Inferences
Give an inference for: "The grass on the playground is wet."
It rained. The sprinkler was on. There is morning dew on the grass.
"Selim is like an owl" is an example of...
What is a simile?
A small part of a play is called a...
What is a scene?
The highest point of tension in a story is called...
What is a climax?
What do you call the "big idea" of a text?
What is a theme?
Give an inference for: The line at the water fountain is long.
It's hot outside. The students just came in from recess. (or lunch).
"Riley is a bear when angry" is an example of...
What is a metaphor?
A part of a play that can stand alone on its own (i.e., has its own arc) is called a...
What is an act?
What is the part of the story where loose ends are tied up and closure is given to the story?
What is a resolution?
What do you call the main good and bad cheese in a story?
What are protagonists and antagonists?
Selim saw that stood at the top of the leaderboard, grinning as he exchanged lasers inside a retro-style arena with his friends. Where could he be?
At a gaming center/laser tag arena
"The trees whispered quietly in the autumn breeze..." is an example of...
What is personification?
In dialogue, you can use non-formal English. True or false?
True, but make sure you research what you are doing and make sure that it adds to the richness of the play!
What is the driving force of any story? It does not necessarily have to be a problem...it can be simple tension or having to deal with some character traits...
There can be more than one theme in a story. True or false?
It's true. There can be parallel themes apart from the one main theme of the story. :)
Hazim bowed and then quickly dispatched his opponent with a cross kick, followed by multiple flying kicks on the chest. All of a sudden, the referee stopped the match.
He was at a sports competition/he was at a taekwondo match!
"She sells sea shells today by the sea shore..." is an example of...
What is alliteration?
Give two things that an actor needs to do in order to have a great performance.
Eye contact/facial expressions/voice modulation/proper costumes/proper use of gestures
What is another name for resolution?
The other term for resolution is "denouement".
What do you call the skill where you try to give an educated guess regarding the meaning of words/phrases in a story?
What are context clues?
Yousuf was commanded by Kristine to stay quiet. The tanks were rolling and they could hear people shouting in Chinese. Meanwhile, Saif and Dev began to set up their Javelin anti-tank weapon...
They are in a warzone/they are in a trench!
"Almira's got metric tons of money from the Sultan of Selangor..." is an example of...
What is a hyperbole?
What does stage directions do to a play? Give three results.
It sets the mood of the play. Also, it gives exact directions to the technical director on how to fix the stage. Finally, it gives the reader a clue on how the play looks like.
What do you call the conflict where the protagonist has to deal with his own choices and character weaknesses?
What is "man versus self"?
What do you call the character that serves as an "opposite" to the protagonist, but who is not an antagonist?
What is a foil?