Graphic Novel Vocabulary Quiz

What is the area indicated by the red arrows called?

• captions

• frames

• midground

• gutters

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

A single frame or box that generally contains one scene of action.

• caption box

• foreground

• panel

• speech bubble

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Boxes that are used to give information about a character,  set up a scene, provide background information, etc. are called

• dialogue boxes.

• captions.

• speech bubbles.

• thought bubbles.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

The part of the image closest to the viewer is called the...?

• background

• foreground

• midground

• close-up

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What type of text is marked in pink?

• special-effects lettering

• thought bubble

• speech bubble

• gutter

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

What is in the midground of this panel?

• animals acting like pets

• a giant house

• the mountain and forests

• trees and greenery

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.4.6

What is used to show what a character is thinking?

• speech bubble

• special-effects lettering

• thought bubble

• caption

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

What is in the foreground of this image?

• palm trees

• burning candles and falling papers

• a man

• buildings

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The lines around this character's head are called...

• emanata

• feeling marks

• panels

• thought lines

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Special-effects lettering often highlights:

• onomatopoeia

• tone

• thoughts

• yelling

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5