Elements of Suspense & Plot

Elements of Suspense & Plot

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Elements of Suspense & Plot

Elements of Suspense & Plot

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RL.6.3, RL.5.4, RL.2.10

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The state of tension and uncertainty caused by an uncertain, undecided or mysterious situation that creates an emotional pull to encourage the audience to keep reading or watching

MOOD
MYSTERY
SUSPENSE
TONE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are three main foundations, or building blocks, for good suspense?

Plot, Setting, Characters

Scary, Creepy, Weird

Fear, Eerie, Tension

Edgar Allan Poe, Hitchcock, Rod Sterling, Stephen King

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a writer provides clues that hint at the story’s outcome

FORESHADOWING
DILEMMA
MOOD
SUSPENSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The attitude a writer takes towards their subject matter--characters, events, and audience.

DILEMMA
MOOD TONE
TONE
VERBAL IRONY

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sequence of events. The “what” of events that happen in the story.

Plot

Climax

Suspense

Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Plot is

Events that make up a story
The exploding part of story/ turning point of story
setting and characters
the solution to the problem

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

exposition
rising action
climax
resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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