The information to answer this type of question is found in just one place.
A - Author and Me
B - Think and Search
C - Right There
D - On My Own
What is Right There?
100
What is the character called that is trying to reach a goal or overcome an obstacle?
A - Antagonist
B - Dynamic Character
C - Protagonist
What is Protagonist?
100
What is plot?
A - Part of the story when the suspense starts to build.
B - Part of the story that introduces the characters, the setting, and the initial conflict.
C - The series of events in a story.
What is The series of events in a story?
100
When two unlike things are being compared to one another using like or as?
A - Metaphor
B - Simile
What is Simile?
100
What type of genre is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
What is Fiction?
200
Where is the information found for a Think and Search question?
A - Information is found in several different places in the text
B - Information is from the text and your own knowledge
C - Information is found in one place
What is Information is found in several different places in the text?
200
The attitude the writer has towards his subject/character is _______.
A - Mood
B - Denotation
C - Tone
D - Connotation
What is Tone?
200
Name 3 types of external conflict.
Name a type of an internal conflict.
What is man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature?
What is man vs. himself?
200
Foreshadowing:
Clues or ________ in the story that help the reader _______ what will happen next or later in the story.
What is hints; predict?
200
What point of view is used in "Thank You Ma'am"?
What is Third Person?
300
If I found the answer using information from the text and my own knowledge, what type of question am I?
A - On My Own
B - Think and Search
C - Author and Me
What is Author and Me?
300
What is connotation?
A - The dictionary definition.
B - The atmosphere or feeling the writer tries to create through his choice of words.
C - The feeling (+, -, or neutral) associated with a word.
What is The feeling (+, -, or neutral) associated with a word?
300
What is the most exciting part of the story?
What is Climax?
300
Use imagery to describe either the island that Rainsford got stranded on OR the city in which the plot of Thank You Ma'am takes place.
Hint: Imagery is when the author uses sensory details to help the reader create a picture in his or her mind.
What is answers will be reviewed by Mrs. Fairbend/Mrs. Broskey-Rape for accuracy.
300
"The Interlopers"
Why would Ulrich be considered a dynamic character?
Hint: A dynamic character changes throughout the story.
What is He changed his mind about Georg by the end of the story?
400
Pretending a football team is a "text," what type of question is....
"Would you want to be on a football team? Why or why not?"
A - Author and Me
B - On My Own
C - Right There
D - Think and Search
What is On My Own?
400
The boy was mean, hot-tempered, and cruel.
This is an example of:
A - Imagery
B - Direct Characterization
C - Indirect Characterization
What is Direct Characterization?
400
This is the part of the story when the suspense starts to build.
A - Exposition
B - Rising Action
C - Resolution
What is Rising Action?
400
This is a 2 part question. No partial points given.
Give an example of a static character from any of the short stories.
Give an example of a dynamic character from any of the short stories.
What is under review by Mrs. Fairbend.
400
This is a 2 part question. No partial points are given.
What is the unexpected ending in "The Interlopers"?
What kind of irony is this?
What is Ulrich and Georg are eaten by wolves?
What is situational?
500
This is a two part question. No partial points given.
Name all three points of view.
What point of view is it when a narrator uses "I", "me", and "we" to tell the story?
What is First Person, Third Person, and Omniscient?
What is First Person?
500
This is a two part question. No partial points given.
Name the 3 main reasons for writing.
Name 4 different genres. (specific to the flashcards)
What is Persuade, Inform, and Entertain?
What is Fiction, Nonfiction, Drama, and Poetry?
500
Draw the plotline ("mountain") on your team's white board.
Label all parts.
What is will be checked by Mrs. Fairbend/Mrs. Broskey-Rape!
500
Three part question!!
There are 3 types of irony - dramatic, verbal, and situational. Label each type.
1. When the reader knows something in the story that the character does not know.
2. When the opposite happens of what the reader expects.
3. When the speaker says one thing, but means the opposite. (usually sarcasm is involved)
What is
1. Dramatic Irony
2. Situational Irony
3. Verbal Irony
500
What is the theme of "Button, Button"?
Write as a sentence on your white board.