What is flashback? Which response is NOT TRUE?

The writer presents events that happens in the future.

Flashback techniques include memories, dreams and stories of the past.

It allows the writer to talk about events that happened before the time of the current event.

Flashbacks help with the story line.

when a character thinks back to an earlier time and something is revealed to the reader

a flash of lightning and thunder

when we see what will happen in a story

something that stands for something else

Which is a reason an author might include a flashback?

To show how a character has changed over time

To engage the reader's senses with vivid details

To distract the reader from the story's main action

To summarize events as quickly as possible

In literature, what is the purpose of using a flashback?

B) To provide background information

Which of the following is an example of a flashback?

B) A character remembers their childhood

A) A character dreams about the future

C) A character imagines a different life

D) A character plans their next move

What is the main difference between a flashback and foreshadowing?

A) Flashback shows past events, foreshadowing hints at future events

B) Flashback hints at future events, foreshadowing shows past events

Which sentence contains a flashback?

B) He recalled his first day at school.

A) She wondered what tomorrow would bring.

C) They planned their vacation.

D) She imagined winning the lottery.

How can flashbacks affect the pacing of a story?

B) They slow down the narrative

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a flashback?

A) It interrupts the main narrative

B) It provides insight into a character's past

D) It can be triggered by a memory

Why might an author choose to use a flashback in a story?

B) To clarify a character's motivation

Flashbacks

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English

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9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.9-10.5, RL.8.3, RL.9-10.3

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Sarah Williams

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To look back or go back in time

Foreshadowing

Flashback

Suspense

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A look back to an earlier event...

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The chronological events of a story are interrupted to discuss something that happened in the past.

Foreshadowing

Flashback

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When the current setting is interrupted to go back in time to learn more about a character or a situation, it is called...

Foreshadow

Flashback

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a scene set at an earlier time than the plot

theme

plot

flashback

point of view

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A scene in a narrative that interrupts the chronological sequence, to provide information about past events is ____

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Metaphor

Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

7.

HOTSPOT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify which section indicates a flashback.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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To look back or go back in time

A look back to an earlier event...

The chronological events of a story are interrupted to discuss something that happened in the past.

When the current setting is interrupted to go back in time to learn more about a character or a situation, it is called...

a scene set at an earlier time than the plot

A scene in a narrative that interrupts the chronological sequence, to provide information about past events is ____

Identify which section indicates a flashback.

What is flashback? Which response is NOT TRUE?

For the passage, determine which story device is being used. Cassie poised at the end of the diving board, ready to plunge into the water. Suddenly, she was five years old again, standing on the edge of a dock and falling backward, unable to control her fall, and unable to swim.

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