Q1 Study Guide

Which of the following is NOT one of the five elements of a story?

• Conflict

• Theme

• Mood

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

Which questions about a story will the setting answer?

• 
  What is the author’s attitude toward the characters?

• Where and when does the story take place?

• Who are the people the story is about?

• Why and when did the author write the story?

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What kind of mood would a story that takes place in an old, rundown house on a rainy day most likely have?

• Cheerful

• Relaxing

• Inspired

• 
  Ominous

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A story about surfing will most likely take place ________.

• 
  at a beach

• 
  in a desert

• 
  in a rainforest

• 
  on top of a mountain

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

True or False: Readers are sometimes required to infer the setting of a story.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What are traits?

• 
  the struggles in the plot of a story

• descriptive adjectives that tell you what a character is like

• all of the events that happen in a story

• 
  the places where a story happens

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What can you use to figure out what a character’s traits are?

• 
  what the character says

• 
  what the character thinks

• 
  how other characters react to the character

• 
  all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

An author reveals that a character is courageous through the character’s words, actions and thoughts. This is an example of ________.

• the author telling you directly what a character is like

• 
  the author showing you indirectly what a character is like

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A character, Nicki, is friendly. The author shows this by having Nicki sit down at a lunch table with a group of kids she doesn’t know and introduce herself. What is the author using to show Nicki’s trait?

• 
  Nicki’s thoughts

• Nicki’s feelings

• 
  Nicki’s actions

• 
  other characters’ reactions to Nicki

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Grandpa was 85 years old and had gone through many experiences in his life. Everyone in Grandpa’s building went to him for advice. He always had the right answers. He helped people with their problems and gave them great recipes to try. “I’ve never met someone who knows as much as you do, Gramps!” exclaimed Simon.

Grandpa is....

• 
  wise

• magnificent

• fortunate

• elegant

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3