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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe _________ introduces the setting, the main characters, and the main conflict.rising actionclimaxsetting/characters/problemresolution
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn the ________________ stage, the conflict grows more complicated. Suspense builds, and more details are added.falling actionrising actionexpositionresolution
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe ___________ presents the conflict at its most dramatic. This is the story's turning point.expositionfalling actionresolutionclimax
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe _________________ reveals the story's final outcome and ties up any loose ends.rising actionexpositionresolutionclimax
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe order in which events are described in a story is called ____________.timelinesequencethemeoutcome
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWriters of most stories, biographies, autobiographies, and historical writing use ___________, telling about events in the order those events occurred.detailsoutcomeschronological ordermessages
- 7. Multiple ChoiceSelect the words that indicates time, date, or number.
It wasn't easy, getting up before dawn.easygettingupbefore dawn - 8. Multiple ChoiceSelect the words that indicates time, date, or number.
At noon, we finally stopped to eat a snack and stretch our legs.stoppedsnacknoonstretch - 9. Multiple ChoiceSelect the words that indicates time, date, or number.
We didn't stop again until late last night.stoplate last nightagainWe - 10. Multiple ChoiceIf actual time or date of an event is not given, the writer will often indicate order through the use of signal words such as: while, during, after, or ___________theylostnextnight
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSelect the signal words.
At first it was just little things-Jake would show up a little bit late for practice.little thingsat firstlatepractice - 12. Multiple ChoiceSelect the signal words.
Finally, during a game against their biggest rivals, Jake refused to pass Jared the ball.JakeFinallyrefusedbiggest - 13. Multiple ChoiceHank Williams was one of the most influential singers and composers in the history of country music. Born in Alabama in September of 1923, he began performing in his home state while still a teenager. Williams died under mysterious circumstances on January 1, 1953, two years after his most popular song, "Cold, Cold Heart," was released.
Which happened last?"Cold, Cold Heart" was released.Williams dies under mysterious circumstances.Williams began performing. - 14. Multiple ChoiceI started taking piano lessons when I was twelve years old, in 2005. A year later, I had my first solo recital at my teacher's house. I auditioned for a local orchestra, but didn't get in. So I found a new teacher and got to work! Three years of hard work and practice later, I'm the pianist for the all-state student orchestra.
What event happened first?I'm the pianist for the all-state student orchestra.I started taking piano lessons when I was twelve years old.I had my first solo recital at my teacher's house. - 15. Multiple ChoiceAn account of events that happened before the beginning of a story, or at an earlier point, is called a _____________________.chronological eventforeshadowingflashbackmood
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAnother way that writers can play with sequence of events in a story is to include clues about things that will happen later on. This technique is called ___________________.flashbackforeshadowingthememood
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe ____________ of a story or text refers to the speeding up or slowing down of actions in the story.tonethemepacerising action
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhen many events occur in a very short time frame, that story is said to have a ____________ pace.fastslow
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen relatively few events take place in a longer time frame, the story has a _____________ pace.fastslow
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