Virginia English

The author's message about life is known as the story's -

• main conflict
• purpose
• summary
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Matt is having a hard time figuring out what to write for the essay his English teacher assigned.  The main conflict can best be described as individual vs. -

• self
• individual
• society
• nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The initiating event is the event that causes the _____ to start.

• resolution
• theme
• solution
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Lucy was so excited when she was invited to the sleepover with the popular girls. She just knew the night would be filled with fun, girl-bonding activities. Unbeknownst to her, the girls had other plans. This is an example of -

• initiating event

• theme

• foreshadowing

• irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The hero swoops in to save the girl tied to the tracks right before the train hits her.  This is an example of what plot element?

• main conflict
• climax
• falling action
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The ______ is the very end of the story.

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Bob and Tom, rivals since 3rd grade, are competing in SMS' 3rd annual cook-off. Bob has lost to Tom EVERY year. This year, he vows to finally beat him. When the chili bowls are put in their spots, Bob sneaks in and dumps a jar of spicy pepper flakes into Tom's bowl. When it comes time for judging, the teacher explains that the chili bowls were moved down one spot because someone did not enter. Bob actually sabotaged his OWN bowl, and he loses to Tom for the 4th year in a row. This is an example of -

• foreshadowing

• irony

• imagery

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When describing the setting of the story, an author uses vivid descriptions and adjective to help the reader picture the place in his mind. This is called -

• imagery

• connecting

• predicting

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Mrs. Peace's eyes welled up with an ocean of feeling when all of her students passed the Reading SOL. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The bathroom was a hive as students gathered to hear the latest gossip. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3