5th grade test prep review

What is the significance of setting in a story?

• It establishes the time and place, influencing the mood and events.

• It provides character development and backstory.

• It serves as a plot device to create conflict.

• It determines the genre of the story.

What is the difference between comparing and contrasting?

• Comparing focuses on differences, while contrasting focuses on similarities.

• Comparing and contrasting are the same processes.

• Comparing focuses on similarities, while contrasting focuses on differences.

• Comparing is a method of analysis, while contrasting is a method of synthesis.

What are the five W's?

• Who, What, When, Where, Why

• How, When, Where, Who, What

• What, Why, Where, How, Who

• When, Where, Why, How, What

How can you identify the mood of a setting?

• By looking at descriptive words and phrases that evoke feelings.

• By analyzing the plot structure of the story.

• By identifying the main character's actions.

• By summarizing the overall theme of the narrative.

What does it mean to compare?

• To tell how things are the same.

• To tell how things are different.

• To analyze the quality of something.

• To evaluate the importance of something.

What is a narrative perspective?

• The viewpoint from which a story is told, such as first-person or third-person.

• The main character's emotional state throughout the story.

• The chronological order in which events are presented.

• The setting and time period in which the story takes place.

What is the purpose of a simile in writing?

• To create vivid imagery and make comparisons that enhance understanding.

• To provide a detailed description of a character's appearance.

• To summarize the main idea of a text in one sentence.

• To introduce a new character in the story.

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

• A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A form of personification that attributes human qualities to non-human things.

What is a theme in literature?

• A character's journey throughout the story.

• The central idea or message that the author conveys through the story.

• The setting where the story takes place.

• The sequence of events that make up the plot.

What does it mean to contrast?

• To tell how things are similar.

• To tell how things are different.

• To combine two ideas into one.

• To ignore the differences between things.