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WorksheetsThe Horror Genre Collections 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
Define foreshadowing.
A flashback of what happened previously
A hint at something that will happen later
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?
A summary is a long detailed paragraph and a retell is not.
A retell is telling about all the events while a summary only talks about main ideas.
Retelling and summarizing are the same thing.
Retelling is a word used for little kids and summarizing is used for big kids.
What is the definition of Author's Purpose?
Figuring out something that is not directly stated in a reading passage
figuring out the meaning of unknown words from other words
Why a reading passage was written
Descriptive details about a person, place, or thing.
When writing a summary for a INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to consider?
characters
solution
conflict
details and facts
One way a writer builds suspense is...
by creating a mysterious setting
by introducing characters through out a text
by providing clues of a future event
telling the facts
What are the three reasons for writing?
Persuade, Irony, Entertain
Personal, Inform, Evolve
Personal, Interview, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
When writing a summary for a LITERARY text, what is a good thing to consider?
details
topic
text features
story elements
A look back to an earlier event...
Theme
Rising Action
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.
What is the author's purpose?
to entertain you with a story about artists
to teach you how all artists become famous
to convince you to attend an art program
to explain how to paint a sunset
The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?
to tell a story about pyramids
to inform you about the Food Group Pyramid
to convince you to eat vegetables
to explain how to go shopping for food
“Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
What is this an example of?
Theme
Climax
Flashback
Foreshadowing
13. What is the paragraph foreshadowing?
'Peter I don't think we should jump out of a plane like this.' Allison relax I'm the King and you're my general. What could go wrong?
Something goes wrong
Allison inherits the throne
They jump off a plane
Nothing goes wrong
What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
What is the author's purpose?
to entertain with a story about school
to teach you how to get good grades
to persuade you to work hard in school
to explain the best colleges
Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.
What is the author's purpose?
to entertain with a story about people who follow the rules
to inform about the rules of games
to persuade people to follow the rules
to explain the rules of chess
What is the author's purpose for a biography ?
Persuade the reader to change your opinion
Inform the reader about an important person's life
Entertain the reader with a story
Express the author's opinion about the person's life
The apparition of a figure on horseback without a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the revolutionary war; and who is ever and anon seen by the country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church that is at no great distance. This legendary superstition, which has furnished materials for many a wild story in that region of shadows; and the specter is known at all the country firesides by the name of The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
What does the description of The Headless Horsemen reveal about the town of Sleepy Hollow?
It reveals that the town is known for creating and promoting fantastic, supernatural stories.
It reveals that the town is fascinated by and known for this headless specter, who will probably become important later in the story.
It reveals that the town does not understand the many ghosts that haunt their churchyard.
It reveals that the town is anxious to learn about this dominant spirit so that they can figure out how to drive him from their town.
The apparition of a figure on horseback without a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the revolutionary war; and who is ever and anon seen by the country folk, hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church that is at no great distance. This legendary superstition, which has furnished materials for many a wild story in that region of shadows; and the specter is known at all the country firesides by the name of The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
What does the description of The Headless Horsemen reveal about the town of Sleepy Hollow?
It reveals that the town is known for creating and promoting fantastic, supernatural stories.
It reveals that the town is fascinated by and known for this headless specter, who will probably become important later in the story.
It reveals that the town does not understand the many ghosts that haunt their churchyard.
It reveals that the town is anxious to learn about this dominant spirit so that they can figure out how to drive him from their town.
It is remarkable that the visionary propensity I have mentioned is not confined to the native inhabitants of the valley, but is unconsciously imbibed by every one who resides there for a time. However wide awake they may have been before they entered that sleepy region, they are sure, in a little time, to inhale the witching influence of the air, and begin to grow imaginative—to dream dreams, and see apparitions.…
What does this paragraph reveal about people who move to Sleepy Hollow?
They may have claimed to be logical people before, but they soon reveal their true superstitions after living in Sleepy Hollow.
They may have been very logical people before moving to Sleepy Hollow, but they soon become superstitious and imaginative after living there for a little while.
They may have been superstitious before, but they soon discover that they were never as superstitious as the townspeople of Sleepy Hollow.
They may have thought that they were different from the townspeople, but by living in Sleepy Hollow they realize that they were always like the townspeople.
Which of the following sentences shows the narrator's point of view?
"It is remarkable that the visionary propensity I have mentioned is not confined to the native inhabitants of the valley, but is unconsciously imbibed by every one who resides there for a time."
"The whole neighborhood abounds with local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions…"
"Some say that the place was bewitched by a High German doctor, during the early days of the settlement…"
"The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback without a head."
In this by-place of nature there abode, in a remote period of American history, that is to say, some thirty years since, a worthy wight1 of the name of Ichabod Crane; who sojourned, or, as he expressed it, "tarried,"2 in Sleepy Hollow, for the purpose of instructing the children of the vicinity.
1 wight: a Middle English word for "a living thing" or "a human being."
2 tarried: to stay longer than expected.
In the sentences above, what does the phrase "who sojourned, or, as he expressed it, 'tarried,'" suggest?
This phrase suggests that the narrator sees Crane's stay in Sleepy Hollow as more permanent that Crane does.
This phrase suggests that the narrator does not understand Crane's motives for staying in Sleepy Hollow.
This phrase suggests that the narrator is confused by Crane's old-fashioned speech patterns.
This phrase suggests that Crane will be providing his point of view throughout the rest of the story.
