Week 1: Vocabulary and "Sherry's Game"

Which vocabulary word refers to the lesson the author wants you to take away from a story?

• plot

• theme

• mood

• climax

Which word could be used to describe a person who places a smashed banana in someone's chair without them knowing it?

• mood

• deflects

• mischievous

• welcoming

the most exciting part of a story

• exposition

• resolution

• rising action

• climax

Offering a guest in your home a drink of lemonade would be considered __________

• presuming

• welcoming

• deflecting

• standoffish

The Warriors have won _____________ championships, which means they have won back to back, one year after the next.

• various

• scornful

• basketball

• consecutive

What two things will you see in a story's exposition?

• characters, setting

• characters, conflict

• characters, rising action

• characters, plot

How many steps are in a plot diagram?

• 6

• 5

• 3

• 4

In the story "Sherry's Game, what sport did Sherry and Tara like to play?

• tennis

• racquetball

• handball

• soccer

How did Sherry's views change from the beginning of the story to the end?

• from happy to sad

• from sad to happy

• from frustration to anxiety

• from love to hate

cold in manner; unfriendly

• mood

• scornful

• standoffish

• falling action