The high point of suspense in a short story or novel
What is Climax
100
The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story. The structure often includes the rising action, the climax, the falling action and the resolution
What is Plot
100
The total number of teams that qualify to compete in the tournament
What is 68
200
The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters
What is Tone
200
An exaggeration or overstatement
What is a hyperbole
200
The problem or struggle in a short story or novel
What is Conflict
200
Writing that is true.
What is Non-fiction
200
The name given to the final 16 teams in the tournament
What is the Sweet Sixteen
300
The main lesson, central idea, or insight within a passage
What is Theme
300
Giving human qualities to non-human things
What is Personification
300
To find differences between two things
What is Contrast
300
A guess you make about a text by combining the author's clues with your own knowledge and experiences
What is Inferencing
300
Another nickname given to "March Madness"
What is "The Big Dance"
400
The words or phrases near an unfamiliar word that help a reader understand the word's meaning
What are Context Clues
400
Descriptive words that help the reader imagine a certain sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste
What is Imagery
400
A conclusion, drawn from specific information, that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person
What is Generalization
400
Who tells the story (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)
What is Point of View
400
In the first round of the tournament, which number 14 seeded team beat number 3 seeded team Baylor by the difference of one point?
Who is Georgia State
500
The reason the author writes a selection, usually to entertain, explain, inform, or persuade
What is Author's purpose
500
A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds
What is Alliteration
500
The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning
What is Sarcasm
500
An organizational structure in nonfiction texts, where the author typically shows an order of events in time order OR by using time order words (first, second, next, then)
What is Sequence
500
This team has won the most NCAA Men's Basketball Tournaments with a total of 11 titles