Characteristics of a Graphic Novel

A graphic novel is a genre.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A graphic novel is a format.

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How do you read a graphic novel?

• From bottom to top, left to right.

• From bottom to top, right to left.

• From top to bottom, left to right.

• From top to bottom, right to left.

Answer explanation

You need to read from top to bottom, left to right. Pay special attention to thought and speech bubbles.

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In a graphic novel, how do we know what a character is saying?

• captions

• thought bubbles

• quotation marks

• speech bubbles

Answer explanation

A speech bubble shows us what the character is saying, with the "tail" pointing to who is speaking.

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In a graphic novel, how do we know what a character is thinking?

• speech bubbles

• thought bubbles

• captions

• quotations

Answer explanation

A speech bubbles shows us what a character is thinking. The dotted "tail" points to who is thinking.

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In a graphic novel, where do we see our background information or narration?

• quotations

• speech bubbles

• thought bubbles

• captions

Answer explanation

A caption shows us important background information or narration in boxes.

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In a graphic novel, the images are important because they—

• stop you from thinking about the text

• work together to tell the story

• share fun pictures

• explain all important details

Answer explanation

In graphic novels, the images are just as important as the words. They work together to tell the story. Absorb everything on the page to get the whole story.

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Manga is not a style of Japanese graphic novel.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Manga is a style of Japanese comics and graphic novels. The reading order is different (from right to left), making it more challenging to read.

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In a graphic novel, the big rectangles with pictures and text are called the—

• speech bubbles

• gutters

• captions

• panels

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A graphic novel is—

• a novel told in comic form

• only a comic book

• a novel told in picture form

• a nonfiction essay

Answer explanation

Graphic novels are novels told in comic form.

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A comic is—

• a complete story without any pictures

• a story about Spider-Man

• a collection of images arranged in order to share info or tell a story

• a collection of nonfiction text

Answer explanation

A comic is a collection of images arranged in a specific order to convey information or tell a story.

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