This story element involves when and where the story takes place.
What is the setting?
100
This type of writing uses lines and stanzas.
What is poetry?
100
The author of a fictional piece of literature usually states the theme in the story. True or false
What is false?
100
The timepiece, or watch, was placed on the table for all to see. What is the meaning of timepiece?
What is watch?
100
What is the meaning of the word annotate?
What is to take notes?
200
This story element involves a challenge or obstacle and how it is overcome or fixed.
What is problem and solution?
200
This type of writing uses sentences and paragraphs.
What is prose?
200
Two very different stories can have the same theme. True or false
What is true?
200
The woman crossed her fingers as her daughter did the cheer. She was hoping that everything would work out for her daughter as she vied for a position on the squad. Her daughter wanted to be a cheerleader. What is the meaning of vied?
What is competed for, or tried to win?
200
What is close reading?
What is reading at least twice, making notes, boxing in key words?
300
This story element involves the people in the story.
What are characters?
300
This type of writing uses rhyming words in many examples.
What is poetry?
300
Themes show that certain types of experiences are common for all people. True or false
What is true?
300
The boy knew that the lake was teeming and overflowing with bass, so he brought a big net to help get the fish in the boat. What is the meaning of teeming?
What is overflowing?
300
Name 3 things you should do to prepare for the EOG.
What is get a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast, relax, have a good attitude, etc?
400
You can determine what a character is like by examining his or her _________, _________, and ____________.
What are thoughts, words, and actions.
400
This type of writing has a list of characters at the beginning.
What is drama?
400
You can usually determine the theme of a novel just by reading the first chapter. True or False
What is false?
400
He was found running down the street after curfew, and his parents were penalized. The ticket read: "Illegally in the streets at 1:00A.M." What is the meaning of penalized?
What is fined or charged?
400
What is an inference?
What is figuring out what the author means without him or her actually saying it?
500
This story element involves the sequence of events that happen in the story and tell the story.
What is the plot?
500
This type of writing has dialogue written next to a character's name.
What is drama?
500
The definition of theme
What is a central idea or message the author wants the reader to understand?
500
When I fell off the trampoline, I fractured my arm and wore a cast. What is the meaning of fractured?
What is broke?
500
What is the genre in which the story is made up, but it could really happen?