Character vs...
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Main Idea
Synonyms or Antonyms
(or neither?)
Characterization:
Direct or Indirect?
100

Two teams face off in a championship basketball game!

What is character vs character?

100

Would you like to go to the movies, ___ would you rather stay home?

What is or?

100

This is the main idea.

What is the main argument or the main thing the text is trying to get across?

100
"Hot" and "Warm"
What are synonyms?
100

A'stari is always sure to do her homework, but she never scores well on tests.

What is indirect characterization?

200

Alice is bullied by the other kids in her neighborhood!

What is Character vs. Society?

200

The class was painting, ___ Katrina spilled her paint.

What is and?

200

This is the stuff that holds up the main idea.

What are supporting details?

200

"Fragile" and "Durable"

What are antonyms?

200

Deante gets never gets in fights, no matter what anyone says to him.

What is indirect characterization.

300

Josiah feels guilty for the way he treated his friend last year!

What is Individual vs. Self?

300

A kitten followed me home, ____ I gave it a bowl of milk

What is so?

300

The sentence that gives you the main idea for the following paragraph:

There are great numbers of deer around here.1 This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen.2 There are bears, mountain lions, and coyotes.3 To the east there are streams full of trout, and there are ducks and geese.4

What is sentence 1?

300

"Rough" and "Smooth"

What are antonyms?

300

Vincent is easily distracted.

What is direct characterization?

400

A group of characters on a plane crash in the wilderness, and they have to find food and shelter!

What is Character vs. Nature?

400

Mr. Sanchez loved his new office, ___ he didn't like the view.

What is but or yet?

400

These sentences give supporting ideas in the following paragraph:

Costs were low that year and production was high.1 There was a good person for each job and the market remained firm.2 There were no losses from fire.3 All in all it was the best years in the history of the company.4

What are sentences 1, 2, and 3?

400

"Brave" and "Foolish"

What is neither?

400

Eddie's clothes all have holes in them, but he always has plenty of money for food.

What is indirect characterization?

500

A greek hero struggles against an angry god!

What is Character vs. Supernatural?

500

I won't go home, ___ will I stay here.

I won't go home, nor will I stay here.

500

The main idea of the following paragraph:

It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true.Go ask the forest rangers.2 Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations.3

What is "lightning sometimes does strike twice in the same place"?

500

"Brilliant" and "Intelligent"

What are synonyms?

500

Robert is a rich, angry old man.

What is direct characterization?