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"The Ravine" vocabulary and literary elements

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean to make an inference?

a)

guess based on facts from the text

b)

a logical guess based on facts from the text and personal knowledge

c)

a guess based on personal knowledge

d)

what a character says

2.

Which of the following is " a deep, narrow valley made by running water"?

a)

valley

b)

plateau

c)

ravine

d)

cave

3.

Which of the following means, "a white person or non-native Hawaiian"?

a)

haole

b)

non- Hawaiian

c)

Caucasian

d)

American

4.

Which of the following describes the time and place of a story?

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

character

d)

setting

5.

Which of the following are the people or animals the story is about?

a)

characters

b)

setting

c)

plot

d)

conflict

6.

Which of the following has many knots and bumpy areas on its surface?

a)

rough

b)

gnarly

c)

smooth

d)

twisted

7.

Which of the following is a form of language spoken in a specific place by a particular group of people?

a)

speech

b)

English

c)

dialect

d)

accent

8.

Which of the following means, "starting to decay and fall apart?"

a)

decomposing

b)

ruining

c)

old

d)

crumbling

9.

Why do authors use repetition, repeated words or phrases, in their writing?

a)

because they want to add more words to their writing

b)

so readers don't forget

c)

to create emphasis and drama

d)

to scare the reader

10.

Which of the following describes how a character changes or becomes better known to the reader over the course of a story?

a)

setting development

b)

conflict development

c)

plot analysis

d)

character development

11.

Which of the following means "a small brook or stream"?

a)

creek

b)

rivulet

c)

river

d)

puddle

12.

Which of the following means "fall, pour, or rush in stages, like a waterfall over steep rocks"?

a)

brook

b)

gully

c)

geyser

d)

cascade

13.

Which of the following means "a overhanging or extremely steep area of rock"?

a)

precipice

b)

cliff

c)

mountain

d)

awning

14.

Which of the following means "to flinch, or startle, as in pain or distress"?

a)

fear

b)

frightened

c)

smile

d)

winced

15.

Which of the following means to "show or express scorn or disagreement"?

a)

tease

b)

argue

c)

scoff

d)

frown

16.

Which of the following is a problem or struggle between opposing forces that triggers the action and events of the story?

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

conflict

d)

character

17.

Which of the following type of conflict involves a character who struggles against an outside force, such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character?

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

18.

Which of the following types of conflict is one that occurs within a character, such as a character struggling with fear or sadness?

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict