Semester Exam Review

Question 1

The expostion is which stage in the plot?

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1st

Question 2

To entertain, to express thoughts/feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade are examples of?

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Author's Purpose

Question 3

The plot centers around the ______________.

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Conflict

Question 4

The outcome of the conflict in the plot is called the...

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Falling Action

Question 5

Two types of conflict are

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Internal and External

Question 6

When we find out where the characters end up in the plot, this is called the...

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Resolution

Question 7

The series of events in the story is also called the _______________

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Plot

Question 8

The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader is called_____________

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Mood

Question 9

Characters are introduced during which stage in the plot?

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exposition

Question 10

It's raining cats and dogs is an example of a/an _____________

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Idiom

Question 11

Where and when a story takes place is called the...

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Setting

Question 12

Which stage in the plot is the greatest interest?

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Climax

Question 13

How does a writer create suspense?

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Foreshadowing

Question 14

What is the reading strategy that involves using context clues to make reasonable guesses?

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Predicting

Question 15

Words that share the same meaning are called_________

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Synonyms

Question 16

What type of order do events in a story take place in?

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Chronological

Question 17

Which stage in the plot builds on the conflict?

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Rising Action

Question 18

A ____________ is a struggle between opposing forces.

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Conflict

Question 19

What is created by using one or more of the five senses in writing?

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Imagery

Question 20

Which one is NOT one of the five senses

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Eating

Questions 20