Language Arts Questions

Front

What part of the word 'quadrilateral' means 'four'?

Back

Quad

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

Who is the second most quoted author after writers of the Bible?

Back

Shakespeare

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

Who spent time in the belly of a big fish because he refused to go where God told him?

Back

Jonah

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What two-word animal title might a person who reads constantly be given?

Back

Bookworm

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What is the term for the main character of a story?

Back

Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the term for a story's underlying message or lesson?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What is the term for a character's personality and traits in a story?

Back

Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3