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Making Predictions
Elements of Plot
Characterization
Idioms
Grammar
100
What helps us make predictions?
prior knowledge/ details from the text.
100
What is a story's plot?
the sequence (or order) of events.
100
How does an author develop or describe the characters in a story?
characterization
100
Identify the idiom in the following sentence: I need to bring an umbrella outside because it's raining cats and dogs.
raining cats and dogs.
100
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The students are excited to take the test.
are
200
Which of the following is an example of a prediction? A. The weather is getting colder B. It is going to snow on Friday C. Jamie is freezing
B. It is going to snow on Friday
200
In which part of the plot is the reader introduced to the main character, setting, and situation?
the exposition.
200
Which character trait does the following character demonstrate? Lucy shows up to class, pays attention during the lesson, and completes all of her homework on time.
responsible.
200
Identify the idiom in the following sentence: She was feeling blue after she failed the test.
feeling blue.
200
What is the past tense form of the verb emphasize?
emphasized
300
Which of the following statements is a prediction? A. "I wonder if the Bears are going to win" B. "It is snowing outside" C. "The concert tickets are going to sell out quickly"
C. The concert tickets are going to sell out quickly
300
Name two things that happen during a story's climax?
the most intense part of a story/ the outcome becomes clear.
300
Which character trait does the following character demonstrate? Alex runs a mile every morning and plays on the school soccer team.
athletic.
300
What is the meaning of the following idiom? Don't spill the beans.
to tell a secret.
300
Identify the main verb and the helping verb in the following sentence: The teacher is grading the benchmark tests.
grading/ is
400
Make a reasonable prediction based on the following: Andy is too short to reach the cookies on the top of the fridge. His older sister is much taller and is pouring two glasses of milk.
Andy's sister will reach the cookies
400
A story's plot becomes more intense and the reader meets new characters and learns new information during which part of the plot?
the rising action.
400
Determine if the following demonstrates direct or indirect characterization: Joe is an intelligent student and enjoys going to The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
direct characterization.
400
What is the meaning of the following idiom? the elephant in the room
a truth that everyone ignores
400
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The temperature seems much colder today.
seems
500
Make a reasonable prediction based on the following: Emily is waiting for the first soccer game of the season to start when all of the sudden it starts to pour rain. Lightning is spotted near the field and the weather forecast shows that the rain will most likely go on for hours.
The soccer game will be cancelled/delayed
500
Which part of the plot is the conflict resolved and all of the loose ends are tied up?
the resolution.
500
Determine if the following demonstrates direct or indirect characterization: Sarah sleeps until noon on Saturdays and lays around on the couch watching cartoons until dinner time.
indirect characterization.
500
Identify the idiom in the following sentence, then determine the meaning: The new Iphone 6 is selling like hot cakes.
selling like hot cakes/ to sell quickly.
500
Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: The soccer teams were practicing outside before the first snow.
were