A Wrinkle in Time
Ch. 1-3
Ch. 1-3
Plot Diagram
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Grammar
Reading
Danger Zone!
100
A Wrinkle in Time is written in __.
(A) first-person point of view
(B) third-person point of view
(B) third-person point of view
100
Which stage of the plot diagram contains mostly Chapter 1 of A Wrinkle in Time?
exposition
100
When does the action of the play begin? (A) 6:43 p.m. (B) 6:43 a.m.
(A) 6:43 p.m.
100
Is the word "receive" spelt correctly?
YES
100
Is Written in Bone a novel?
NO
100
Whose birthday was first?
Ms. Tapia--Ms. Kearley--Mr. Jackson
Ms. Kearley
200
Who is Meg's principal?
Mr. Jenkins
200
Which stage usually is the longest and involves most of the time in a story or movie?
rising action
200
Yes, "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is a drama from the TV series The Twilight Zone. But, what kind of drama? (A) teleplay (B) screenplay
(A) teleplay
200
What part of speech is the word "school" in the sentence below?
Are you going to the school dance tomorrow?
noun--verb--adjective--adverb--article
adjective
200
Which one is a metaphor?
(A) The house is a garden of love.
(B) Her bedroom is like a pigsty.
(C) I saw that movie a million times!
(A) The house is a garden of love.
200
Barbie is currently the number one movie of 2023--based on ticket sales. What is the second one?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
300
Which "W" does Meg meet first?
Mrs. Who---Mrs. Which---Mrs. Whatsit
Mrs. Whatsit
300
Put the stages of the plot diagram in order from first to last.
rising action--falling action--climax--exposition--resolution
exposition--rising action--climax--falling action--resolution
300
Who says, "A shotgun? Good Lord—will anybody think a thought around here? Will you people wise up? What good would a shotgun do against—"?
Steve--Charlie--Les
Steve
300
Which one is a compound sentence--not a simple one?
(A) My mom and dad celebrated their wedding anniversary.
(B) She enjoys swimming, but she dislikes fishing.
(C) I studied and passed the voc. quiz.
(B) She enjoys swimming, but she dislikes fishing.
300
A foreshadow usually involves ____ events.
past--present--future
future
300
Fall break was last week. What was last Monday?
Presidents' Day--Labor Day--Columbus Day
Columbus Day
400
Who tells Meg that she is "lucky" & has "dream-boat" eyes?
Calvin
400
Which event best represents the climax of the story of Cinderella?
(A) Cinderella goes to the ball to meet the Prince, but she leaves in a hurry before midnight approaches.
(B) Fairy Godmother appears and provides Cinderella with clothes, coach, and footmen.
(C) The Prince puts the glass slipper on Cinderella's foot, and it fits.
(C) The Prince puts the glass slipper on Cinderella's foot, and it fits.
400
SALLY (a little timorously): It just doesn’t seem right, though, keeping watch on them. Why...he was right when he said he was one of our neighbors. Why, I’ve known Ethel Goodman ever since they moved in. We’ve been good friends— what does timorously most likely mean?
(A) energetic
(B) impatient
(C) concerned
(D) overwhelmed
(C) concerned
400
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?
The boy with the hat looks very depressed.
with the hat
400
If a character debates about whether to see revenge or not, then what is the conflict?
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Self
400
Who teaches in Room #12?
Ms. Hysmith--Ms. Porter--Ms. Justiss
Ms. Hysmith
500
Meg's missing father is a ___.
(A) doctor (B) physicist (C) anthropologist (D) lawyer
(B) physicist
500
Which event best represents the falling action of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
(A) Charlie "accidentally" kills Pete Van Horn.
(B) The lights suddenly go off and on as the neighbors accuse each other.
(C) Les's car starts by itself.
(B) The lights suddenly go off and on as the neighbors accuse each other.
500
Which character isn't in the play?
Paul--Don--Sally--Myra--Tommy
Paul
500
Which sentence contains a direct object?
(A) She is very pretty.
(B) Mark is the president of the student council.
(C) She gave him a pencil to use.
(C) She gave him a pencil to use.
500
The antagonist of a story is usually a ____ character.
dynamic or static
static
500
What is the network below?
ABC--FOX--NBC--CBS
NBC