BIC ELA/Reading Midterm 2024

What is the definition of the word, "prose"?

• the language used in speaking or writing

• the technology that a person uses to write their stories

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WAR is considered one of the most extreme forms of conflict to ever exist.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the definition of "plot"?

• Any type of struggle that keeps the story moving forward.

• Any type of solution to a problem that is solved in a story.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Conflict leads to plot.

• False

• True

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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Exposition is the "setup", or the background information, of the story.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A "climax" is the moment of drama, or conflict, in a story and is usually what makes a story exciting.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the definition of "resolution"?

• The middle part of a story where the problem/conflict is the hardest.

• The conclusion of a story where the problem/conflict is solved.

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

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Authors use "flashbacks" and "foreshadowing" as a way to push the plot and to connect readers with the characters, in many ways.

• True

• False

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How does foreshadowing contribute to the development of the story?

Jamie and his sister got in the car and waited while their father locked up the house. They were headed to their uncle's house, almost a full day's drive away. Their father looked at the front tire for a minute. When he got in the car, he said the tire looked low, but it would probably be fine.

• It hints that Jamie's father should have paid more attention when he locked up the house before leaving.

• It hints that Jamie's uncle will probably get angry with Jamal's father for letting the tire get low.

• It hints that Jamie's father's decision will cause the group to have trouble on the way to their uncle's house.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which part of the story best shows how conflict influences plot?

Sasha took a deep breath and looked up at the skyscraper. It was so tall that the top of the building disappeared into the clouds. His stomach somersaulted at the thought of taking the elevator all the way to the observation deck to meet his dad. He really wanted to see his dad, who'd been away for weeks. But . . . he looked up again, feeling sick. Why couldn't he have wanted to meet on the ground floor? He texted his dad saying he couldn't make it, then headed for the subway tunnel.

• His stomach somersaulted at the thought of taking the elevator all the way to the observation deck to meet his dad. He really wanted to see his dad, who'd been away for weeks.

• Sasha took a deep breath and looked up at the skyscraper.

• 
  He texted his dad saying he couldn't make it, then headed for the subway tunnel.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3