Story Terms
Vocab
Characters
Parts of Speech
Grammar/Parts of Sentences
100
The setting of "Being Prey" is in a serene jungle. True or False
False
100
Careful, mindful of rules and consequences
Circumspect
100
What is an antagonist?
A character who conflicts with the protagonist. They try to prevent the protagonist from attaining their goals.
100
What is the verb in these sentences: Stop it. You are bugging me.
1. Stop 2. are bugging
100
Fix this sentence: Jane's notebook was Not in her backpack.
Do not capitalize unimportant words in the middle of sentences.
200
What is a memory or recollection of past events?
Flashback
200
To put forth; assert
Posit
200
Is this direct characterization or indirect characterization? "I was taking care of animals," he explained. "Oh," I said, not quite understanding. "Yes," he said, "I stayed, you see, taking care of animals. I was the last one to leave the town of San Carlos." --From "Old Man at the Bridge" by Ernest Hemingway
Indirect. He cares more about the animals than himself.
200
Find the adjectives in this sentence: The sliding door smashed her finger in the door. She wrapped her throbbing finger in ice.
Sliding and throbbing
200
Fix this sentence and find the prepositional phrase: in the park by my house, theres a Dog, by the water fountain. I was gonna go pet him, but my mom said no.
1. Capitalize "In" 2. Theres = there's 3. Do not capitalize "dog" 4. No comma after dog. 5. in the park = PP 6. by my house = PP 7. by the water fountain = PP
300
What is the theme of "A Sound of Thunder"?
One person's action causes a chain of action that influences others.
300
Define the word "phototropic".
Tending to grow or move towards light.
300
Big X was strong, smart, brave, and caring about the other escapees. This makes him an antagonist. True or false.
False: round character
300
Is there one or two adverbs in the following sentence: Today you will silently work.
Two adverbs: today and silently.
300
Fix this sentence: its going too be alright tell them that there house didnt burn down in the fire
1. its = It's 2. too = to 3. Period after "alright". 4. Capitalize "Tell" 5. there = their 6. didnt = didn't 7 period after "fire".
400
Explain the external conflict in "The Great Escape".
They were having to build in secret to avoid being captured by the Nazis.
400
Define the word "dictum".
A formal or authoritative statement.
400
A flat character provides the story with a foil and changes throughout the story. True or false.
False: A static character
400
Wow! Cool! Good job! These are examples of what?
Interjections.
400
Underline the subject, double underline the verb, and put parenthesis around the prepositional phrase in this sentence: The mayor gave a speech in the park.
Underline: mayor Double underline: gave Parenthesis: in the park
500
Mr. DePalma is a round character. True or false.
False.
500
Define the word "abstain".
To not do something; refrain.
500
Does a story have to have both a protagonist and an antagonist?
No
500
Find the conjunctions in these 3 sentences. 1. I want to go shopping, but I have no money. 2. It's raining outside, and the football game is cancelled. 3. You can either study for your vocab test, or you can fail it.
1. but 2. and 3. or
500
Underline the subject, double underline the verb, and put parenthesis around the prepositional phrase in these sentences: Alaska is a beautiful place. I will visit there one day.
Subject: Alaska Verb: is Subject: I verb: will visit
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