Red Scarf Girl
Who is the narrator?
Ji-li Jiang
A word that means the perspective from which a story is told.
Point of View
What is conflict?
A problem, or a struggle of opposing forces
A comparison between two things using the words like or as.
Simile
What is the word for a person, place, or thing?
Noun
How old is Ji-li at the start of the story and the end of the story?
12 at the start, 14 at the end
A word that means a central message, lesson, or moral of a story.
Theme
A student accidentally spills water on their friend’s homework. The friend gets upset and stops talking to them. What type of conflict is this?
Person v. Person
Giving human qualities to something non-human, such as "The wind whispered through the trees."
Personification
In the sentence, "She sings beautifully," what part of speech is the word "beautifully"?
Adverb
What was Ji-li's father accused of being?
A rightist
A word that means the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
Alliteration
A girl is hiking in the mountains when a sudden snowstorm traps her far from safety. What type of conflict is this?
Person v. Nature
A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning beyond its literal meaning, such as a dove representing peace.
Symbolism
Rewrite this sentence with correct punctuation: "I need to buy eggs milk bread and butter."
eggs, milk, bread, and butter
Where did she hide the letter her mother gave her?
The cat's litter box
A word that means a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens in a story.
Irony
A boy wants to join the soccer team, but he struggles with self-doubt and fears he’s not good enough. What type of conflict is this?
Person v. Self
A deliberate exaggeration for effect, such as "I’ve told you a million times!"
Hyperbole
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
A phrase does not have a subject and a predicate, a clause does
How many acres of land did her family own?
Over 3,300 acres or roughly 5 square miles of land
A word that means the use of hints or clues to suggest events that will happen later in a story.
Foreshadowing
A town debates tearing down an old library to make space for a new shopping center. Some residents protest to save the library. What type of conflict is this?
Person v. Society
A literary device where the audience knows something that the characters do not, creating tension or humor, such as in Romeo and Juliet when the audience knows Juliet is alive, but Romeo does not.
Dramatic Irony
What punctuation mark is used to show possession or contractions?
Apostrophe