Literary Skills

Question 1

A summary includes:

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main idea, beginning, middle and end

Question 2

The elements of drama include:

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characters, playwright, setting, dialogue & stage directions

Question 3

If a story is told from third-person point of view, using "he, she, him, they", the narrator:

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is not a character in the story

Question 4

Omniscient-third person point of view can tell us:

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about all the characters; is "all knowing"

Question 5

What is the correct pair of guide words for "parson"?

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parlor partaking

Question 6

a narrator is:

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the voice telling the story

Question 7

"Silver seas sailed south said Sue" is an example of:

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Alliteration

Question 8

The problem or struggle the characters face in the story:

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conflict

Question 9

Suspense builds during the:

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rising action

Question 10

Which of the following are the 5 stages of the plot?

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exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,resolution

Question 11

...because alliteration means:

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the repetition of consonant sounds

Question 12

The exposition stage of the plot refers to:

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the beginning of a story and includes setting and characters

Question 13

Guide Words are located at the bottom of the Dictionary.

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False

Question 14

The series of events in a story is known as the:

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plot

Question 15

A simile...

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compares 2 unlike things using words "like" or "as"

Question 16

The 4 methods of characterization are characters' thoughts & speech, narrator's comments, and

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physical appearance, other characters reactions

Question 17

A dictionary does not divide words into syllables for you.

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False

Question 18

When summarizing a fiction piece, your summary must answer:

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Somebody, wanted, but, so, then

Question 19

"I am going to the mall with my friends." This sentence is written in

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first-person point of view

Question 20

Authors use the methods of characterization to tell the readers:

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somethng about a character, such as appearance & personality

Question 21

Summarizing is:

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giving a short version of a story/text.

Questions 21