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reading 5th grade
genre quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the important parts that make up a story | story elements |
| a person animal or creature in a story | character |
| the main character | protagonist |
| character or force that works against the main character | antagonist |
| word that describes what a character is like on the inside. includes personality feelings and how they usually act | character trait |
| where and when a story takes place | setting |
| series of events that happen in a story | plot |
| what a paragraph passage or story is mostly about | main idea |
| to tell the most important parts of a text in your own words. | summarize |
| the order in which events happen in a story or text | sequence |
| big lesson or meaning the author wants you to learn from the story | central message |
| the message or lesson the author wants you to learn | theme |
| the main problem in the story | conflict |
| events that build up to the biggest moment in the story | rising action |
| most exciting or important part of the story - when the main problem is faced | climax |
| events that happen after the climax and lead to the ending | falling action |
| how the problem is solved in the end | resolution |
| introduces characters and setting | beginning |
| where the conflict grows and events build up | middle |
| where the conflict is solved and the story concludes | ending |
| who is telling the story (I, me ) | point of view |
| the narrator is outside the story ( he, she, they) | third person |
| the words characters say in the story | dialogue |
| the voice telling the story | narrator |
| how the story makes the reader feel | mood |
| the authors attitude toward the subject | tone |
| clues that hint at what will happen later | foreshadowing |
| when a story goes back in time to show past events | flashback |