Flashbacks, Present Day, and Timelines Using "Holes" Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in the present day of a story?

• Stanley remembered the day he found the treasure.

• Stanley dug his shovel into the dry, cracked ground.

• Stanley’s great-great-grandfather made a promise to Madame Zeroni.

• Stanley thought about the time he was arrested.

Multiple Choice

How can you tell a part of a story is a flashback?

• It describes something happening right now in the story.

• It includes details from the past that explain the present.

• It always starts with “Once upon a time.”

• It only appears at the very beginning of a book.

Multiple Choice

Which event in Holes (Chapters 1-7) is a flashback?

• Stanley arrives at Camp Green Lake.

• Stanley starts digging holes.

• Elya Yelnats makes a promise to Madame Zeroni

• Stanley meets Mr. Sir.

Multiple Choice

Read the short passage: Which part of the passage is a flashback?

"Stanley gripped the heavy shovel, his arms aching from the hard work. As he stared at the endless desert, he suddenly remembered his father’s words: 'One day, our luck will change.' He could still picture his father hunched over his invention, surrounded by old sneakers."

• "Stanley gripped the heavy shovel, his arms aching from the hard work."

• "As he stared at the endless desert, he suddenly remembered his father’s words."

• "He could still picture his father hunched over his invention, surrounded by old sneakers."

• Both B and C