Vocabulary Quiz

How would you describe a "Viscous" substance?

• Having a thin and watery consistency

• Having a thick and slow consistency

• Being completely solid

• Being highly volatile

What is pacing in a story?

• The speed at which a story unfolds

• The number of characters in a story

• The setting of a story

• The speed at which you can physically read a story

Which element is NOT used to determine pacing?

• Scene length

• Action

• Character names

• Information delivery

Which of the following is a factor in determining pacing?

• Sentence length

• Author's age

• Book cover

• Publisher

What type of pacing is demonstrated in the example from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"?

Harry saw it. In a great rush of excitement he dived downward after the streak of gold. Slytherin Seeker Terence Higgs had seen it, too. Neck and neck they hurtled toward the Snitch—all the Chasers seemed to have forgotten what they were supposed to be doing as they hung in midair to watch.

Harry was faster than Higgs—he could see the little round ball, wings fluttering, darting up ahead—he put on an extra spurt of speed—

WHAM! A roar of rage echoed from the Gryffindors below—Marcus Flint had blocked Harry on purpose, and Harry’s broom spun off course, Harry holding on for dear life.

• Slow paced

• Medium paced

• Fast paced

• No pacing

In the example from "The Hound of the Baskervilles," what type of pacing is used?

The wagonette swung round into a side road, and we curved upward through deep lanes […] high banks on either side, heavy with dripping moss and fleshy hart’s-tongue ferns. Bronzing bracken and mottled bramble gleamed in the light of the sinking sun. [W]e passed over a narrow granite bridge and skirted a noisy stream […] foaming and roaring amid the gray boulders. Both road and stream wound up through a valley dense with scrub oak and fir. At every turn Baskerville gave an exclamation of delight […]. To his eyes all seemed beautiful, but to me a tinge of melancholy lay upon the countryside, which bore so clearly the mark of the waning year. Yellow leaves carpeted the lanes and fluttered down upon us as we passed.[W]e drove through drifts of rotting vegetation-sad gifts, as it seemed to me, for Nature to throw before the carriage of the returning heir of the Baskervilles.

• Fast paced

• Slow paced

• Medium paced

• No pacing

What is tone in literature?

• The author's attitude

• The reader's feeling

• The setting of the story

• The plot of the story

What element is primarily used to create tone?

• The author's choice of words

• The reader's imagination

• The book's cover

• The length of the story

How does an author create mood?

• By using settings, images, sounds, and dialogue

• By writing a long story

• By using complex vocabulary

• By focusing on character development

What is the primary focus of mood in literature?

• The author's background

• The reader's emotional response

• The book's length

• The main character's actions