1st Nine Weeks Benchmark Review

What is perspective in a story?

• How characters view the story and how they process the events in the story

• Depth in art

• A particular attitude

• The beginning of a story

What is an anecdote?

• A false story

• Short and interesting story, usually to make a point to the reader

• The end of the story

• When characters speak during a story

What is a conflict?

• The solution to a story

• The events that lead to the climax of the story

• The theme of the story

• A problem in a story

What is the theme of a story?

• A short summary of the story

• How a characters tells the story

• The moral or lesson of the story

• Who is telling the story

What is the exposition of the story?

• The beginning of the story that establishes the setting and characters

• The events that lead to the climax of the story

• The most interesting/exciting part of the story

• The end of the story, the theme is revealed

What is the rising action of the story?

• The events of the story that lead to the resolution?

• The beginning of the text, establishes characters and setting

• The events that lead to the climax of the story

• The most exciting/interesting part of the story

What is the climax of a story?

• The beginning of the story, establishes characters and setting

• The end of the story, reveals the theme of the story

• The most exciting/interesting part of the story

• The events that lead to the resolution of the story

What are the falling actions of a story?

• The events that lead to the climax of the story

• The most exciting/interesting part of the story

• The beginning of the story, reveals the characters and setting

• The events that lead to the resolution of the story

What is the resolution of the story?

• The end of the story, reveals the theme to the reader

• The most exciting/interesting part of the story

• The events that lead to the climax of the story

• The beginning of the story, establishes characters and setting

What does the word burdened mean?

• To cause someone hardship or distress

• To weigh down (for example, with books)

• A lot of trouble

• Worrying about something