Plot
Theme
Inferences
Vocabulary
Test Taking Tips
100
This story structure is made up of exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is Plot? (a plot diagram)
100
The word for a literature's Topic + Message
Theme of a work
The(message)
100
Something figured out through reasoning and evidence.
What is an inference?
100
This is the definition of symbolize
What is to stand for, to represent?
100
Examples of words in the instructions that can throw students off.
Select as many as apply...
Select three...
Which does not...
Which fits the author's purpose of...
200
Give an example of an external type of conflict?
__________ vs. ____________
Person v Person
Person v Society
Person v Nature
200
The phrase for an author's message in an informational text
What is a central idea?
+100 BONUS: What's the author's message called in a piece of literature
*The(message)
200
If someone crinkles their nose and sticks out their tongue after eating a bite of their lunch, you can infer that...
they do not like it/the food is worse than expected.
200
This word means arranged in order of time.
What is chronological?
200
This is how long you can spend per question on a 45 question test in 90 minutes.
What is 2 minutes per question?
Reading questions will take longer than short ones.
*Do short questions first
300
Give an example of an internal type of conflict?
__________ vs. ____________
Person v Self
(Person v Nature)
300
2 things that could demonstrate a theme
Word Choice
Character Reactions or Choices
Author's tone
Plot events
300
If a person blushes and covers their face, you can infer that...
They are embarrassed and maybe have a crush.
+100 BONUS: What's a detail that could show they were embarrassed AND frustrated?
300
By using the word endeared to describe Catherine Greene’s relationship with the troops and other military leaders, the author implies that they
A. wished they were related to her.
B. admired her for joining them during battle.
C. worried that her presence was too dangerous for her.
D. felt a warm sympathy for her as the wife of a general.
B. admired her for joining them during battle.
300
What can you do on a test to improve your odds when selecting an answer?
Eliminate wrong answers
Identify and eliminate the distractor
400
A story structure where the writer incorporates two or more separate stories. They're usually linked by a common character, event, or theme.
What is a Parallel Plot?
400
One theme of "A Change of Heart" is the destructive power of peer pressure. Which of the following details from the text demonstrate(s) this theme?
Select two that apply.
A. Anastasia is afraid to tell her parents about how she has treated Jacqueline.
B. The friendship between Anastasia and Jacqueline suffers because Anastasia is jealous of Jacqueline.
C. Anastasia chooses to ignore Jacqueline in the library because she knows that Rosemarie wants her to do so.
D. Anastasia joins in to make fun of Jacqueline because she is afraid that if she does not, Rosemarie will make fun of her instead.
C. + D.
400
How does this headline reinforce the Wright brothers' integrity?
SUCCESS FOUR FLIGHTS THURSDAY MORNING ALL AGAINST TWENTY ONE MILE WIND STARTED FROM LEVEL WITH ENGINE POWER ALONE AVERAGE SPEED THROUGH AIR THIRTY ONE MILES LONGEST 57 SECONDS INFORM PRESS
What is...
A. discourage them from reading newspapers
B. concern for public image
C. motivation to report results
D. remorse from repeated attempts
What is concern for their public image?
400
A way to infer the meaning of an unknown word.
What is context clues or root words?
400
This number(s) is how many answers should be selected for a multi-select question.
What is 2 or 3?
500
A secondary strand of the plot that is a supporting side story for any story or for the main plot.
These may connect to main plots and often involve supporting characters' conflict, love, or motivation.
What is a Subplot?
500
Which idea is implied by:
With slower pen men used to write,
Of old, when “letters” were “polite”
A. Courtesy is sacrificed when people are in a hurry.
B. Courtesy takes little time, but is much appreciated.
C. It is more courteous to write a letter than it is to talk in person.
D. It is courteous to wait for someone, even if the person is very slow.
A. Courtesy is sacrificed when people are in a hurry.
500
After this errand Katharine stopped at the telegraph office to relay the good news to Octave Chanute, an elderly flight enthusiast in Chicago who was an avid supporter of the boys.
Based on this, the reader can infer that Octave Chanute was MOST LIKELY
A. an aeronautics engineer.
B. a telegraph operator.
C. a newspaper reporter.
D. an instructional pilot.
B. a telegraph operator.
500
"Shh... here she comes," Rosemarie whispered to Anastasia as they swiftly packed up their books...Jacqueline slowly entered the library and sat at the newly vacated table.
This word could replace vacated:
emptied
moved
painted
vacationed
emptied
500
Precise
Suitable
Rational
Generous
Legitimate
Suitable, Rational, Legitimate