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WorksheetsBrainPop --paraphrasing, characterization, setting, plot,
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 12hrs 0mins
How could you paraphrase the following sentence: "Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim."
Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim
Tim is best friends with an orange robot named Moby.
Moby is an orange robot
Tim and Moby are friends
Why should you close a book before paraphrasing a passage it contains?
To make sure you're not just copying what you read
In order to add your own thoughts and ideas to the passage
To test yourself on how well you remember the passage
Because paraphrasing with an open book is a form of cheating
What might happen if you paraphrase without carefully reading the material first?
You may wind up paraphrasing from a completely different source
You may wind up quoting directly from the material you've read
You may wind up with a more creative interpretation of the material you've read
You may not gain a full understanding of the passage you're trying to paraphrase
What should you do after you have written a paraphrase?
Close the book you were copying from
Check your paraphrase against the original material
Write three questions based on the passage.
Enclose your paraphrase in quotation marks
What is the best synonym for "paraphrase?
restate
copy
plagiarize
invent
When should you use quotation marks?
When you have used words or phrases that are unique to the original material
When you want to remember a particular piece of information
When you are not sure if what the author is saying is correct
When you want to offer your own opinion on a text
What is the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarizing? Choose the best answer
Paraphrasing is stating someone else's idea in your own words; plagiarizing is claiming someone else's idea as your own
Paraphrasing is copying someone else's idea; plagiarizing is stating someone else's idea in your own words
Paraphrasing involves coming up with original ideas; plagiarizing involves borrowing someone else's ideas
Paraphrasing involves borrowing someone else's ideas; plagiarizing involves coming up with original ideas
A good paraphrase:
Is always shorter than the original piece
Contains exact words and phrases from the original
Doesn't sound like the original piece of writing
Shares no important details with the original piece
For the next original sentence choose the best paraphrase sentence: Giraffes like Acacia leaves and hay and they can consume 75 pounds of food a day.
A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of Acacia leaves and hay everyday.
A giraffe eats a lot of Acacia leaves.
Which word describes what happens in a story?
Ending
Plot
Character
Setting
When do you usually meet main characters?
in the end
during the conflict
in the solution
in the introduction
What can you do to keep track of the plot of a story?
Read the title of the story.
Review the ending again.
Read a different story.
Map out the events in the story.
What is another word for conclusion?
end
beginning
middle
title
Which sentence is TRUE about stories?
There can only be one main character.
The heroes always win and save the day.
The setting and characters can change.
Characters always solve their problems.
Which story’s plot is MOST LIKELY about a character facing nature?
“Moby and the Desert"
“The Secret House”
“The Loud Neighbor”
“Mia Finds a Friend”
Characters can face several problems in one story. The main problem is called the:
solution
conclusion
climax
conflict
The events in the plot usually build up to an important event called a CLIMAX. What is a CLIMAX?
the time and place the story happens
the most exciting point in the story
the people or animals in the story
the lesson or moral taught in the story
A plot usually builds up to a really exciting event. What is the most exciting event in “The Three Little Pigs”?
The wolf blows down the house that is made of hay.
The pigs build houses out of hay, sticks, and bricks.
The wolf goes down the chimney and into a fireplace.
The pigs live happily ever after and build new homes.
An INTERNAL conflict happens when a character struggles with feelings. What is an example of an INTERNAL conflict?
A character plays in the park with her friend.
A character tries to get over his fear of dogs.
A character checks out a book from the library.
A character paints a picture of a mountain.
An example of a plot event from The Wizard of Oz is:
Dorothy
The farm
The tornado
The Wicked Witch
In general, each event in a story's plot _____ the next event.
Causes
Undoes
Repeats
is related to
What information is most likely to be included in the exposition?
Where the story takes place
Who the protagonist encounters on their journey
How the conflict changes the protagonist
What happens to the protagonist at the end
Who is the antagonist in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
Snow White
Prince Charming
Evil Queen
Grumpy
Which event is most likely to be the climax of a story?
The hero receives instructions to find a lost sword
The hero learns the sword was stolen by the villain
The hero promises to save his true love
The hero defeats the villain in battle
What information is mot likely to be included in the exposition?
Where the story takes place
Who the protagonist encounters on their journey
How the conflict changes the protagonist
What happens to the protagonist at the end
Which statement best describes this Falling Action stage of Freytag’s pyramid?
The protagonist confronts the antagonist
The conflict is resolved
The protagonist is introduced
Obstacles slow down the protagonist
Read the following passage from Alice in Wonderland:
Once in the wood, she was anxious to get back to her right size again, and then to get into that lovely garden. But how? Peeping over a mushroom, she beheld a large blue caterpillar sitting on the top with its arms folded...
Which detail from the text provides a clue to the place where this passage takes place?
Which questions about a story will the setting answer?
What is the author’s attitude toward the characters?
Where and when does the story take place?
Who are the people the story is about?
Why and when did the author write the story?
Setting can give clues about a story’s ________.
plot
conflict
mood
all of the above
Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?
a frog and a witch
happy and loving
a high school in 1956
love is stronger than fear
What is the setting of the passage below?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.
winter in a train station of a busy city
a hospital in the future
a summer morning in a castle
a grocery store in the 1980s
In the passage below, what can you infer about Randolph using clues from the setting?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.
Randolph is a mean person.
Randolph is a prince or king.
Randolph has an older sister.
The setting doesn’t give us any clues about Randolph.
Which is important to setting?
WHERE a story takes place
WHEN a story takes place
Both where AND when
If astr, means star, what does the word astronomy mean?
the scientific study of space
a telescope
the sensation of seeing spots
If port means carry, what does the word transport mean?
holding something in a basket
to take or move people from one place to another
a train or plane
If spir means breather, what does the word respiration mean?
the process of taking in and releasing air
a rest or a nap
an inspirational speech
“We did it! We did it! We did it!” Mei boasted, slapping her hand against the table, scattering toast crumbs, knocking aside teaspoons and almost smearing the butter in her zeal.“Whoa!” her brother exclaimed, startled. “Well, congratulations!”Mei stood up and triumphantly strutted around the kitchen, transforming her walk around the breakfast table into a victory parade.Her brother laughed, surprised and amused. “Who are you, and what have you done with my sister, Mei?” he teased.
Based on the passage, what can you infer about the main character Mei?
What evidence can you use to support the fact that Carson is “respectful”?
What is characterization?
Character traits
What a character says and thinks
The process in which the author tells the personality of a character.
What a character looks like and what are his actions
Choose the best fit for: How characters react to people and events.
Speech
Thoughts
Effect on Others
Actions
