Domain- Specific Vocabulary

What is the term for the beginning of a story that provides background information?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Which part of a story involves the moments leading up to the climax?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the primary turning point in a story called?

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which term describes the end of a story that ties up loose ends?

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

What is an author's deliberate choice of words called?

• Motif

• Theme

• Diction

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the universal message about life or humanity in a story?

• Suspense

• Diction

• Mood

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

Which term describes a feeling of excitement or anxiety about what may happen?

• Motif

• Mood

• Suspense

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the feeling or atmosphere created by the language in a story?

• Suspense

• Diction

• Theme

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is it called when an author gives hints about something that will happen later?

• Suspense

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

• Motif

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is a recurring pattern, symbol, or idea throughout a text?

• Diction

• Mood

• Theme

• Motif

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6