Word Power
What word means happening one after another without interruption?
What is consecutive
What is the category or type of literature called?
what is genre?
“I checked my glove and hurried onto the field.” What point of view is used?
What is first person?
What type of conflict occurs inside a character’s mind or heart?
What is internal conflict or character vs. self?
Who narrates “Ball Hawk”?
What is Mitchell?
What word means to use up food, energy, time, or another resource?
What is consume
What type of fictional text usually focuses on one main event or conflict?
what is short story
“You step up to the plate and tighten your grip.” What point of view is used?
What is second person
Two players argue over who should be the team captain. What type of conflict is this?
What is character v character?
Because the story is told in first person, how do readers mainly understand Mitchell’s mother?
What is through Mitchell’s perceptions and observations
What word means a small, close group that may not welcome outsiders?
What is clique?
What does a short story usually have fewer of than a novel?
what is Characters and events
Maya worried about missing the catch. Her teammates waited silently. What point of view is used?
What is third-person limited?
A runner must finish a race during a dangerous thunderstorm. What type of conflict is this?
what is character vs. nature?
Which relative listens to Mitchell and helps him understand why baseball matters to him?
What is Uncle Tommy?
What word means confused or puzzled by something difficult to understand?
what is buffaloed?
Who is the real person who writes a story?
what is The author
Maya feared the next pitch, but across the field, Ana felt completely confident. What point of view is used?
What is third-person omniscient?
A student challenges a community rule that excludes certain children from a club. What type of conflict is this?
What is character v society?
Why does Mitchell decide to continue playing baseball?
What is, baseball it helps him stay connected to his late father
What word means necessary or extremely important?
What is essential?
What is the struggle or problem that drives the action of a story?
What is conflict?
Which point of view reports only actions and dialogue without revealing any character’s thoughts?
What is third-person objective?
Dev wants to perform, but he fears he will forget every line. What type of conflict is this?
What is character vs. self?
What are two important ways the hawk contributes to the story?
What is, It catches Mitchell’s ball and teaches him a lesson he can apply to baseball