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WorksheetsEnglish Terms & Skills - Beginning of the Year
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the definition of character?
When and where the story takes place
The series of events of a story; what the story is generally about
People who take part in the action of a story
A struggle or problem a character must overcome
What is the definition of setting?
When and where a story takes place
People who take part in the action of a story
The author's message; lesson about life the story conveys
Series of events in a story; what the story is generally about
What is the definition of plot?
A struggle or problem a character must overcome
Where and when a story takes place
The series of events in a story; what the story is generally about
The author's message; the lesson about life the story conveys
What is the definition of theme?
The series of events in a story; what the story is generally about
Where and when a story takes place
People who take part in the action of a story
The author's message; the lesson about life the story conveys
What is the definition of characterization?
People who take part in the action of a story
A struggle or problem a character must overcome
How the author develops the characters in a story
The series of events in a story; what the story is generally about
What is the definition of conflict?
How the author develops the characters in a story
A struggle or problem a character must overcome
People who take part in the action of a story
The author's message; the lesson about life the story conveys
What is the definition of main/central idea?
hints that help us define challenging vocabulary in a passage
What a passage is mostly about; the author's point
an educated guess
details that back up or prove the author's point
What is an inference?
what a passage is mostly about; the author's point
hints in a passage that help us define challenging vocabulary terms
details that back up or prove the author's point
an educated guess
INFERENCE: You see and smell smoke, and you hear sirens. What's happening?
a bake sale
a police chase
a fire
a bank robbery
What are context clues?
hints in a passage that help us define challenging vocabulary terms and make inferences
The author's point; what the passage is mostly about
details that back up or prove the author's point
an educated guess
CHARACTER INFERENCE: A man sees an old woman in the street and purposely knocks her down. Which word would best describe this man?
funny
cheerful
confused
mean
The reason an author writes a work or a passage within a work is called...
main/central idea
author's purpose
text structure
supporting details
Details that prove or back up the author's point are called...
general details
advanced details
supporting details
uncommon details
Which detail best supports the idea that too much sugar is bad for your body?
The super-sweet frosting on the birthday cake made Jenny very happy
The label on the box says that the cereal contains 22 grams of sugar
When Joe had the flu, the sight of sugar made him sick to his stomach
After two years of drinking only soda, Bob's teeth turned green and fell out
He doused the fire with a bucket of water, extinguishing it immediately. What does doused most likely mean?
smothered
fed
played
mastered
