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Foreshadowing & Suspense

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the plot diagram consists of the suspense or tension in a story? Choose the BLUE section that best fits.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.
What are the main events of the story presented in a sequence by the author?
a)
Conflict
b)
Mood 
c)
Plot
d)
Tone
3.
The beginning part of the plot with the information about the setting, characters, and the situation is called the _____________.
a)
Beginning
b)
Anecdote
c)
Plot
d)
Exposition
4.
What is setting? 
a)
The time and location in which a story takes place
b)
A series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
c)
a struggle between two people or things in a short story.
d)
What you turn on the washer
5.
What is conflict?
a)
a struggle between two forces
b)
The time and location in which a story takes place 
c)
how the author arranges events to develop his basic idea
d)
The person in a work of fiction
6.
Example of Character vs Character 
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom 
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami 
d)
A person trying not to cry in public 
7.
Example of Character vs Nature
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom 
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami 
d)
A person trying not to cry in public 
8.
Example of Character vs Self 
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom 
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami 
d)
A person trying not to cry in public 
9.
Events in the story that are leading up to the most important part of the story, or events that build action in the story
a)
Conflict
b)
Plot
c)
Rising Action
d)
Setting
10.
Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers.
a)
Character vs Character
b)
Character vs Nature
c)
Character vs Society
d)
Character vs Self
11.

True or false: every story needs a plot

a)

True

b)

False

12.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
13.
A look back to an earlier event...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
rising action
14.
Suspense
a)
Learning information quickly through a series of events
b)
When the author holds back information to create excitement
c)
When the author gives information so the reader understands what is going on
d)
A detailed description of a setting in a novel
15.
Interrupts the chronological order of the story
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
16.

⚠️YOU MAY USE YOUR NOTES: Watch it again! Look at the film again (up to 3:43) and make note of the odd or unexplained events that happen (Hint: Think of things that gave you a bad feeling!): Begin your response with "The filmmaker helped to create suspense by..."

PROVIDE at least THREE (3) key points!

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