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If Cornered Scream

Authored by Shasta N Hetherington

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 9+ times

If Cornered Scream
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What words help the story, "If Cornered, Scream", create anxiety and suspense.

gas, stop light, agreeable

good driver, security guard, relieved

isolated, uptight, disturbing

happy, joyful, lighthearted

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mood in the beginning of the story?

cheerful

humorous

tense

adventurous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most readers would agree that when the nurse realized________ was the inciting incident of the thriller.

she was off work

she needed to stop and get gas

when the nurse saw the person in her backseat

a fugitive was on the loose

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author uses foreshadowing and .... to keep her readers guessing.

conflict

characterization

symbolism

suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The short story "If Cornered, Scream" is an example of a ...

thriller

realistic fiction

gothic

science fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What part of the plot was when Gabriel revealed there was a man in the back of the nurse's car.

exposition

rising action

climax

falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What figurative language is used: "As she handed him the gas tank key, he asked, "Any more ping pong playing under the hood?"

similie

metaphore

onomatopoeia

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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