Reading Final Exam

where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed

• foreshadowing

• character traits

• exposition

• protagonist

adjectives that describe a character on the inside

• foreshadowing

• character traits

• exposition

• protagonist

the main character in a story

• foreshadowing

• character traits

• exposition

• protagonist

hints or clues that suggest what may happen later in a story

• foreshadowing

• character traits

• exposition

• protagonist

the time and place of a story

• plot

• direct characterization

• suspense

• setting

the author tells you explicitly what a character is like

• plot

• direct characterization

• suspense

• setting

what happens in a story; the chain of events that make up a story

• plot

• direct characterization

• suspense

• setting

the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story

• plot

• direct characterization

• suspense

• setting

the most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist; a turning point in the story

• antagonist

• rising action

• climax

• indirect characterization

the author shows you what a character is like through his thoughts, feelings, choices, words, and actions

• antagonist

• rising action

• climax

• indirect characterization