Benefits of Reading
Poetry & Young Adult Literature
Illustration & Art in Children's Books
Elements in Literature
100

What is a potential long-term benefit of reading?

Increased Verbal Fluency

or

Increased Reading Automaticity

or

Better Understanding of Other Cultures

100

Which type of poem has 7 lines, starts with a noun and ends with a noun, and the nouns are opposites.

Diamonte

100

Saturation

the brightness or dullness of a color

100

A piece of folk literature that features exaggeration

Tall Tale

200

Not a suitable critical element to consider in order to make a sound evaluation of a book's quality. 

Hint: 

The story's central idea

The style and language of the book

The pacing of a story

How old or new a book is

How old or new a book is

200

What is a poem called when it is written or printed on the page in a shape representing the poem's subject?

Concrete Poem

200

Bright colors, short brushstrokes, and blurred edges to show how light and shadow change and how things look from a certain viewpoint

Impressionism

200

Recent trends in folk literature publishing include

"twisted" or "re-envisioned" versions of folk and fairy tales

300

When students self-select a book to read, they consider a couple of things...name one. 

Students choose a book at their reading level

Students select books about a topic they are interested in

300

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Protagonist

300

A pop-up book that includes pull tabs or flaps to be lifted is an example of  what type of picture book?

Engineered book.

300

A story that contains deviations from natural physical law (e.g. a story in which there are things like magic and/or time travel) is an example of

Fantasy

400

Children's books often have children as protagonists

Because readers need to identify their own lives in the books they read

400

Children's literature is often said to provide for children windows, mirrors, and sliding-glass doors. In the role of a sliding-glass door, children's literature...

Provides impetus for change because the reading experience changes the reader

400

Representational style is also referred to as

Realism

400

Magic, Heroism, Fantastic Objects

Basic Fantasy Motifs 

500

Which of the following statements is true for motivated readers?

HINT: 

Motivated readers read for their own purposes.

Motivated readers refuse to discard a book they have not finished.

Motivated readers like all books.

Motivated readers remember everything they read.

Motivated readers read for their own purposes.

500

Which of these categories of contemporary realistic fiction grew out of the age of new realism in children's literature?

Hint: Mystery Stories, Problem Stories, Animal Stories, or Sport Stories

Problem Stories

500

With regard to an illustrator's use of the visual element of line, generally speaking, what do diagonal lines suggest

Movement

500

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an example of which category of modern fantasy? 

HINT: 

Imaginary Worlds

Expanded Traditional Tales

Time-warp Fantasy

Supernatural Tales

Imaginary Worlds