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Contrasts & Contradictions Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When a character acts or says something unexpected
a)
Contrast and Contradiction
b)
Aha Moment
c)
Tough Questions
d)
Words of the Wiser
2.
Goes against a character's normal pattern
a)
Words of the Wiser
b)
Again and Again
c)
Memory Moment
d)
Contrast and Contradiction
3.
Contrast and Contradictions: Ask yourself...
a)
Why does the author keep repeating this?
b)
What is the message?
c)
Is the character being dishonest?
d)
Why might the character act/feel this way?
4.

A character behaves or thinks in a way we don't expect is

a)

Again & Again

b)

Aha Moment

c)

Memory Moment

d)

Contrast & Contradiction

5.

Michael is the greatest basketball player to ever play the game. After winning three champions Michael is at the top of his career and everyone expects he will win his fourth MVP award. Yesterday, Michael called a press conference and suddenly announced his retirement.

a)

Tough Questions

b)

Words of the Wiser

c)

Contrasts and Contradictions

d)

Tough Questions

6.

Billy is known around the city as a “tough guy”. He only wears leather and can usually be spotted speeding down the street on his Harley motorcycle. He is covered in tattoos, including one that reads “Bad to the Bone”. Little do these people know that Billy has a soft side and spends Tuesday evenings volunteering at the local animal shelter.

a)

Words of the Wiser

b)

Aha Moment

c)

Tough Questions

d)

Contrasts and Contradictions

7.

What is an Aha Moment?

a)

When a character asks a difficult question

b)

When a character does something that contradicts what you would expect from them

c)

When a character realizes, understands, or finally figures out something

d)

When an author stops the action to share a memory

8.

Fiction: A word or idea keeps showing up, repeated

a)

Contrasts and Contradiction

b)

Again and Again

c)

Life Lesson

d)

Tough Question

9.

Fiction: A flashback

a)

Aha! Moment

b)

Contrast and Contradiction

c)

Memory Moment

d)

Tough Question

10.

Fiction: Phrases like "I suddenly knew..." or "I finally realized..." are clues for what?

a)

Life Lesson

b)

Again and Again

c)

Aha! Moment

d)

Contrast and Contradiction

11.

Again and Again: Ask yourself....

a)

What is the theme?

b)

Why might the author bring this up again and again?

c)

Why might the character act this way?

d)

What is the character's internal conflict?

12.

Memory Moment: Ask yourself...

a)

What is the theme?

b)

Why might the character behave this way?

c)

Why might this memory be important?

d)

Did the character lose something?

13.

Aha! Moment: Ask yourself....

a)

What is the life lesson?

b)

How might this change things?

c)

Why does the author keep bringing this up?

d)

Why might the character be acting this way?

14.
Which signpost do you notice in the story? 
a)
Contrasts and Contradictions
b)
Aha Moment
c)
Tough Questions
d)
Words of the Wiser
15.
Which signpost do you notice in the story? 
a)
Contrasts and Contradictions
b)
Aha Moment
c)
Again & Again
d)
Tough Questions
16.
Which signpost do you notice in the story? 
a)
Words of the Wiser
b)
Memory Moment
c)
Again & Again 
d)
Tough Questions
17.
Which signpost do you notice in the story? 
a)
Contrasts and Contradictions
b)
Aha Moment
c)
Memory Moment
d)
Again and Again
18.
Which signpost do you notice in the story? 
a)
Tough Questions
b)
Contrasts and Contradictions
c)
Words of the Wiser
d)
Again and Again
19.

Which signpost occurs when you are reading and suddenly a character realizes, understands, or finally figures something out?

a)

Tough Questions

b)

Aha Moment

c)

Again and Again

d)

Memory Moment

20.

When you are reading and you notice a word, object, or situation mentioned over and over, which signpost is the author using?

a)

Again and Again

b)

Words of the Wiser

c)

Memory Moment

d)

Tough Questions

21.
This signpost can refer to the following elements being repeated.
-words
-events
-images
-symbols
a)
Again and Again
b)
Tough Questions
c)
Memory Moment
d)
Words of the Wiser
22.
"It was then that I realized what I had to do.  It was like a lightening bolt striking from the sky.  DON'T LET HIM PASS!"
a)
Aha Moment
b)
Memory Moment
c)
Words of the Wiser
d)
Again and Again
23.
"Divorce. Secrets. No, not secrets so much as just the Secret." This passage is an example of what signpost?
a)
Aha Moment
b)
Memory Moment
c)
Words of the Wiser
d)
Again and Again
24.
As soon as he walked into the house, something wasn’t right. Even though she was usually greeted by the smell of freshly baked cookies, now her grandmother’s house smelt stale and musty. Lucy closed her eyes and imagined what this house was like before her grandmother passed away: warm and cozy, jazz music playing from the radio, and the smell of delicious cookies rising steadily in the oven.
a)
Words of the Wiser
b)
Memory Moments
c)
Tough Questions
d)
Again and Again