Read & Analyze Literary Text - Setting/Plot

1.Choose the answer that best describes the tone of the setting:

The lush green meadow was covered with beautiful purple wildflowers. Just then, a graceful deer bounded across the meadow. Nearby, a robin was looking for worms.

• Appreciation of nature

• Dislike of animals

• Fear of animals

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2. Choose the answer that best describes the tone of the setting:

Rain pounded the ground. Thunder rumbled, and lightning streaked across the sky. It seemed that all the cruel forces of nature were at work today.

• Fondness for storms

• Fear of storms

• Admiration of nature

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3. Choose the answer that best describes the tone of the setting:

Twelve people are on a large raft in a rushing river. They are laughing and paddling.

• Loud and fun

• Peaceful and calm

• Fearful and tense

Read the paragraph. Then, decide whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

The roiling black ocean was cold and ugly. All around were pieces of ice that had broken off icebergs. The temperature was a bone-chilling twenty degrees below zero. Could the inexperienced crew possibly survive this Arctic expedition?

STATEMENT: This setting points to a story of adventure.

• True

• False

Read the paragraph. Then, decide whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

The roiling black ocean was cold and ugly. All around were pieces of ice that had broken off icebergs. The temperature was a bone-chilling twenty degrees below zero. Could the inexperienced crew possibly survive this Arctic expedition?

STATEMENT: This setting describes the beauty of nature.

• True

• False

Read the paragraph. Then, decide whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

The roiling black ocean was cold and ugly. All around were pieces of ice that had broken off icebergs. The temperature was a bone-chilling twenty degrees below zero. Could the inexperienced crew possibly survive this Arctic expedition?

STATEMENT: This setting suggests that the story may be about survival.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or false: Setting can impact the story by creating conflict.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Setting is defined as the ________, ________ and _______ of a story.

• time, place and problem

• time, place and environment

• time, characters and weather

• place, time and exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which is not a part of a stories environment?

• weather

• the characters surroundings

• sounds

• past, present and future

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the "tone" of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
• The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
• The time and place of the story
• The summary of events in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4