Test: Stories Based on Stories

​Plot Archetypes

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best describes the plot archetype in this story?

Terrence and Olivia are a perfect couple. They never fight or argue.

Terrence falls sick and Olivia takes care of him. The couple starts to argue and Olivia resents Terrance.

• Rags to Riches

• Fall from innocence

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best describes the plot archetype?

From the age 14, Monica never stopped working. She took a job that paid more than she could spend.

The doctor tells her that the stress is killing her and needs time off.

• Rags to Riches

• Defeating the monster

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best describes the plot archetype?

Every night 6 year old Hope has nightmares about a ghost in her closet. She dreams about the ghost.

Then one night she was tired of her dreams of fear and panic. So she confronted ghost and it never returned.

• The hero's Journey

• Defeating the Monster

Think of theme as a message in the bottle.​

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It is a statement (sentence) NOT just one word.​

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​Theme:

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Multiple Choice

Which two themes does the story communicate?

Terrence and Olivia are a perfect couple. They never fight or argue.

Terrence falls sick and Olivia takes care of him, she resents having not much free time. The couple starts to argue and Olivia resents Terrance.

• Free time is important to one's health. The unjust never succeed.

• Hardship brings out people's true feelings.

  Love requires comprimise.

Multiple Choice

Which two themes does this story communicate?

From the age 14, Monica never stopped working. She took a job that paid more than she could spend.

The doctor tells her that the stress is killing her and needs time off.

• Hard work leads to success.

  There's more to life than work.

• One must make time for love.

  Doctors aren't always correct.

Multiple Choice

Which two themes does the story tell?

Every night 6 year old Hope has nightmares about a ghost in her closet. She dreams about the ghost.

Then one night she was tired of her dreams of fear and panic. So she confronted ghost and it never returned.

• Sleep is important to a healthy lifestyle.

  Nightmares are common.

• A child's imagination is powerful.

  One must confront their fears.

A conflict in a story is when there are two opposing forces with a specific problem.

Multiple Choice

What does the conflict show about Olivia?

Terrence and Olivia are a perfect couple. They never fight or argue.

Terrence falls sick and Olivia takes care of him, she resents having not much free time. The couple starts to argue and Olivia resents Terrance.

• She wants to marry Terrence.

• She is not ready for the challenging of Terrance being sick.

Multiple Choice

What does the conflict show about Monica?

From the age 14, Monica never stopped working. She took a job that paid more than she could spend.

The doctor tells her that the stress is killing her and needs time off.

• She has lost sight of what's important.

• She does well in school and makes a million.

Multiple Choice

What does the conflict show about Hope?

Every night 6 year old Hope has nightmares about a ghost in her closet. She dreams about the ghost.

Then one night she was tired of her dreams of fear and panic. So she confronted ghost and it never returned.

• She laughs at danger and welcomes challenge.

• She overcomes her fears when necessary.

Multiple Choice

Which scenario most clearly contains a conflict?

• Sonia buys a new desk and chair, since she is working from home.

• Kate is expected to give a speech, but she hasn't prepared anything.

Multiple Choice

Which scenario most clearly contains a conflict?

• Emily cleans her house because her parents are visiting tomorrow.

• Wei tries shaving for the first time but cuts himself on the chin.

Multiple Choice

Which scenario most clearly contains a conflict?

• Emily cleans her house because her parents are visiting tomorrow.

• Israel gets mad at his mom for picking a restaurant he doesn't like.

Symbols

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Color

- Black: represents death or evil

- Blue: represents peacefulness and calm

- Yellow: stands for violence and decay

- Purple: stands for royalty

- Red: can symbolize blood, passion, or danger

Animals

- A bear might represent courage or danger

- A snake could represent corruption or deceit

- A dog often stands for loyalty or devotion

- A butterfly could symbolize a transformation

Match

Match the following symbol to the scenario.

• A dark cave.

• An old photograph

• A locked diary.

Which element symbolizes fear of the unknown.

Which element symbolizes a memory from the past.

Which element symbolizes hidden secrets.

• Which element symbolizes fear of the unknown.

• Which element symbolizes a memory from the past.

• Which element symbolizes hidden secrets.

​A perspective from which the story is told

• narrator is outside of the story. Talks about the characters, but only knows the thoughts of one character

• Words used:

• He, him, his, himself

• She​, her, herself

• they, them, their, themselves​

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​Third Person, Limited

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Multiple Choice

Which example uses 3rd Person Point-of-View?

Remember: The narrator is looking in. He sees the narrator thoughts and feelings.

(Uses he, she, him, her)

• While I care a great deal about Emma, I decided to look out for myself.

• "Watch the cows," said Mike. Then he went home.

Multiple Choice

Which example uses 3rd Person Point-of-View?

Remember: The narrator is looking in. He sees the narrator thoughts and feelings.

(Uses he, she, him, her)

• Impossible! How could she already be there? Mike shook his head in disbelief.

• Myself, I don't care for cactus.

Multiple Choice

Which example uses 3rd Person Point-of-View?

Remember: The narrator is looking in. He sees the narrator thoughts and feelings.

(Uses he, she, him, her)

• As for me, I prefer tulips to roses.

• How on earth, Jenny thought, the concert had already started.

• narrator is outside of the story,

• but knows ALL the thoughts of ALL the characters​

• Words used:

• He, him, his, himself

• She​, her, herself

• they, them, their, themselves​

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​Third Person, Omnisceint

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence clearly shows third-person omniscient point of view?

Narrator KNOWING ALL CHARACTERS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.

He, him, his, himself

She​, her, herself

they, them, their, themselves​

• Chad heard a loud bang from the engine. He looked around with terror in his eyes.

• A barber, an accountant, and a teacher waited for the events happen.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence clearly shows third-person omniscient point of view?

Narrator KNOWING ALL CHARACTERS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.

He, him, his, himself

She​, her, herself

they, them, their, themselves​

• Chad heard a loud bang from the engine. He looked around with terror in his eyes.

• Alejandro felt the concerts was long and boring. Mary loved is so much she didn't want it to end.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence clearly shows third-person omniscient point of view?

Narrator KNOWING ALL CHARACTERS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.

He, him, his, himself

She​, her, herself

they, them, their, themselves​

• Chad heard a loud bang from the engine. He looked around with terror in his eyes.

• The students stared at the teacher waiting for their turn.

​DRAMATIC IRONY occurs when the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know.

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EXAMPLE:

In many horror movies, the audience knows that a killer or creature is on the loose, but certain characters on screen do not. We are afraid for them because we know that they are in danger.​

Multiple Choice

Which statement shows dramatic irony?

A boy kept a pet badger in his yard with a steel wall around it, so it would not chew through to escape.

A boy jogging by looked around to get away from the angry bullies.

The boy said, "I will hid behind the steel wally."

What do you know that the boy does not.

(Key words: you know, the reader knows. the audience knows)

• You know that the badger is behind the wall and will attack him.

• The badger is nice and only goes out at night.

​PLOT DIAGRAM

Exposition

is the beginning

It includes:

-Characters (who)

-Setting (when/where)

-Background information

-Initiating Event  

Rising Action

-longest part of the story
-builds suspense to keep the reader's attention 

Climax

-point of highest interest
-answer the conflict question
-know what will happen
-comes after the commercial break (cliff hanger) 

Falling Action

-shorter than the Rising Action 
-works towards an end by tying up loose ends

Resolution

-conlusion/ending
-the bow on the package

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story is the rising action?

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story is the resolution?

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story is the climax/turning point?

​Flashback

​Sometimes, writers will stop the sequence of events, in order to visit past events.

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​This is called a flashback.

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​A flashback explains how the past affects the present, and gives more information about the characters.

​Foreshadowing

​Sometimes, writers will give clues or suggestions about what will happen later.

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​This is called foreshadowing.

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​Foreshadowing creates suspense and makes you want to keep reading, watching, or playing.

Take a close look at this picture.

Open Ended

What do you think is going on in that photo?

What are the people doing?

How are they dressed?

How would you describe the setting?

​Explicit meaning

​Explicit meaning — an idea that is clearly stated, unambiguous, and leaves little room for interpretation

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You can UNDERLINE it in the story or passage.

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Inference

​Inference — a logical guess made by connecting bits of information

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Putting the CLUES together to make a guess.​

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