Worksheets1st Hour Reading - 3rd Nine Weeks Final
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Introduces the characters and setting of the story
genre
resolution
exposition
theme
The most suspenseful moment of the story
conflict
climax
protagonist
genre
Events that make the conflict worse
falling action
rising action
conflict
setting
How do they start to fix the conflict?
falling action
climax
exposition
The leading character, hero, or heroine, of the story
antagonist
character
protagonist
A character or group of characters that stand in opposition to the main character
antagonist
protagonist
author
It is a category of literature. Science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction are three of many.
setting
genre
inference
epic
It is the sequence of events in a story
plot
main event
irony
It is the perspective from which a story is told.
Literary terms
characterization
Point of View
narrator
It is an object, character or idea used to represent something else.
classic
dialogue
tone
symbol
Simile
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent something else
A struggle between opposing forces
Main character in a story
Personification
Anything that stands for or represents something else
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Theme
Changes over the course of the story
The author simply tells you a character’s personality
An idea or message the writer wishes to convey about the subject
The main character in a work of literature; is involved in the central conflict
Characterization
A struggle between two opposing forces.
The time and place of the story.
The way a writer reveals the personality of a character
An idea or message the writer wishes to convey about the subject
A conclusion or opinion (“educated guess”) that draws on known facts, evidence, or intuition to fill in missing information
hypothesis
Exposition
Plot diagram
inference
The extra information in a particular point in a text. It can be a note that includes a comment or explanation.
analogizing
annotating
answers
analysis
__________ is an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred, either before the present time or before the time at which the narration takes place. This device is often used to give the reader more background information and details about specific characters, events, plot points, and so on.
allusion
metonymy
synecdoche
flashback
How long has Commonwealth existed as a town?
three years
five years
one year
two years
What war is taking place during the story in the novel The Last Town on Earth?
Vietnam War
WWII
WWI
Korean War
Why is this flu called the Spanish Flu?
The United States stated they had no cases and it had not started there.
Spain took responsibility because they were not cautious during flu season.
The war began in Spain and they believe the flu started there at the same time.
Spain reported news on the flu and war, and since they did, it was believed they were the cause.
Why did the novel begin with discussing the flu in Timber Falls?
Timber Falls was totally destroyed by the flu and the author wanted to show how devastating the flu was to communities all over America.
Timber Falls is where the characters are originally from, and the author wanted to show why they came to Commonwealth instead of staying in Timber Falls.
Timber Falls was full of terrible characters and the author is eventually going to show us what happens to them because they deserve a terrible fate.
The author is showing us Timber Falls first because the surviving residents of Timber Falls will have to merge with Commonwealth when the flu is over.
What is the one true thing that Commonwealth has that almost every other town in the world has?
Church
Jail
Store
Bank
What is a Wobbly?
Union Representative
Mill Owner
Logger
River Driver
What is the American Protective League - APL?
People that speak out for the war - on streets, at the movies, or at any other organized event.
People that speak out against the war to try and prevent losing any more Americans to this war.
A league of officers that arrest people for protesting the war.
A league of people that arrest other people for going against the war in any way.
