTION
400
What type of poem can be long OR short, has NO RULES, can be about whatever you want, can rhyme, doesn't have to rhyme, etc?
FREE VERSE
400
What is plot? What are plot events?
The action that happens in a story.
400
What is an external conflict?
*HINT: It happens _________ your mind*
Give me 1 example
outside
tornado
400
*BONUS:
Give me an example of a HYPERBOLE
I was so hungry i could have eaten a horse
500
What is it called when the action starts happening in a story, the suspense starts building, and the story starts to get more exciting?
*HINT: This is when you're climbing up the mountain!*
RISING ACTION
500
What is it called when we don't know who the author is?
*HINT: "Poem" written by _________*
ANONYMOUS
500
What is "Sequence of plot events?" what does that mean?
The sequence of plot events is the order the plot events happened (1st jack went up the hill, then he fell, then he hurt his head, etc)
500
What is an internal conflict?
*HINT: It happens __________ your mind*
Give me 1 example
inside
feeling afraid
500
*BONUS* Give me an example of an IDIOM from BUD NOT BUDDY!
(PRE-AP KIDS- ANY IDIOM)