Story Elements Review
Timed Theme
Tone/Mood
CER
Figurative Language/Text Structure
100
The time and place of a story
What is Setting?
100
True or False (10 Seconds)
A story can have more than one theme
True!
100
A story's mood is often implied, instead of stated outright. What does "implied" mean?
A. Hinted
B. Declared
C. announced
A ) Hinted
100
The direct answer to the prompt
Claim
100
What is a Simile?
Comparing two things using like or as.
200
The events in the story
What is plot?
200
Describe theme (30 seconds)
The message or the moral of a story
200
What is tone?
Author's Attitude
200
This is where you support your claim with an example, detail, or quote from the text.
Evidence
200
Giving a nonhuman human characteristics
Personification
300
The element in the text that is developed through thoughts, actions, looks, effects and speech is the ___.
Character
300
You can always tell what the theme of a story is by___________. 30 seconds
A ) reading carefully to find where an author directly states it
B) putting the main ideas together in a single sentence
The answer is D
examining the characters and plot, looking for BIG ideas
300
The writer creates the MOOD by establishing character, plot and ____________.
What is setting?
300
This is where you explain HOW and WHY your evidence proves your claim.
Reasoning
300
Double Jeopardy! Identify the text structure AND one of the figurative language types used in the following passage. This is worth 600 but if you get half right, then you get 300.
The soft fur of the dog felt like silk against my skin and her black coloring glistened as it absorbed the sunlight, reflecting it back as a perfect, deep, dark mirror.
Simile fur = silk
Metaphor fur = mirror
Description
400
Friendship helps people get through hard times. This is an example of a ________.
Theme
400
Which of the following would not be considered a theme? (30 Seconds)
The answer is C) a soldier coming home from WWI is not a theme.
400
What is the tone of the following passage?
What is angry, violent or aggressive? (Another synonym can apply)
400
How do I write a claim?
Rewrite the question into a statement.
400
Last week we installed a kitty door so that our cat could come and go as she pleases. Unfortunately, we ran into a problem. Our cat was afraid to use the kitty door. We tried pushing her through, and that caused her to be even more afraid. The kitty door was dark, and she couldn’t see what was on the other side. The first step we took in solving this problem was taping the kitty door open. After a couple of days, she was confidently coming and going through the open door. However, when we removed the tape and closed the door, once again, she would not go through. They say you catch more bees with honey, so we decided to use food as bait. We would sit next to the kitty door with a can of wet food and click the top of the can. When kitty came through the closed door, we would open the can and feed her. It took five days of doing this to make her unafraid of using the kitty door. Now we have just one last problem; our kitty controls our lives!
What is Problem and Solution?
500
The two types of problems or struggles a character faces.
What is internal and external conflict.
500
Which of the following could be a theme of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? (30sec)
A) respect the belongings of others
The answer is A
500
What is the MOOD of this passage? DO NOT SAY SAD.
What is gloomy, boring?
*Sad is not an accepted answer. There is no textual evidence or context clues that the atmosphere is sad is an answer so it is not correct.
500
Which of the following is the best example of reasoning? (30 sec)
The answer is B.
500
Headaches can have several causes. Many people think that the major cause of headache is nervous tension, but there is strong evidence that suggests diet and environment as possible factors. Some people get headaches because they are dependent on caffeine. Other people may be allergic to salt, or they may have low blood sugar. Still other people are allergic to household chemicals including polishes, waxes, bug killers, and paint. If they can manage to avoid these substances, their headaches tend to go away. When a person has recurring headaches, it is worthwhile to look for the underlying cause, especially if the result of that search is freedom from pain.
What is Cause and Effect?