What's the Definition?
What's the Definition?
Plot Elements
Determine the correct vocabulary word
MISC
100

Debris means?

What is the scattered remains of something.

100

encounter means?

to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly:

100

This is the time and place of a story.

What is setting?


100

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. 

He was so scared that he would be hit by _____________when the tornado hit.  

Debris

100

What are story elements called? 

Plot

200

Naturalist means?

What is a person who studies or is an expert in natural history, especially a zoologist or botanist. 

200

Sheer means?

perpendicularly; vertically; down or up very steeply.

200

These are the people or animals in a story.

What are characters? 

200

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. 

The cliff's____________drop created a natural defense against any intruders in addition to providing a view that was breathtaking by day or night.

Sheer

200

The suffix in the word comfortable is:

able

300

spectacular means?

What is marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display 

300

generation means?

What is the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time

300

This is where the story changes; also known as the turning point of the story.

Climax

300

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. 

We _______________so many problems in our work.

encounter


300

The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something you:

Do it again

400

Indicated means?

What is to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: 

400

What does retrace mean?

Go back over

400
What is the area of Plot where you are introduced to the characters and setting called? 

Exposition

400


Charlie Chaplin belonged to the ______________ of silent-screen stars.

generation

400

What is the suffix: dent _ _ _      (a person who fixes teeth)

-ist

500

Emphasis means? 

what is special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: 

500

What does decipher mean? 

To discover the meaning.

500

What is the end of the story called? 

NOT the end. The higher level thinking word!

Resolution

500

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. 

The little girl _________________ that she knew the expectations. 

Indicated

500

The root word -ology means:

  1. The study of something
  2. Plants
  3. Making of something
  4. Burning

The study of something

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