Short Story Terms

A skydiving instructor with a fear of heights is an example of which type of irony?

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

"I'm glad you cleaned up," Dominique said looking around Carla's messy bedroom is an example of which type of irony.

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is.

• verbal

• dramatic

• situational

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

On the way to school, Nelson felt upset. He thought, "Why did I play video games all night instead of studying for my Algebra test?" This is an ___________ conflict.

• internal

• external

Jack Juniper is the best fighter pilot in the Air Force. He can take down an enemy jet while doing a barrel roll. One day while Jack is escorting some friendly pilots to a military base, something that Jack has never seen before attacks the convoy... aliens! Can Jack outmaneuver the highly skilled alien pilots or is the mission doomed to failure?

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Technology

• Character vs. Supernatural

• Character vs. Nature

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Jerome and his family are vacationing on an island in tropical paradise. The waters are clear, the skies are big, and the sand is clean. Suddenly, when a rumble shakes Jerome’s sister off of her beach chair, Jerome remembers that the island on which they are staying is one big volcano. Soon the mountain releases it wrath and the eruption threatens every person on the island.

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Nature

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

It's 1938 and Max Schnell is a native German citizen wondering if the world has gone mad around him. His Jewish friends and neighbors have been forbidden to own businesses, work in retail stores, drive cars, go to the movies, or attend public schools. Seeking to raise awareness and to build a resistance against this anti-Semitic movement, Max begins printing an underground newspaper. How long can Max continue his publishing activities without being caught by the Nazis? Will it be long enough to make a difference?

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Nature

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Technology

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Clues the author gives of future events is the term for

• irony

• foreshadowing

• conflict

• protagonist

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The quality in the story that makes the reader anxious and want to read on is...

• irony

• foreshadowing

• suspense

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The main character in the story who drives the action is

• the antagonist

• a minor character

• the protagonist

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4