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WorksheetsSuspense Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Definition of setting in a book
Ex: "The roar of the crowd, the smell of fresh cut grass, the squeak of the cleats sliding on the damp grass. Sounds like a soccer game."
When the book was pulished
Where the author of the book wrote the book
Where and when the story takes place. Ex: time, day, weather, and location.
The location of the reader who is reading the book
What is Point of View?
Ex: "I would love to have lunch with you, but I can't because I have to go to my cousins house."
Perspective from which the story is told, consists of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person.
The narrator
The opinion of the author
The pronouns in a book
Example: The crowd sits on the edge of their seats in anticipation. Waiting for the big jump scare. They are all anxious and full of uncertainty of what might happen.
Situational Irony; the opposite of what's expected happens
Suspense; a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
Inference; a conclusion based on evidence
Point of View; what perspective from which the story is told
Definition: Seeks to elicit a negative reaction from readers by playing on the audience's fears and anxieties.
Ex: "This book is in the Mystery or Horror Genre, it's pretty suspenseful."
Dramatic Irony
Mystery/Horror Genre
Setting
Suspense
Example: "I'm a lucky fellow." Billy says, but later learns that he isn't so lucky, because the landlady has poisoned him.
What is this?
Situational irony; the opposite of what is expected occurs
Dramatic Irony; the reader knows something the character doesn't
Inference; a conclusion reached based on evidence
Verbal Irony; the character says something but means the opposite
Definition of Inference
Ex: "Julia inferred that Andrea and Rico had already left the school, given that their backpacks and school books were gone."
A conclusion reached based on evidence
Main character
Where and when the story takes place
Direct quote from the text that gives validity
Definition: direct quote from the text that gives validity (support) to your claim
Ex: The text states, "I'm a lucky fellow."
Dramatic Irony
Evidence
Protagonist
Inference
Definition? Situational Irony
Ex: A fire station burns down.
reader knows something the main character doesn't
The character says something but means the opposite
The opposite of what's expected occurs
the main character
Definition? Dramatic Irony
Ex: If you're watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die,".
the character says something but means the opposite
direct quote from the text that gives support to your claim
the main character
The reader knows something the main character doesn't
Definition: the main character
Ex: "Susy is the main character of this story because the story is centered around her."
Protagonist
Antagonist
Suspense
Inference
