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Reading 7 & 8
Sem. 1 Reading Skills 7/8 (dp)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the setting of the story? | The time and place of the action |
| What is the change a character goes through called? | character development |
| What is a symbol? | a person, place, thing, or idea that stands for something beyond itself |
| What is a simile? | A comparison using like or as |
| What is the problem in a story called? | conflict |
| The outline of events in a story or the order in which it happens is called? | plot |
| What is onomatopoeia? | When a word says the sound - for example hiss, boom, drip |
| The message about life or human nature that the writer wants you to understand is the ? | theme |
| What is a metaphor? | a comparison between two things - NOT using like or as |
| What is the narrator? | the person telling the story |
| What is the time from the beginning of the story to the end of the story? | time span |
| What is the tone of the story? | the overall effect of the story (sad, suspenseful, etc.) |
| What names a person, place, thing or idea? | a noun |
| The setting and characters are introduced here? | Exposition |
| Suspense builds here? | Rising Action |
| The most exciting part of the story? | Climax |
| The part of the plot in which suspense eases is here? | Falling action |
| The part of the story that ties up loose ends is here? | Resolution |
| The time and place of the story? | Setting |
| People, animals, imaginary creatures are? | Characters |
| The one who tells the story? | Narrator |
| Writer's choice of narrator? | Point of View |
| The narrator is a character in the story and uses I, me, we, us? | 1st person point of view |
| The narrator is not a character in the story. Can tell the thoughts and feelings of other characters and uses him, her, he, she, them, them, it | 3rd person point of view |
| Ways the writers bring their characters to life? | Characterization |
| This word describes a noun (red sweater) | adjective |
| The first sentence in a paragraph that helps explain the rest of the paragraph | topic sentence |
| The setting can create feelings for the read so the reader feels the same way the character feels | atmosphere |
| Giving human traits to nonhuman things? | personification |
| The reason behind a character's action? | motive |
| The speech or talking between characters? | dialogue |
| Descriptive language is also called this? | figurative language |
| Nonfiction | True or fact-based |
| Fiction | false or made up |
| A struggle between a character and an outside force | External conflict |
| A struggle within a character's mind | Internal conflict |
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dpawlik
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