Tension and Pacing

Which of the following answers describes the primary effect of the sentence below (from The Big Game)

"Is he healthy enough to play today? Or is his shoulder still injured?” Armando asked as his friends returned and handed him a cold drink.

• This sentence foreshadows that something may be wrong later in the game

• This sentence creates tension by making the reader trust the main character.

• This sentence creates a resolution to an unresolved question.

• This sentence builds suspense by creating a calming feeling for the reader.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The pacing in The Big Game can best be described as...

• random.

• slow.

• neutral.

• fast.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the purpose of including what Dylan had learned about being abandoned in the wild in Never Lost?

• To use foreshadowing to show how irrational Dylan was being.

• To use flashback to show how disappointed Dylan is.

• To build tension and show the intensity of his search for his sister.

• To use suspense to show how courageous Dylan is.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

How does the author organize this narrative (The Big Game)

• Using foreshadowing.

• Chronologically (in order of events in time).

• By cause and effect.

• Using flashback.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

“When they were children, their parents had always directed them to meet at a particular spot if anybody got lost.” The author includes this sentence in Never Lost in order to

• foreshadow what will happen in the future

• use what happened in the distant past to explain what is happening in the present

• prepare the readers for a flashback to the past

• signify a flash forward event in the story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

How does the author organize this narrative (Never Lost)?

• by cause and effect

• using flashback

• chronologically (in order of events in time)

• using foreshadowing

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which of the following tensions is most obvious in paragraph 6 of Never Lost?

• The tension between the soon-to-be-departing plane and the missing sibling

• The tension between the parents and the brother who lost his sister

• The tension between the brother's anger and the sister's anger

• The tension between the older woman with the red sweater and the brother

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In this excerpt from Henry, the suspense in the last sentence emphasizes which of the following inferences?

• Henry's face and hands are extremely cold - an issue which will prevent him from being able to complete this important task.

• Henry has always struggled to ride horses well and his ability to complete this task rides on whether or not he can tame this wild horse.

• Henry is extremely dedicated to completing this task and will make sure that it gets done, no matter what.

• None of the answer choices is correct.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In this excerpt from Never Lost, which paragraph BEST serves as a resolution to the tension of the story?

• 2

• 8

• 10

• 13

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following answers describes the primary effect of the sentence below from Never Lost?

He was the elder of the two, the responsible one. He could imagine what his parents would say—and none of it was good.

• This sentence builds suspense by creating a calming feeling for the reader.

• This sentence builds suspense because the reader knows something is wrong.

• This sentence creates tension by making the reader trust the main character.

• This sentence creates a resolution to the issue raised in the first sentence.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4