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Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
what is another word for a problem
conflict
trait
setting
figurative
a type of figurative language that uses "like" or "as"
Example: She was as pretty as a flower.
metaphor
simlie
idiom
proverb
a problem where the character struggles within themselves
character vs. character
character vs. self
character vs. nature
character vs. technology
an example of this problem is when a bully is picking on a kid at school
character vs. character
character vs. nature
character vs. self
character vs. society
An example of this type of conflict is when a character is fighting to change a law.
character vs. character
character vs. nature
character vs. society
character vs. self
all the aspects of a person's behavior and attitudes that make up that person's personality
character trait
character
theme
plot
showing similarities
comparing
contrasting
summarizing
genre
showing differences
compare
contrast
setting
plot
where and when a story takes place
plot
characters
historical
setting
uses words like "I" and "me" in the story
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Uses words like "you" and "your" in the story
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person
If a character starts out a story being a bully, but in the end realizes they should be kind to others: this is an example of...
myth
fable
character change
perspective
The subject or “big idea” of a literary work that is stated in one or two words.
topic
theme
culture
plot
A STORY: myth, legend, tall tale, fable etc…
literary work
realistic fiction
culture
story mountain
When you state something usually using different words than what you actually mean. Some examples are: similes, metaphors, idioms etc...
figurative language
literal language
fantasy
events
when you say something IS something else
idiom
simile
metaphor
proverb
When a group of words are used, but most people understand it to mean something else. Example: Raining cats and dogs means it is raining really hard.
proverb
literal meaning
idiom
genre
a problem outside of a character
internal conflict
external conflict
a problem when a character is struggling to make a decision, struggling with guilt, or a different internal feeling/struggle is....
internal conflict
external conflict
when a character in a book is struggling to survive a hurricane, tsunami, tornado etc...
person vs. person
person vs. society
person vs. nature
person vs. self
A central, unifying message of a literary work that the author wants the reader to understand.
topic
theme
literary work
culture
The plot sequence of events or actions that make up a story can be known as all of the below EXCEPT
plot
pattern of events
sequence of events
pattern of events
culture
What can you draw to figure out the pattern of events?
story chart
sequence chart
story mountain
chronological chart
What is the most exciting part of the story/the part of the story that everyone is waiting to find out what happens?
rising action
falling action
climax
conclusion
What is the part of the story that shows the lesson learned?
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
the order of events in a story
events
plot
sequence
perspective
a shortened version of the story telling the main parts
exposition
resolution
summary
climax
When the author does not directly tell you what he means, instead you have to figure it out.
point of view
perspective
summary
infer
The narrator's way of telling the story
point of view
perspective
literal meaning
fable
A particular attitude/opinion towards something
point of view
perspective
literal meaning
myth
When the author uses words like "he" and "she" in a story, and focuses on only ONE person's thoughts and feelings throughout the whole story.
First person
Second person
Third Person- limited
Third person- omniscient
When the author uses words like "he" and "she" and tells several different character's thoughts and opinions to the reader.
First Person
Second Person
Third Person- limited
Third Person- omniscient
Taking the words that are said for their exact meaning.
Figurative Language
Fable
Myth
Literal Meaning
a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
myth
stories
music
genre
when a story is not real, but COULD be a true story if the characters actually existed today
historical fiction
fantasy
fable
realistic fiction
When the main characters in a story are not real, but has real elements from the past in it
myth
realistic fiction
historical fiction
fantasy
explaining how the world came to be, usually includes supernatural beings, usually believed to be false
fable
myth
fantasy
fairy tale
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
fable
fantasy
myth
magical and imaginary beings and lands
fable
fairy tale
myth
genre
