Figurative Language
Which excerpt has the greatest hyperbole?
A.) The pear tree stood tall in the garden, waving her shady branches.
B.) Leaves fell like confetti when the children scrambled up the tree.
C.) The doctor’s office was empty as a tomb for months and months.
D.) The children climbed higher than the sun’s rays that afternoon.
D.) The children climbed higher than the sun’s rays that afternoon.
A theme is
A.) something a character says in a story.
B.) the main message found within a story.
C.) an action taken somewhere in a story.
D.) an idea someone has in a story.
B.) the main message found within a story.
What is one reason that Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street is considered science fiction as opposed to fantasy fiction?
A.) It involves aliens.
B.) A murder occurs.
C.) It is a scary story.
D.) It contains magic.
A.) It involves aliens.
Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
37. PAN SHOT – ACROSS THE STREET DOWN THE ROW OF HOUSES 37.
Each is the same in general style, the front porch, the gliders, the rest of it. Then suddenly the CAMERA STOPS on the last house in the line. There's a spot light set up on the porch and even in the daylight we can see it shining.
Which element of drama is highlighted in this stage direction?
A.) character
B.theme
C.) setting
D.) plot
C.) setting
Which excerpt has an example of personification?
A.) The children squealed like frightened mice after they were caught.
B.) Fresh pear juice dripped in golden raindrops from his messy chin.
C.) Villagers looked as tired and wilted as a bouquet of dried flowers.
D.) The old tree raised her gnarly branches to touch the summer sky.
D.) The old tree raised her gnarly branches to touch the summer sky.
Read the excerpt from a folktale.
The frog worried he would never get out of the bucket of cream. He began to swim in despair, kicking and churning as he croaked. Before long, he realized that the thick cream had turned into butter. He put his strong back feet on a slippery mound of butter and jumped right out of the bucket!
Which theme can be found in this excerpt?
A.) Small problems often have very complicated solutions.
B.) Keep working through problems and a solution will be found.
C.) Eating butter may be very good for an animal’s health.
D.) Frogs are better at solving problems than human beings.
B.) Keep working through problems and a solution will be found.
Which line from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street helps to distinguish this teleplay as a work of science fiction rather than a work of fantasy fiction?
A.) "Show them nothing! If they want to look inside our house – let them get a search warrant.”
B.) A figure has suddenly materialized in the gloom and in the silence we can hear the clickety-clack of slow, measured footsteps on concrete as the figure walks slowly toward them.
C.) "We're all scared of the same thing. I was just tryin' to . . . tryin' to protect my home, that's all! Look, all of you, that's all I was tryin' to do."
D.) “Who do I talk to? I talk to monsters from outer space. I talk to three headed green men who fly over here in what look like meteors.”
D.) “Who do I talk to? I talk to monsters from outer space. I talk to three headed green men who fly over here in what look like meteors.”
Based on Steve’s actions in the first part of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, readers may have predicted that Steve would continue being the town’s leader during the power outage.
How should readers revise this prediction after Don asks Steve about his radio?
A.) Readers should now predict that Les Goodman will attack Steve.
B.) Readers should now predict that Steve is one of the aliens.
C.) Readers should now predict that Steve will no longer be in charge.
D.) Readers should now predict that Steve will escape to Floral Street.
C.) Readers should now predict that Steve will no longer be in charge.
Which line from "Aunty Misery” is an example of a simile?
A.) “‘There is only one thing that I desire,’ said Aunty Misery.”
B.) “He answered her in a voice that was dry and hoarse, as if he had swallowed a desert.”
C.) “The people who make their living from death began to protest loudly.”
D.) "‘Ask and it shall be yours,’ replied the stranger, who was a sorcerer in disguise.”
B.) “He answered her in a voice that was dry and hoarse, as if he had swallowed a desert.”
Read the excerpt from “How I Learned English.”
I fell back,
Dazed, clutching my brow,
Groaning, “Oh my shin, oh my shin,”
And everybody peeled away from me
And dropped from laughter, and there we were,
All of us writhing on the ground for one reason
Or another.
Readers can tell that this is the climax of the poem, because it
A.) gives information about what the speaker thinks and feels.
B.) adds to the idea that the speaker feels like an outsider.
C.) changes the speaker’s struggle to fit in with the other boys.
D.) shows how the speaker’s problems with the boys are solved.
C.) changes the speaker’s struggle to fit in with the other boys.
Which aspect of Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street marks it as science fiction and not fantasy fiction?
A.) It is about aliens and takes place on another planet.
B.) It is about humans who meet aliens here on Earth.
C.) It is about aliens visiting Earth and observing humans.
D.) It is about magical events that cannot be explained.
C.) It is about aliens visiting Earth and observing humans.
Which excerpt from The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street best foreshadows the idea that the residents of Maple Street are becoming a dangerous mob?
A.) The crowd picks this up again and with it their suspicions come back with a rush. The murmur becomes a loud chant filling the air with accusations and demands for action. Two of the men pass Don right up the steps. Goodman flattens himself against the screen door.
B.) “There's something you can do, Charlie. You could go home and keep your mouth shut. You could quit strutting around like a self-appointed hanging judge and just climb into bed and forget it.”
C.) “Well . . . sometimes I go to bed late at night. A couple of times . . . a couple of times I'd come out on the porch and I'd see Mr. Goodman here in the wee hours of the morning standing out in front of his house . . . looking up at the sky.”
D.) "That don't prove a thing. Any guy who'd spend his time lookin' up at the sky early in the morning—well there's something wrong with that kind of a person. There's something that ain't legitimate."
A.) The crowd picks this up again and with it their suspicions come back with a rush. The murmur becomes a loud chant filling the air with accusations and demands for action. Two of the men pass Don right up the steps. Goodman flattens himself against the screen door.
Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”
With a heavy sigh like wind through a tomb, Senor Death climbed the pear tree. Immediately he became stuck to it as if with glue. And no matter how much he cursed and threatened, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to release Death.
What is the meaning of the simile in the underlined phrase?
A.) Death’s sigh was powerful and strong.
B.) Death’s sigh was playful and silly.
C.) Death’s sigh was loud but went unheard.
D.) Death’s sigh was sad but hopeful.
C.) Death’s sigh was loud but went unheard.
Which is the best definition of a folktale?
A.) a story about common people
B.) a story shared orally for generations
C.) a story for use in a school setting
D.) a story told with few variations
B.) a story shared orally for generations
Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
As they shout, accuse, scream, interspersing with cuts of TILT SHOTS OF HOUSES as the lights go on and off and then slowly in the middle of this nightmarish morass of sight and sound the CAMERA STARTS TO PULL AWAY until once again we've reached the opening shot looking at the Maple Street sign from high above. THE CAMERA CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY. . . .
If changed, which detail would change this from science fiction to fantasy fiction?
A.) lights going on and off in the houses as a result of electrical outages
B.) lights going on and off in the houses as a result of supernatural events
C.) people screaming and panicking because they glimpse a space shuttle
D.) people screaming and panicking because aliens begin attacking them
B.) lights going on and off in the houses as a result of supernatural events
Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
37. PAN SHOT – ACROSS THE STREET DOWN THE ROW OF HOUSES 37.
Each is the same in general style, the front porch, the gliders, the rest of it. Then suddenly the CAMERA STOPS on the last house in the line. There's a spot light set up on the porch and even in the daylight we can see it shining.
Which element of drama is highlighted in this stage direction?
A.) character
B.) theme
C.) setting
D.) plot
C.) setting
Which excerpt is an example of a simile?
A.) Death arrived at her door like an unwelcome stray dog.
B.) Aunty Misery was a grumpy bear when children were near.
C.) The ripe pears were shiny gems, impossible to resist.
D.) Wind blew its hot breath through the dusty village.
A.) Death arrived at her door like an unwelcome stray dog.
Which sentence contains an example of a metaphor?
A.) “The tree trunk was just as sticky as a honey pot.”
B.) “Aunty Misery hid in the garden like an old scarecrow.”
C.) “The sweet pear tree was a hidden treasure box.”
D.) “Children were swinging from the branches like monkeys.”
C.) “The sweet pear tree was a hidden treasure box.”
Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
81. EXT. FIELD – NIGHT – ANGLE SHOT LOOKING TOWARD METAL SIDE OF SPACE CRAFT 81.
Which sits shrouded in darkness. An open door throws out a beam of light from the illuminated interior.
Based on this excerpt, this teleplay is
A.) fantasy fiction because it focuses on magical ideas that cannot be supported by science.
B.) fantasy fiction because it retells the history and impact of space travel on society.
C.) science fiction because it contains fictional elements based on scientific theory.
D.) science fiction because it explains specific scientific facts in an entertaining format.
C.) science fiction because it contains fictional elements based on scientific theory.
Read the stage direction from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
NARRATOR'S VOICE
Maple Street, U.S.A., late summer. A tree lined little world of front porch gliders, hop scotch, the laughter of children, and the bell of an ice cream vendor.
There is a pause and the CAMERA MOVES OVER to a shot of the Good Humor man and two small boys who are standing alongside just buying ice cream.
Based on this stage direction, readers should picture Maple Street as a
A.) mysterious place.
B.) quiet place.
C.) chaotic place.
D.) charming place.
D.) charming place.