Foreshadowing Flashback

“Friday night lights are my favorite!” Dad told Justin, on the way to the football game. “When I was in school, it was my favorite time of year. Everyone in town would head to the stadium to watch our high school team. Some of my greatest memories are of those times.” Justin was so excited to get to experience the game with his dad!

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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“I HAVE to have that notebook, Mom!” Nick was adamant that he get the Cleveland Cavaliers notebook, not the plain green one his mom wanted him to get. He couldn’t help but think back to his first day of school last year. The day when every other boy had notebooks covered in their favorite sports teams and he just had his boring one. This year he would have one just like everyone else

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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In the movie Batman Begins, Batman is handed a piece of evidence from a crime scene: a joker card. The movie then ends. What device is being used here?

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

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Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?

• "He left in a hurry, not knowing this was the last time he would see his home."

• "She looked back on her childhood with fondness, remembering the days spent in the sun."

• "The weather was sunny and bright, with not a cloud in the sky."

• "The characters sat down to eat their dinner without speaking."

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What literary device is being used when a story hints at trouble to come, like dark clouds on the horizon suggesting a future storm?

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Personification

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What is the primary purpose of foreshadowing in a story?

• To confuse the reader

• To give a hint or clue about what will happen later in the story

• To describe the setting in detail

• To introduce new characters

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A flashback in a story is used to:

• Predict future events

• Show events that are happening simultaneously

• Provide background information by showing past events

• Introduce a new subplot

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Which of the following indicates that a flashback is occurring in a story?

• The story moves to a future event that the characters have not yet experienced.

• The story takes the reader back to an event that happened before the current point in the story.

• The story pauses to describe the setting in the present moment.

• The characters make a decision about what to do next.

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When a character has a dream about an event that later comes true, this is an example of:

• Irony

• Symbolism

• Foreshadowing

• Allegory

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If a story briefly interrupts the present action to tell about an event from the past, this is called a:

• Cliffhanger

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Flash-forward

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