Figurative Language
The Outsiders
Linear Plot Development
Elements Of A Story
Jack & The Beanstalk
100
Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile? A. The substitute's stare made us feel as cold as ice. B. Betsy's Beagles busted Buster's blue ball. C. Tonya was green with envy. D. Patricia was frozen with fear.
What is A. The substitute's stare made us feel as cold as ice.
100
Which of the following answers contain 5 of the characters of The Outsiders? A. Johnny, Pony, Damon, Sara, and Dally. B. Johnny, Pony, Darry, Dally, and Cherry. C. Pony, Two Bit, Macy, Bob, and Steve. D. Sodapop, Darry, Dally, Tracy, and Mandi.
What is B. Johnny, Pony, Darry, Dally, and Cherry.
100
How many elements are used in a Linear Plot Development? A. 3 elements B. 2 elements C. 5 elements D. 1 element
What is C. 5 elements
100
What is the setting of a story? A. Where the characters live. B. The town where the character works. C. The place in which the story takes place. D. Where the most drama in the story takes place.
What is C. The place in which the story takes place.
100
Why does Jack and his mother sell Milky White? A. They cannot bear to kill her so they sell her for money. B. She no longer produces milk and they are poor so they sell her. C. She keeps running away from home and they are tired of it. D. They don't sell Milky White the Ogre steals her.
What is B. She no longer produces milk and they are poor so they sell her.
200
Which of the following sentence is an example of alliteration? A. Jack felt as cool as a cucumber while wearing his new shoes. B. Catrina's cat Cuddles clawed the couch cushions. C. Mrs. Townsend has a million things to do today. D. He fumed and charged like an angry bull.
What is B. Catrina's cat Cuddles clawed the couch cushions.
200
What happened after Ponyboy fell asleep in the park then returned home late at night? A. He snuck in and pretended he was asleep in bed the whole night. B. He spent the night at Johnny's. C. He went home, got into an argument with Darry, Darry hit him, then he ran to the park with Johnny. D. He and Johnny went back to the movies.
What is C. He went home, got into an argument with Darry, Darry hit him, then he ran to the park with Johnny.
200
What occurs at the exposition of a Linear Plot Development? A. The introduction of the setting, conflict, and main characters. B. The events that lead up to the climax. C. The setting of the story. D. It tells how the story ends.
What is A. The introduction of the setting, conflict, and main characters.
200
What is the conflict of a story? A. The character that nobody likes. B. The villain in the story. C. The problem in the story. D. When two people are fighting in the story.
What is C. The problem in the story.
200
How many beans does Jack sell Milky White for? A. 5 B. 7 C. 3 D. 6
What is A. 5
300
Which of the following sentences is an example of a metaphor? A. Jeffrey won the lottery and now he has tons of money. B. Keep your eyes peeled. C. Mrs. Townsend and Ms. Spurlock are like peas and carrots. D. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is B. Keep your eyes peeled.
300
What does Dally give to Johnny and Ponyboy when they go to him for help? A. A cigarette. B. 50 dollars, a jacket, a shirt, directions to a church they can stay at, and a gun. C. A phone so they can call home. D. Advice to turn themselves in.
What is B. 50 dollars, a jacket, a shirt, directions to a church they can stay at, and a gun.
300
What kind of events are used in the rising action section of a Linear Plot Development? A. Every event. B. The events that lead up to the climax of the story. C. Events that have nothing to do with the story. D. This section tells you the conclusion to the story.
What is B. The events that lead up to the climax of the story.
300
What is the theme of a story? A. A general statement about life. B. The topic of the story. C. The moral of the story. D. What happens in the story.
What is A. A general statement about life.
300
What is the first item that Jack steals? A. The golden harp B. Bread C. Money D. The hen
What is C. Money
400
Which of the following sentences is an example of personification? A. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. B. It's raining cats and dogs. C. The thunder grumbled like an old man. D. The ants began their daily marching drill.
What is C. The thunder grumbled like an old man.
400
How do Ponyboy and Johnny change their appearances? A. They buy new clothes, sunglasses, and a few hats. B. They get a tan to make themselves look darker. C. They dye their hair red. D. They cut their hair and Pony bleaches his hair.
What is D. They cut their hair and Pony bleaches his hair.
400
What is the climax of the Linear Plot Development? A. Where all of the character die. B. Where the story starts getting good. C. Where the story is about to end. D. Where after this point nothing will be the same.
What is D. Where after this point nothing will be the same.
400
Which of the following is a human quality? A. brown B. bumpy C. lazy D. long hair
What is C. lazy
400
What item is it that finally gets Jack caught stealing? A. The hen B. The gold C. The harp D. The ogre's wife
What is C. The harp
500
Which of the following sentences is an example of imagery? A. The eerie silence was shattered by her scream. B. The ocean danced in the moonlight. C. He is older than the hills. D. She is bored to death.
What is A. The eerie silence was shattered by her scream.
500
What decision did Johnny make after Dally came back to visit he and Ponyboy in Windrixville? A. To go back so they can join the rumble against the socs. B. To go on the road so they can get as far away from home as possible. C. To reconnect with his mother and father. D. To turn himself in for the murder of Bob.
What is D. To turn himself in for the murder of Bob.
500
What is the resolution of a story on the Linear Plot Development? A. This tells you that the characters lived happily ever after. B. It tells you how the story ends. C. It tells you who lived and who died. D. It tells you all of the character's names.
What is B. It tells you how the story ends.
500
What is the moral of a story? A. The punishment a character will receive. B. The lesson of the story. C. What the character learns in the story. D. How the story ends.
What is B. The lesson of the story.
500
What does Jack do to get away from the ogre? A. Trips the ogre so he falls from the sky to his death. B. Burns his house to the ground. C. Climbs down the beanstalk, chops it down, and the ogre falls to his death. D. Asks the ogre's wife to hide him.
What is C. Climbs down the beanstalk, chops it down, and the ogre falls to his death.