Sect Vocabulary
This word means to cut into two pieces or parts
What is bisect?
A character that does not change throughout the story
What is a static character?
A boy worries whether to tell the truth about breaking a plate
What is character vs. self?
Fix this sentence. My friends (was/were) excited about the trip.
What is were?
The part of the story that introduces us to the setting and characters
What is the exposition?
This word means something that has three separate body parts-head, thorax, and abdomen
What is an insect?
At the start of A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter miser, but by the end, he is a joyful philanthropist, meaning his character type is this.
What is dynamic?
A woman gets trapped in her car after the heavy rain flooded the sidewalks and streets.
What is character vs. nature?
Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
What is are?
"Stanley builds physical strength, finds a gold tube with the initials 'KB', and teaches Zero how to read during this long section of the plot, where the suspense and tension build up toward the turning point."
What is the rising action?
This word means to cut across something, like a path in the woods
What is transect?
A shy student learns to speak up and volunteers for a class project by the end of the year.
What is a dynamic character?
Mrs. Ward had to read the last part of the novel because ScreenShare would not work without the latest software update.
What is character vs. technology?
"To fix the subject-verb agreement error in the sentence, 'The team of regular students study hard for the big exam,' you must change the word 'study' to this."
What is studies?
The tension finally breaks and the conflict shifts toward the boys' favor when the lawyer demands Stanley's release and does not let him open the suitcase.
What is falling action?
This word means to cut something apart for close examination.
What is dissect?
Because she begins the story as a kind, patient girl and ends the story exactly the same way—just with a crown—Cinderella's character type is this.
What is static?
A teenager wants to pursue art, but their family expects them to follow the family business.
What is character vs. society?
There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
What is were and is?
Stanley steals a water truck, crashes it into a hole, and flees the desert to search for Zero, after realizing he could still possibly be alive.
What is rising action?
This word means to explain the meaning of something
What is interpret?
This static character remained harsh and critical toward Zero throughout the novel, mocking his inability to read
Who is Mr. Pendanski?
Susie sat at her desk staring at her best friend's math test, completely frozen. She knew the answer to the final bonus question was right there, but her conscience screamed at her to look away. This is the specific type of conflict Susie is experiencing.
What is internal conflict or character vs. self?
Fill in the correct word. Either the teachers or the students (have, has) to clean up the supplies.
What is have?
This specific plot element functions as the structural tipping point of the narrative—the moment of greatest tension where the central conflict must be resolved, making the final outcome inevitable.
What is climax?