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10th Narrative Techniques Unit Test Review
10th Narrative Techniques Unit Test Review
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1
Piscatorial creatures, such as salmon and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean. What does piscatorial mean?
relating to fish
scaly
having fins
2
Your performance on a unit test does not determine your worth and will not be the only factor in your success in class.
I promise.
Study!
You got this.
Trust yourself.
3
What function does the rising action serve in stories?
it shows how the conflict/complicating incident will be resolved
it builds tension leading to the story's climax
it introduces the conflict/complicating incident
4
His emaciation, that is, his skeleton-like appearance, was frightening to see.
scary appearance
horrific appearance
extremely skinny appearance
5
Why do authors include flashbacks in their stories?
to describe a setting
for entertainment purposes
to show present motivation or reasoning for a character
for extra description
6
What is foreshadowing?
an author's way of interrupting a story's sequence of events
an author's way of providing suspense using dark and mysterious techniques
an author's use of characterization that leads to better visualization
an author's way of hinting at or warning readers of what's to come later
7
Reliable narrators are honest about everything, including their own feelings and shortcomings.
True
False
8
In the course of man’s evolution, certain organs have atrophied. The appendix, for example, has wasted away from disuse.
atrophied means wasted away
atrophied means unused
atrophied means relating to the body
atrophied means celebrated
9
Using present tense in stories helps authors...
...create a sense of urgency because the story is happening in the now
...allow readers to experience the story at the same time as the characters
...be more emotional in their writing
...create more vivid descriptions of settings and characters
10
Resolutions of stories almost always provide closure for readers and solve conflicts in the story.
False
True
11
How do readers use context clues to define unfamiliar words?
imagine the situation in a sentence and make a guess
think about what they already know about the word's meaning
look at the text around the word to figure out how the word is being used
12
What is another word for a complicating incident?
conflict
tension
foreshadowing
13
Narrative arcs follow this order: exposition, complicating incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
False
True
14
How can authors use pacing in stories? (part one)
They make characters speak faster to show a feeling of uneasiness.
They make characters speak faster with short phrases to show surprise.
They speed things up and slow things down.
They use description to slow down the story's pace and to create mystery.
15
The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient. What does mitigate mean?
make milder
increase
beautify
banish
16
Why do authors use first person point of view?
to tell their own stories
to give readers access to one character's private thoughts and feelings
17
What is a narrative arc?
a circular tool author's use to plan stories
a semicircular tool author's use to draw storyboards
the way a story plays out
the plot or storyline
18
3rd person point of view helps readers get to know each character & keeps details about characters hidden until the end
False
True
19
Using context clues to determine meanings of words can help readers define unfamiliar words in a text.
False
True
20
What does compelling mean?
animated
irresistibly interesting
not convincing
endlessly boring
21
The children were as different as day and night. He was a lively conversationalist, but she was reserved and taciturn.
taciturn means not talkative
taciturn means opposite
taciturn means shy
taciturn means snobby
22
After spending three weeks in the hospital, I had a surfeit of daytime TV programming. Surfeit means excess.
True
False
23
If a question asks about a story's climax and resolution, you need to read the whole story.
False
True
24
How do authors create suspense in stories?
they create characters that are always sure of themselves
they present situations that could go very wrong
they use calm, safe settings for their stories
25
Dangerous situations and characters who could fail at a risky task create more suspense than safe, certain situations.
False
True
26
What is a flashback?
when a character or narrator explains something from the past
when characters leave their bodies and travel to the past
when people think of past struggles
27
A combination of fog and smoke, called smog, has vitiated the air around many big cities. Vitiated means contaminated.
True
False
28
If a question asks you about the exposition ONLY, you still need to read the rest of the story.
False
True
29
First person point of view can make stories more relatable for readers and help readers share the narrator's experience.
True
False
30
In O. Henry's story "After Twenty Years," what type of point of view is used?
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
