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Elements of a Story
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Definitions used on reading tests to describe elements in a novel--5th grade level.
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Connections between characters in a story are called...
confusing.
genre.
relationships.
problems.
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Internal consistency is a term is writing that means...
the events in a story follow a timeline.
all events take place inside instead of outside.
everyone is confused.
the events in a story make sense.
3
An author's purpose can be to ...
persuade, inform or entertain.
explains the reason an author wrote a story.
show how 2 items in a story are the same.
puts things in order.
4
What is chronological order?
how writers arrange things when writing.
going backwards.
the date of an event.
a newspaper.
5
The most important idea in a story is...
inference.
character.
main idea.
resolution.
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An idea explored throughout a story is called...
Resolution.
Setting.
Genre.
Theme.
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Something that can help you find the
meaning of a word
in a story can be...
an antonym, synonym or example.
looking in the sentence before the word.
asking the author's purpose.
looking in the sentence after the word.
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A type of literature such as poetry, prose or drama is called a
hyperbole
contrast
genre
traits
9
A good strategy for finding the answer to a literal question is to...
scan and reread
guess
use key words from the question to go back to find an answer
skip the question
10
What characters say in a story is called...
resolution.
dialogue.
contrast.
character.
11
When you give a summary of a story, what items need to be included in your answer?
something that you predict will happen.
something from the end of a story.
something from the beginning of a story.
something from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
12
The beginning of a story's development is called...
problem.
conflict.
resolution.
rising action.
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Setting is...
Main idea of a story.
Time and place in a story.
Time, place and characters in a story.
Reasons for a story.
14
The highest point in a story is called the ...
dialogue.
character.
contrast.
climax.
15
Words around an unknown word that helps you figure out the meaning of a word is called..
hyperbole
contrast
generalization
context clues
16
What are some CLUE words that tell you a question is a SEQUENCE question?
Days of the week, months, years or specific dates.
Howdy.
First, next, then, last, before, after.
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
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"Lighter than a feather" is an example of ...
contrast
genre
hyperbole
figurative language
18
A way to discover the main idea of a paragraph is to...
guess.
think about what is talked about in the whole passage.
look at the title.
look in the first and last sentence of a paragraph.
19
Writing that tries to persuade people to think a certain way is called...
persuasion
confusion.
conclusion.
reaction.
20
The most exciting point in a story can also be called the...
resolution.
turning point.
personification.
problem.
21
When you use clues AFTER reading to discover meaning in a story, you are...
drawing conclusions.
comparing.
sequencing.
predicting.
22
To show how 2 things are different is ...
comparison
contrast
generalization
traits
23
What are qualities of characters that make them seem like real people in a novel?
traits
contrast
setting
genre
24
"I'm dying of thirst" is an example of:
simile
generalization
contrast
hyperbole
25
What is the problem in a story called?
conflict
setting
resolution
plot
26
Looking at clues such as pictures, titles or headings BEFORE reading a story is called...
fixing.
summarizing.
swapping.
predicting.
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Reasons that cause a person to do something are called...
calculations.
personification.
resolutions.
motivations.
28
People in a story are...
Place.
Action.
Characters.
Feeling.
29
What is the term for a conclusion that applies to many people?
contrast
generalization
hyperbole
genre
30
Comparing 2 things WITHOUT using like or as is called a
genre
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
