Vocab
First element of plot
exposition
What is the climax?
The peak of the story, the high point of the story
The most interesting part of the story, where the conflict explodes
What part of the plot have we seen in a raisin in the sun
You are the future of South Africa. The hope of our rainbow nation.
What does he suggest when he calls South Africa a rainbow nation?
A South Africa boasts a variety of colorful animals and natural features.
B.South Africa is a country in which people of all colors can live together in harmony.
C.The current condition of South Africa is like the calm after a storm.
D.South Africa can look forward to positive future relations with nearby country
B.South Africa is a country in which people of all colors can live together in harmony.
Which is the BEST definition for the phrase relative seclusion as it is used in the excerpt from “Stop Feeding Wild Birds”? Natural food locations are scattered everywhere. Birds that have to look for food on their own can easily find it in places where they can eat in relative seclusion. At artificial feeding sites, however, the birds often have to compete. A. quiet B. shelter C. privacy D. isolation
C) Isolation
Second element of plot
Rising action
What is plot?
This is how a fiction story is organized
It is a sequence of how event happen in a story
What is the exposition in "a raisin in the sun"?
characters- mama, Walter, Ruth, Travis, Beneatha
setting- the raggedy apartment in Chicago
An actor suggest that “backstage is a zoo.” What does her use of the word zoo MOST suggest?
A.a fearful situation
B.a hopeful mood
C.a chaotic scene
D.a dramatic disagreement
C.a chaotic scene
Adding to the deception, their brown coloring blends in with decomposing leaves. They can hide in plain sight. What does the phrase hide in plain sight mean? A. They pretend to be unafraid. B. They can clearly see a predator. C. They prefer to sit in the open. D. They look like their surroundings.
D) They look like their surroundings.
third element of plot
Climax
What is the resolution
End of the story, conflict is completely resolved
What is the rising action in "a raisin in the sun"?
They've introduced part of the conflict, mama is getting some money. And Water really want the money for himself for his business the rest of the family does not agree
The sentence is missing a word
Practice can be and should be hard, it can really pay off when it's time to compete.
What word is missing and where should the word be
But
before it
1) Sculpture is an art form that allows an artist to create in three dimensions. (2) Sculpture is solid, has texture, and can usually be viewed from all sides, and is different than paintings and drawings. (3) Most often, sculptors use wood, stone, metal, or plaster to sculpt what they imagine. (4) One type of sculpture that can't be walked around is called "bas-relief." (5) It is different because it is carved in panels that are like raised pictures that project from the background they are carved on. (6) Sculpture is often used to decorate public places, parks, and buildings. (7) Sculptures of people or animals are called statues.
Which sentence below could be left out of the selection and still gives enough information on sculptures?
A.Sentence 1
B.Sentence 3
C.Sentence 4
D.Sentence 7
D) sentence 7
fourth element of plot
falling action
What is the rising action?
These are the event that lead up to the climax, it is when the conflict is introduced
What is Beneatha/Bennie in school for versus what Walter want her to become?
she is in school to be a doctor, Walter wants her to be a nurse
The word mobile has several meanings. Which answer choice most precisely states its meaning in this sentence?
Where in past societies people were often stuck in a limited role for life, modern societies permit many to be mobile.
A) able to be moved physically B) changing in purpose C) able to change status d) able to move physically
C) able to change status
More than a hundred years ago, Europeans who wanted to drink coffee typically tied up coffee grounds in a little piece of cloth and boiled it in a pot of water. 2 Some grounds usually got through the cloth and mixed with the drink. 3 The coffee also tasted very bitter. 4 Melitta Bentz invented a much better system for brewing coffee that involved using a heavy paper filter and a pot with holes punched in it. 5 When she poured the boiling water through this contraption, the paper held the coffee grounds, water drained through, and the resulting beverage was a ton better. Which edit should be made to maintain the formal style of the paragraph? A. Change “a pot of water” to “some water” in sentence 1 B. Change “mixed” to “stirred” in sentence 2. C. Change “punched” to “placed” in sentence 4. D. Change “a ton better” to “much improved” in sentence 5.
D) Change “a ton better” to “much improved” in sentence 5.
Last element of plot
Resolution
What is the exposition?
The beginning of the story, background information is knows- characters, setting
What does Walter want to do with the insurance check?
To start a liquor store
In the laboratory, we set up the apparatus efficiently in aproximately 10 minutes.
Which word is NOT spelled correctly? A. laboratory B. apparatus C. efficiently D. aproximately
D) aproximately
should be approximately
A student is writing a research paper focusing on how the United Nations began. Which resource would be BEST for locating reliable information about the origin of the United Nations? A. an online essay written by a person who visited the United Nations Office at New York City B. a book of essays written by historians about the reasons the United Nations was founded C. a collection of interviews with people from different countries explaining what they think of the United Nations D. a travel guide for New York City, with a chapter about what to see and do when visiting the United Nations Office
B. a book of essays written by historians about the reasons the United Nations was founded