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Think and Talk Like a Teacher: Annotating FICTION

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

1.Name the academic term:

the people (or animals, creatures…) in a piece of literature

a)

characters

b)

setting

c)

plot

d)

theme

2.

2.Name the academic term:

the time (when) and place (where) of the events in a piece of literature

a)

characters

b)

setting

c)

plot

d)

theme

3.

3.Name the academic term:

the author's message about life in a piece of literature

a)

characters

b)

setting

c)

plot

d)

theme

4.

4.Name the academic term:

the ‘action’ of a story…the sequence of events in a piece of literature

a)

characters

b)

setting

c)

plot

d)

theme

5.

5.Name the academic term:

the central character or hero in a narrative or drama-usually, the one with whom the audience identifies with; a major character

a)

dynamic character

b)

protagonist

c)

static character

d)

antagonist

6.

6.Name the academic term:

a character that does NOT change in a section or in the entirety of a piece of literature

a)

dynamic character

b)

protagonist

c)

static character

d)

antagonist

7.

7.Name the academic term:

a character that CHANGES in a section or in the entirety of a piece of literature

a)

dynamic character

b)

protagonist

c)

static character

d)

antagonist

8.

7.Name the academic term:

a major character in opposition to the major character in a piece of literature. (Note~sometimes, not a person, but an obstacle such as a force of nature, society or inner conflict)

a)

dynamic character

b)

protagonist

c)

static character

d)

antagonist

9.

9.Name the academic term:

Finding examples in a text where the author explicitly provides information about a character (example "Scrooge was a greedy misanthrope")

a)

indirect characterization

b)

direct characterization

10.

10.Name the academic term:

Finding examples in a text where the author shows what a character is like by describing what the character looks like, by telling what the character says and does, what the character is thinking, and by what other characters say about and do in response to the character (S.T.E.A.L.)

a)

indirect characterization

b)

direct characterization

11.

11.Name the academic term:

(Indirect characterization)~ What does the 'S' stand for in the acronym S.T.E.A.L.?

a)

shows

b)

speech/dialogue

c)

simile

d)

same

12.

12.Name the academic term:

(Indirect characterization)~ What does the 'T' stand for in the acronym S.T.E.A.L.?

a)

thoughts

b)

text

c)

tone

d)

theme

13.

13.Name the academic term:

(Indirect characterization)~ What does the 'E' stand for in the acronym S.T.E.A.L.?

a)

epistrophe repeated at the end of a line of text

b)

euphemisms that are easier for the reader to hear

c)

epilogue in literature

d)

effect and interactions with other characters

14.

14.Name the academic term:

(Indirect characterization)~ What does the 'L' stand for in the acronym S.T.E.A.L.?

a)

like qualities

b)

looks of the character

c)

limerick

d)

literature

15.

15.Name the academic term:

Which TYPE of traits are the following terms: tall, short, tiny, brawny, thin, stout, brown hair, glasses, long hair, huge, chubby, hairy, lanky, broken leg, old/aged skin…

a)

personality traits

b)

physical traits

16.

16.Name the academic term:

Which TYPE of traits are the following terms: active, adventurous, affectionate, afraid, aggressive, alert, ambitious, angry, annoyed, anxious, apologetic, arrogant, attentive, average, bad, belligerent, blue, boastful, bold, bored, bossy, brainy, brave, bright, brilliant, busy, calm, careful, careless, cautious, charming, cheerful, childish, clever, clumsy, coarse, concerned, confident, confused, considerate, cooperative, courageous, cowardly, cross, cruel, curious, dangerous, daring, dark, decisive, demanding, dependable, depressed, determined, discouraged, dishonest, disrespectful, doubtful, dull, dutiful, eager, easygoing, efficient, embarrassed, encouraging, energetic, evil, excited, expert, fair, faithful, fearless, fierce, foolish, fortunate, foul, fresh, friendly, frustrated, funny, gentle, giving, glamorous, gloomy, good, graceful, grateful, greedy, grouchy, grumpy, guilty, happy, harsh, hateful, healthy, helpful, honest, hopeful, hopeless, humorous, ignorant, imaginative, impatient, impolite, inconsiderate, independent, industrious, innocent, intelligent, jealous, kindly, lazy, leader, lively, lonely, loving, loyal, lucky, mature, mean, meek, messy, miserable, mysterious, naughty, nervous, nice, noisy, obedient, obnoxious, old, patient, peaceful, picky, pleasant, polite, poor, popular, positive, precise, proper, proud, quick, quiet, rational, reliable, religious, resourceful, responsible, restless, rich, rough, rowdy, rude, sad, safe, satisfied, scared, secretive, selfish, selfless, serious, sharp, short, shy, silly, skillful, sly, smart, sneaky, sorry, spoiled, stingy, strange, strict, stubborn, sweet, talented, thankful, thoughtful, thoughtless, timid, tired, tolerant, touchy, trusting, trustworthy, unfriendly, unhappy, upset, useful, warm, weak, wicked, wise, worried

a)

personality traits

b)

physical traits

17.

17.Name the academic term:

Types of conflict~

takes place inside the character’s mind or heart; sometimes involves a decision

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

18.

18.Name the academic term:

Types of conflict~

takes place between a character and something outside the character (nature, event/situation, another character…)

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

19.

19.Name the academic term:

Types of conflict~

a struggle between a character and (weather, animals, sickness, epidemics…)

a)

person/character vs society

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

20.

20.Name the academic term:

Types of conflict~

a struggle between a character and his/her feelings, conscience or fears; (conflict in a character's head or heart)

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

21.

21.Name the academic term:

Types of conflict~

a struggle (mental or physical) between two characters

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

22.

22.Name the academic term:

Types of conflict~

a struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group (could involve poverty, politics, social norms, expectations, laws or values).

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

23.

23. Which of the following is a correctly written theme (pick two)?

a)

People should try to make a difference in the world

b)

Kindness

c)

People should be loyal to their friends and family

d)

Loyalty

24.

24. Name the academic term:

Identify the point of view~


Passage directed to the reader using the “you” perspective

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

25.

25. Name the academic term:

Identify the point of view~


Passage told from the personal (I, we, us)point of view (many stories are often told by the protagonist)

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

26.

26. Name the academic term:

Identify the point of view~

Passage told from the point of view of someone not in the story. The narrator is not a character in the story.

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

27.

27. Name the academic term:

Identify the type of third person point of view~

The narrator is an outside observer who can tell the reader the thoughts and feelings of MANY or ALL of the characters in a story.

a)

third person objective

b)

third person limited

c)

third person omniscient

28.

28. Name the academic term:

Identify the type of third person point of view~

The narrator reports the facts as a seemingly neutral and impersonal outside observer. (no thoughts or feeling are revealed)

a)

third person objective

b)

third person limited

c)

third person omniscient

29.

29. Name the academic term:

Identify the type of third person point of view~

The narrator is an outside observer and focuses his or her attention through one character, so the reader not only sees what is going on with the characters, but also knows what one particular character is thinking and feeling.

a)

third person objective

b)

third person limited

c)

third person omniscient

30.

30. Understanding Third Person narrative:

Which of the following are 'inner thought' words a reader might find in a text (when a story is told in third person limited or omniscient)

Choose THREE!!

a)

worried

b)

wished

c)

knew

d)

loved

31.

31. Understanding Third Person narrative:

Which of the following are 'inner feeling' words a reader might find in a text (when a story is told in third person limited or omniscient)

Choose THREE!!

a)

loved

b)

thought

c)

hated

d)

felt

32.

32. Name the academic term:

The way a piece of writing makes the reader feel

a)

tone

b)

mood

33.

33. Name the academic term:

The attitude of a character in fictional text

a)

tone

b)

mood