FICTION GENRES
Which genre consists of a story that could happen in real life?
Realistic Fiction
What is the setting of a story?
The time or place a story happens.
What is the theme of a story?
The overall message or lesson the author wants to get across to the reader.
Tomorrow Tresa _____ her progect in the science fair.
a. entered
b.was entering
c.will be enter
d.will be entering
will be entering
Read the sentence.
The _____ of our school gave a speech on the importance of recycling.
a. principal
b. prince
c. principle
d. prints
principal
Which genre consists of a story from long ago that has been repeated for many years?
Folktale
Lip-Sync Co-Champs (pg.19-21)
Which exerpt from the story reveals the setting?
"Everyone in the auditorium looked at her."
Subway Song
Select the best summary of paragraph 1.
Noemi and her cousin Minerva are riding the subway when the train suddenly stops inside a tunnel.
The writer wants to add the words 'in my notebook'. Which revision shows the best place to add this prepositional phrase?
I did my homewaork in my notebook while riding home on the bus.
Read the sentence.
In august we will visit lake superior with my grandparents and my aunt.
Which words should be capitalized? Select three that apply.
a. august
b.lake
c.grandparents
d. aunt
e. superior
August
Lake
Superior
Which genre consists of a story that is about solving a crime or finding an explanation for a strange event?
Mystery
Lip-Sync Co-Champs (pg.19-21)
Which words best describe Marina at the beginning of the story?
Upset and disappointed
Subway Song
Which of the following would you include in a summary of this story?
Minerva senses that Noemi is nervous and gets the idea to play her flute.
The music helps Noemi and the others feel better until the train moves again.
In a minute, all four cats will running in to eat their dinner.
a. will be running
b. was running
c. is running
d. no correction is needed
a. will be running
What correction is needed in the sentence below?
"I'll see you next week" he said.
a. "I'll see you next week." he said
b. "I'll see you next week", he said.
c. "I'll see you next week," he said.
d. no change
c. "I'll see you next week," he said.
Which genre consists of a story that takes place in the past and involves real people or events from history; details are made up?
Historical Fiction
Lip-Sync Co-Champs
Which of the following best describes the problem in the story?
Marina and Isabella are supposed to do a lip-sync routine, but Isabella is too sick to perform.
True or False: When you summarize a story you are telling word for word what the text said.
False
In which sentence are the adjectives in the correct order?
a. After the game, they ran out the red big two dorrs for a victory dance.
b. After the game, they ran out the two red big doors for a victory dance.
c. After the game, they ran out the red two big doors for a victory dance.
d. After the game, they ran out the two big red doors for a victory dance.
After the game, they ran out the two big red doors for a victory dance.
Read the sentence.
I could have eaten the hole pie, but I had only one piece.
Which frequently confused word needs to be corrected in the sentence?
a. hole
b. pie
c. one
d. piece
Which genre consists of a story that could not happen in the real world; has unrealistic elements such as talking animals or time travel?
Fantasy
Lip-Sync Co-Champs
Part A: Which description is a reasonable inference about Brian's character?
Part B: Which excerpt from the story best supports the answer in Part A?
Part A: He is confident.
Part B: "I could do Isabella's part," said Brian..."No problem at all."
Subway Song
Part A: Which sentence expresses the theme of the story?
Part B: Which excerpt from the story best supports the answer in Part A?
Part A: A challenging situation can be a chance to bring people together.
Part B: "I could feel the mood inside the subway car shifting and lifting, as more people began to hum, tap their feet, and snap their fingers."
Correct the errors in the sentence below:
You should see the four small red bowls she sets out for them.
a. red four small
b. red small four
c. four red small
d. no correction is needed
No correction is needed
Read the sentence.
"Wait for me"! yelled Tony.
Which change should be made to the punctuation?
a. delete the exclamation point
b. put the exclamation point inside the quotation mark
c. change the exclamation point to a question mark
d. no change needed
b. put the exclamation point inside the quotation mark