Fiction
Identify each section of a plot diagram
Exposition - Conflict - Rising Action - Climax - Falling Action - Resolution
What is the purpose of informational text?
to inform about a topic or central idea
What is the structure of a poem?
A poem includes lines and it broken into stanzas
Anansi's main problem is that he --
A. wants to become friends with Nyame, but the snake is dangerous.
B. struggles to win the trust and respect of the people in his village.
C. must find a way to get the world's stories from Nyame.
D. has to figure out a clever way to trap the stinging hornets in the gourd.
C. must find a way to get the world's stories from Nyame.
How should the following sentence be changed?
It began as an ordinary Tuesday Night in January.
A. Insert a comma after began
B. Change began to begun
C. Change January to january
D. Change Night to night
D. Change Night to night
What does it mean to infer?
Which bests describes how the author presents major events in the life of Abigail Adams?
A. By including different opinions about her life
B. By posing questions about her life and then answering those questions
C. By describing the events in chronological order
D. By comparing the events to the lives of other women during that time period
C. By describing the events in chronological order
Why does the speaker say she is "Stuck in a winter desert"?
A. The sound of the wind reminds her of a desert.
B. Her skin is dry from the cold weather.
C. The fire makes her feel hot.
D. She thinks winter is too long.
D. She thinks winter is too long.
A difference between "How Anansi Got His Stories" and "How Stories Came to the World" is that the Anansi story -
A. tells how a custom began
B. is set in the distant past
C. has a third-person narrator
D. involves playing a trick
D. involves playing a trick
What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences?
It was made of granite. The face of the mountain received a lot of sunlight during the day.
A. It was made of granite, but the face of the mountain received a lot of sunlight during the day.
B. It was made of granite, therefore the face of the mountain received a lot of sunlight during the day.
C. It was made of granite, and the face of the mountain received a lot of sunlight during the day.
D. It was made of granite, though the face of the mountain received a lot of sunlight during the day.
C. It was made of granite, and the face of the mountain received a lot of sunlight during the day.
Identify the setting(s) for "The Case of the Glowing Glove" and explain why it's important.
Alex's Basement closet (office) - Marshall's attic bedroom - Marshall's backyard
What text features are included in informational text? (6 items)
headings, captions, labels, lists, and bold/italic words
What literary devices are included in poetry? (6 items)
Rhyming words, rhythm, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and repetition
Which theme is found in both selections? "How Anansi Got His Stories" & "How Stories Came to the World"
A. Animals can be as clever as people.
B. Stories are an important part of a culture.
C. A young person can be as wise as an older person.
D. It is best to use your mind, and not force, to solve problems.
B. Stories are an important part of a culture.
What change, if any, should be made to the sentence below?
When my grandmother gives me money on my birthday, she says, "Don't spend it all in one place!
A. Change gives to give
B. Change spend to spinned
C. Insert a quotation mark after place!
D. No change needed
C. Insert a quotation mark after place!
Identify and explain characteristics for Alex from "The Case of the Glowing Glove."
Alex - hardworking, dedicated - he believes himself to be an amazing detective
What graphic features are included in an informational text? (7 items)
charts, maps, diagrams, timelines, sidebars, photos, and illustrations
Which words from the poem, "Snowball", help the reader understand the meaning of the word beckons in line 30?
and he beckons me
A. I am surprised
B. watching for the signal
C. come out and play
D. reaches for the pile
C. come out and play
The Native American myth most likely comes from a time when -
A. a magical stone spoke to a child
B. food was scarce for the tribe
C. people did not know any stories
D. snow fell for the first time
C. people did not know any stories
What is the BEST way to revise the sentence below?
These tricks in this lake in Colorado have kept me alive all these years.
A. These tricks in Colorado have kept me alive in this lake, all these years.
B. These tricks have kept me alive in this lake in Colorado all these years.
C. These tricks, in this lake in Colorado have kept me alive, all these years.
D. These years in Colorado in this lake have kept me alive all these years.
B. These tricks have kept me alive in this lake in Colorado all these years.
Seeing what happens from the viewpoint of a narrator outside the story helps the reader understand --
A. what Marshall thinks of Alex and Ben
B. which character may be guilty
C. how Alex and Ben opened their detective agency
D. what all of the characters are thinking and feeling
D. what all of the characters are thinking and feeling
In paragraph 7, why does the author say that Abigail Adams was "ahead of her time"?
A. She thought and acted like a modern woman.
B. She was a great leader in Washington circles.
C. She was as educated as the women of today.
D. She was not patient enough to deal with others.
A. She thought and acted like a modern woman.
What are the four elements of figurative language typically found in poetry?
simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole
In the myth, "How Stories Came to the World," which earlier event hints at how the people will respond to the boy's first story?
A. The boy agrees to trade the sack of food for a story.
B. The people gather around the hear the boy retell the Great Stone's story.
C. The boy thanks the Great Stone for telling him the story.
D. The boy forgets his cold and hunger while listening to the Great Stone.
D. The boy forgets his cold and hunger while listening to the Great Stone.
What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?
She dresses me in doll close and pushes me around in a baby stroller.
A. Insert up after dresses me
B. Change close to clothes
C. Insert a comma after close
D. No change should be made
B. Change close to clothes