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Flashback, Suspense, and Foreshadowing

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 55mins

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Class
Date
1.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along!" Which sentence shows the foreshadowing?

a)

Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods!

b)

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother.

c)

Now get along!

2.

"Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along!" What happens in the story later?

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3.

Gloria lined up with the other runners. They were all flushed with determination and excitement-all except Gloria. "What am I doing her? I'll never win. I haven't practiced enough!" But miracles do happen. The question is, what kind of miracle would be best for Gloria? Which sentence shows the foreshadowing?

a)

Now Gloria was well again.

b)

I'll never win.

c)

I haven't practiced enough!

d)

But miracles do happen.

4.

Which is an example of FORESHADOWING?

a)

Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him something terrible was going to happen, and happen soon.

b)

Out on this same street last year, she had felt angry and hopeless. Today she felt happy and self-assured.

5.

Alma sees herself as a doll in the window. She notices the similarities between herself and the doll. What has been foreshadowed?

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6.

A doll boy on the tricycle is trying to escape from the store, but instead, starts bumping into the door. What has been foreshadowed?

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7.

A new doll appears in the window of the shop. What has been foreshadowed?

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8.

What are some signs of foreshadowing through apprehension? The character...

a)

Begins to sweat and panic

b)

Is happy and carefree

c)

Experiences worry and feels uneasy

d)

Easily falls asleep and has wonderful dreams

9.

“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

10.

“Don’t miss, don’t miss, DON’T miss,” is all I could hear in my head. Well, that, and the 10,000 fans around me. Standing at the foul line I couldn’t help but think back to the championship game last year. The feeling of missing the game winning foul shots will stay with me forever. That was motivation though for me to get better in the off- season.

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

11.

Growing up in a foster home had never been easy for Lorelei. She had lived in more places then she could remember, and never truly felt at home. Could today be different? She heard voices down the hall, her foster mother seemed to be talking to someone and Lorelei swore she heard the word “adopt”!

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

12.

The sky was a brilliant shade of bright blue. The sun couldn’t hide its cheeriness, shining and smiling down on the world. Reese walked down the street with a little extra pep in her step, ready to take on the day.

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

13.

This is a look back to an earlier event...

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

14.

This is a hint or clue of something to happen later...

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

15.

This often provides background information on the characters, setting, and plot.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Flashback

16.
 “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
17.
A look back to an earlier event...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
rising action
18.
Often times provides background information 
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Flashback
c)
theme
d)
resolution
19.
In the movie, Jaws, when a young man is laying on a float in the ocean, and the camera angle is shown underwater getting closer to his legs with intense music playing in the background, this would be an example of what?
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Flashback
20.

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

21.

“Friday night lights are my favorite!” Dad told Justin, on the way to the football game. “When I was in school, it was my favorite time of year. Everyone in town would head to the stadium to watch our high school team. Some of my greatest memories are of those times.” Justin was so excited to get to experience the game with his dad!

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

22.
A series of events of plot points that causes the reader to feel anxious are used to build __________.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
23.
Linda heard a scratching at the door.  As she walked through the kitchen to the living room, the scratching seemed to get louder.  She assumed it was the cat, who might have snuck out, but she saw Snowball fast asleep on the corner of the couch.  The scratching became more insistent and urgent.  Linda rushed to the door and swung it open, expecting to see someone horrible or frightening.  It was a branch, blown by the wind, and scratching against the door.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
24.
The state of tension and uncertainty caused by an uncertain, undecided or mysterious situation that creates an emotional pull to encourage the audience to keep reading or watching
a)
MOOD
b)
MYSTERY
c)
SUSPENSE
d)
TONE
25.

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)
26.
What are the main events of the story presented in a sequence by the author?
a)
Conflict
b)
Mood 
c)
Plot
d)
Tone
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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 
31.
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 
32.
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 
33.
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
34.
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
35.

True or false: every story needs a plot

a)

True

b)

False

36.
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
37.
A look back to an earlier event...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
rising action
38.
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
39.
Interrupts the chronological order of the story
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
40.

⚠️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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