Definitions
Characterization
Leveled Questions
Conflict Types
100

This is the description of what a person is like.

What is a character trait?

100

The two types of characterization are _______.

What is direct and indirect?

100

How many levels are there to leveled questions?

What is 3?

100

The two main types of conflict in literature are _____.

What is internal and external conflict?
200

An imagined world where there is a great injustice, and typically focused on a near-end-of-the-world scenario.

What is dystopia?

200

The author directly states what the character's traits are.

What is direct characterization?

200

Level one questions start with ______.

What is "who, what, when, and where"?

200

The specific types of external conflict are _____.

What is character vs. character, character vs. nature, and character vs. society?

300

A technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in their writing and grab the reader's attention.

What is a literary device?

300

You can understand a character through indirect characterization by using ______.

What is P.A.I.R.S.?

300

Level two questions are questions of ______.

What is interpretation?

300

Internal conflict is ______.

What is "conflict happening inside a character" ?

400

The process of making an educated guess about a text based on the clues it provides and our understanding of the world.

What is an inference?

400

"It was the kind of person he was - a tormenter." (Card 48)

This is an example of _____ characterization.

What is direct characterization.

400

Level 3 questions discuss larger ____.

What is themes?

400

_______ is one of the most common character conflicts.

What is character vs. character?

500

A literary device where the author leaves the reader hints about what will happen in the future of the novel.

What is foreshadowing?

500

P.A.I.R.S. stands for _______.

What is Physical Description, Actions, Inner Thoughts, Reactions, and Speech?

500

"Is it ever justified to do despicable things, even for humanity's benefit?"

This is an example of a level ___ question.

What is a level 3 question?

500

" It is a tradition in your household to eat chicken nuggets every Thursday night for dinner, but this Thursday you decided to order a pizza for yourself."

This is an example of _________.


What is external conflict, character vs. society?

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