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First nine weeks - October (7th)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the SETTING of a story?

a)

the main events

b)

the person or animal the story is mostly about

c)

the time and location of the story

2.

What is the PLOT of a story?

a)

the main events in the order in which they take place

b)

the problem

c)

the lesson in the story

3.
When is the conflict solved in a story?
a)
Falling Action
b)
Resolution
c)
Anti-conflict
d)
Exposition
4.
What is the term for the struggle between two forces?
a)
Antagonist
b)
Protagonist
c)
Conflict
d)
Climax
5.
The struggle between a character and an outside force.
a)
the dark side
b)
internal conflict
c)
external conflcit
d)
life
6.
The struggle occurring within the character's mind.
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conlict
c)
Mind Conflict
d)
Decision Conflict
7.
Where a character says the opposite of what they mean.
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
d)
Flat iron
8.

When the reader is fully aware of aspects of the plot that the characters in the story are unaware of:

a)

Verbal irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Situational irony

9.

When a character says that they will do something, but then does the opposite:


"I'm going to clean up my room, Mom" (Doesn't clean up room)

a)

Dramatic irony

b)

Verbal irony

c)

Situational irony

10.
The central idea or universal truth that a story examines is  ________________________.
a)
Conflict
b)
Theme
c)
Point of view
d)
Resolution
11.
What literary device uses hints or clues to suggest what will happen next?
a)
Irony
b)
Suspense
c)
Flashback
d)
Foreshadowing
12.
What are the three main parts of an essay?
a)
The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
b)
Introduction, Hook, Body
c)
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
d)
Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 
13.
What is a thesis statement?
a)
The statement that is the main idea of an essay.
b)
The statement that introduces each paragraph.
c)
The statement that grabs the reader's attention. 
d)
The final statement in an essay. 
14.
What is a hook?
a)
A hook grabs the reader's attention.
b)
A hook ends the essay.
c)
A hook is the main idea of an essay.
d)
The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 
15.

What two paragraphs contain the thesis statement?

a)

Body paragraph 1 and body paragraph 2

b)

Body paragraph 1 and introduction

c)

Body paragraph 2 and conclusion

d)

Introduction and conclusion

16.

Emotional tension designed to draw the reader into the story:

a)

Theme

b)

Antagonist

c)

Dialect

d)

Moral

e)

Suspense

17.

To draw a conclusion based on clues in the story

a)

Infer

b)

Perspective

c)

Summary

18.
What are the three paragraphs in the middle of an essay called?
a)
The Body.
b)
The Introduction.
c)
The conclusion.
d)
Supporting Details. 
19.
Why do we need evidence?
a)
To make the paragraphs longer. 
b)
To practice sentence structure.
c)
To make a claim. 
d)
To support, prove, and explain our claim. 
20.
What is the first paragraph in a formal essay called?
a)
Beginning
b)
Grabber
c)
Hook
d)
Introduction
21.
What is the last paragraph of a formal essay called?
a)
Resolution
b)
Conclusion
c)
Ending
d)
Finale
22.

What is the structure of an essay?

a)

Introduction, Body, Conclusion

b)

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

c)

Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

d)

Development of Ideas

23.
When in the story is the greatest point of interest or suspense?
a)
Rising Action
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
Conflict
24.

When the reader is fully aware of aspects of the plot that the characters in the story are unaware of:

a)

Verbal irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Situational irony

25.

When the outcome of a story was not what the reader expected:

a)

Situational irony

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Verbal irony

26.
Conflict is the ________________________ between opposing forces.
a)
Struggle
b)
Friendship
c)
Relationship
d)
Story
27.
________________________ conflict takes place between a character and an outside force.
a)
Internal
b)
External
28.
________________________ conflict takes place in a character’s head/mind.
a)
Internal
b)
External
29.
What do we call the main character of a story?
a)
Protagonist
b)
Good guy
c)
Antagonist
d)
Whatever we want to
30.
What do we call the force in opposition to the main character in a story?
a)
Protagonist
b)
Bad guy
c)
Antagonist
d)
Whatever we want to
31.
What is the organized pattern or sequence of events in a story?
a)
Plot
b)
Exposition
c)
Conflict
d)
Setting
32.
In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony 
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
33.
A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “Wonderful weather we’re having!”
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
34.
Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"
a)
Verbal
b)
situational
c)
Dramatic
d)
Irony
35.
Traveling from Pennsylvania to Florida in January in order to avoid the cold weather but finding below-freezing temperatures once you arrived in Florida would be an example of:
a)
dramatic irony
b)
good luck
c)
situational irony
d)
motion sickness
36.
If you, the reader, know that Sophie's friends are acting strange because they are throwing a surprise party for her, but Sophie does not know this, you are feeling suspense due to
a)
stress from school
b)
Sophie being involved in falling action
c)
dramatic irony
d)
situation ethics
37.
Irony usually involves something that is 
a)
false
b)
silly
c)
unexpected
d)
unimportant
38.

How does this photo show dramatic irony?

a)

We know the girl is about to be eaten by a shark

b)

The shark doesn't know it's about to run into a swimmer

c)

All of These

d)

The girl is afraid of sharks

39.
In Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeth appears to be loyal to Duncan but he is planning Duncan's murder. Duncan doesn't know Macbeth's plans but the audience knows what is going to happen. What type of irony is this?
a)
Verbal
b)
Dramatic 
c)
Situational
d)
None of the Above
40.

When you spot a spider on the ceiling and watch it, hoping it does not fall on you, this is an example of _______________

a)

Suspense

b)

Shock

41.

Where can foreshadowing hide?

a)

In the objects, events, and dialogue of the story

b)

In the beginning of the story ONLY

c)

Under the beds of children

d)

I'm not sure

42.

What is the foreshadowing in this passage?

It was only 5:00AM, so everyone else in the house was still asleep. As they crept through the kitchen to the back door, Mary sniffed the air. It had the faint scent of coffee and something sweet. She shrugged it off and followed Justin out the door, down the back steps, and out onto the boat dock. The fog had settled over the lake, making it impossible to see anything.

a)

A)That Mary and Justin were going to go back to bed.

b)

B)That they might get into an accident or get lost on the lake because the fog made it impossible to see anything.

c)

C)They were about to eat breakfast.

d)

D)That Mary and Justin were going to go for a nice boat ride across the lake.

43.
Read the following passage carefully. Which sentence foreshadows that the wedding will not go as planned?
Joe and Jill had been planning their wedding for months. In the weeks leading up the big day, they had checked the weather forecast obsessively to see if they would be able to get married in Jill's mother's rose garden or if they would have to move the ceremony indoors. All the forecasts said the weather would be sunny and warm, perfect for an outdoor ceremony. On the morning of the event, while Jill and her bridesmaids got ready, Joe and his groomsman set up tables and chairs in the garden. They decorated each table with a crisp white tablecloth and a vase of flowers. As they headed inside to change into their tuxedos, one of the groomsman noticed a dark cloud far off in the distance. 
a)
All the forecasts said the weather would be sunny and warm, perfect for an outdoor ceremony.
b)
As they headed inside to change into their tuxedos, one of the groomsman noticed a dark cloud far off in the distance. 
c)
On the morning of the event, while Jill and her bridesmaids got ready, Joe and his groomsman set up tables and chairs in the garden. 
d)
They decorated each table with a crisp white tablecloth and a vase of flowers.
44.

Kids are playing baseball outside of the neighbor's house, and the author writes: "Mrs. Lee's windows were new and looked so beautiful"

What can this statement foreshadow?

a)

Mrs. Lee will come out to play

b)

The kids will break the window with the ball.

c)

Mrs. Lee is going to look out the window

d)

none

45.
Often times provides background information 
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Flashback
c)
theme
d)
resolution
46.

“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.

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

47.
Interrupts the chronological order of the story
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
48.

“You’ve got this!” Sara cheered, standing on the sidewalk. She watched as her dad followed closely behind her little brother’s bike. As he let go, she couldn’t help but think of when she first learned to ride a bike. She could still feel her heart racing and remember how scared she was, waiting for her dad to let go. She knew exactly how her brother was feeling.

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

49.

We came barreling around the curve and I could hear

the snow crunch under the tires. I glanced at the speedometer. “Will you please slow down?” I asked Steven. “The weather is getting worse and I’m worried we will hit some ice.” The snow was falling hard now and I could barely

see the road!

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

50.
In the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," a shepherd boy repeatedly tricks people in his village by falsely claiming that a wolf is coming to eat his flock. When a wolf actually comes and the boy cries for help, nobody believes him or comes to his aid.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Lucy warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother. 
a)
to raise a false alarm 
b)
to make howling sounds 
c)
to physically become a wolf
d)
none of the above
51.

To draw a conclusion based on clues in the story

a)

Infer

b)

Perspective

c)

Summary

52.

Which of these is NOT a part of an argumentative essay?

a)

Introduction

b)

Body Paragraphs

c)

Conclusion

d)

Setting

53.

What is the purpose of a hook sentence?

a)

To tell the reader what your essay is going to be about.

b)

To get your reader interested in your essay.

c)

To share the authors opinion with the reader.

d)

To provide facts to the reader.

54.
Why do we need evidence?
a)
To make the paragraphs longer. 
b)
To practice sentence structure.
c)
To make a claim. 
d)
To support, prove, and explain our claim. 
55.
A ___________________ is the main point of your paper.
a)
Thesis
b)
Lead in 
c)
Topic sentence
d)
elaboration
56.
What is the first paragraph in a formal essay called?
a)
Beginning
b)
Grabber
c)
Hook
d)
Introduction
57.
What is the last paragraph of a formal essay called?
a)
Resolution
b)
Conclusion
c)
Ending
d)
Finale
58.

What is the structure of an essay?

a)

Introduction, Body, Conclusion

b)

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

c)

Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

d)

Development of Ideas

59.
When in the story is the greatest point of interest or suspense?
a)
Rising Action
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
Conflict
60.

Overt (Open & direct), Covert (hidden & indirect), & event (mirrored):

a)

foreshadowing

b)

point-of-view

c)

suspense

d)

conflict