Brief statement of the main events in a story

Which is an example of alliteration?

Cousin Clara can't capture cats.

What are stage directions?

Instructions for actors, usually in italics

Making an inference requires ...

Background knowledge and context clues

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1
What is a plot?
The resolution of a story
Events that make up a story
Diagram for comparing and contrasting
The point of view of a story
2
A summary is ...
Only used with nonfiction text
Practical lesson about right and wrong
Brief statement of the main events in a story
Conversation between two people
3
Free verse poetry ...
Always has metaphors
Does not rhyme
Always rhymes
Does not make sense
4
A hyperbole is ...
Use of sensory detail
Rhyme pattern
A comparison using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
5
Setting is ...
Summary of a plot
Where a story takes place
What happens after a resolution
A list of characters
6
Which is the best definition for "theme"?
A text feature
The message of a story
Words that rhyme
The resolution to a conflict
7
The problem in a story is also known as ...
summary
dialogue
conflict
resolution
8
A playwright is ...
An editor
Recess champion
The same as a poet
Person who writes a play/drama
9
Which of the following is not a signal word for chronological order?
However
After
Third
Finally
10
Which is an example of alliteration?
Cousin Clara can't capture cats.
The laundry is a mountain.
I'm as hungry as a horse.
The trees whistled.
11
Which of the these is not a text feature?
Glossary
Main idea
Diagram
Timeline
12
The main idea of nonfiction is ...
A supporting detail
What that text is mostly about
The introduction of the conflict
The theme
13
You can find a stanza in ...
A drama
An illustration
An autobiography
A poem
14
Which word is not an onomatopoeia?
Boom!
Hello!
Fizz!
Pop!
15
Which of these is not an element of a drama?
Stanza
Scenes
Stage directions
Dialogue
16
Which of these pairs of words do not rhyme?
SQUARE and PEAR
SIGH and BYE
SNOW and PLOW
EYE and SPRY
17
What are stage directions?
Instructions for actors, usually in italics
Literary works based on facts
Procedural texts for carpenters
Reasons a playwright has for writing
18
Making an inference requires ...
Luck
Beginning, middle and end
A Venn diagram
Background knowledge and context clues
19
The word "convey" means ...
To listen
To create or imagine
To move
To communicate or express
20
Which of the following is always in the nonfiction genre?
Drama
Poetry
Autobiography
Historical fiction

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