Vocabulary
The All American Slurp
Spring Literature
Story Elements
MISC.
100
The series of events in a story.
What is plot?
100
What is the name of the main character's family?
The Lin family
100
From "A Special Kind of Athlete" what does "international" mean?
of two or more nations (countries)
100
A short story is an example of what?
Fiction
100
Who do you spell the following combination: happy + er =
Happier
200
The story's time and place.
What is setting?
200
How did the Lin family feel at the Gleason's dinner party?
mortified!
200
From "Tony Hawk: Extreme Athlete", Tony had a dilemma that his brother solved for him. What does "dilemma" mean?
A problem that doesn't seem to have a solution
200
What does theme mean?
Theme is the lesson or topic of a story
200
How do you spell the following combination? Study + ing =
Studying
300
Parts of the story that follow the climax.
What is falling action?
300
What is the theme of "The All American Slurp"?
We all want to fit in, despite our differences.
300
From "The Pyramids", what did the Egyptians use the pyramids for?
They were sacred sites that were used as king's graves.
300
"Zip! Zip!" is an example of what?
onomatopoeia
300
What is the adverb in the following sentence? The girl sadly went home after arguing with her friend.
Sadly
400
Writing designed to make people feel a certain way or believe something.
What is persuasion?
400
What is the author's purpose in "The All American Slurp"?
To entertain
400
From "Building a Pyramid" we learned that the pyramids had to be close to two things. What did the pyramid need to be close to?
water and a quarry
400
An informational time line is an example of what?
Non-fiction
400
What is the adverb in the following sentence? The ball dropped and quickly rolled under the table.
Quickly
500
A problem the a character has with something other than themselves.
What is external conflict?
500
Read the passage from "The All American Slurp". Is this an internal or external conflict? Who/what are conflicting? "But I had another worry, and that was my appearance. My brother didn’t have to worry, since Mother bought him blue jeans for school, and he dressed like all the other boys. But she insisted that girls had to wear skirts. By the time she saw that Meg and the other girls were wearing jeans, it was too late."
External--- sister and mother
500
From "Building a Pyramid" Egyptians considered the shape of the pyramid to be a symbol. Describe the meaning of the symbol mentioned in the article.
The pyramid was a symbol for the stairway to heaven.
500
What is the climax of a story?
The most exciting part. Where the problem is revealed or solved.
500
What is the adverb in the following sentence? The ancient Egyptians preserved this mummy's body perfectly.
Perfectly
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