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- 1. Multiple Choice
When a character goes back to an earlier time:
suspense
climaz
flashback
mood
- 2. Multiple Choice
The author gives hints or clues about future events in the story:
foreshadowing
cliffhanger
suspense
mood
- 3. Multiple Choice
The sense of anticipation or worry that the author makes the reader feel.
suspense
climax
foreshadowing
flashback
- 4. Multiple Choice
A warning or indication of a future event
foreshadowing
flashback
pacing
dialogue
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence foreshadows that something bad is about to happen?
(1) The sky was blue, the sun was bright, and the sand was warm. (2) As Keiko nervously watched on, her little brother gave a happy squeal and splashed in the shallow water.
(3) Keiko took a deep breath and told herself that she was being silly. (4) After all, the water was shallow and completely safe for wading children—what could possibly go wrong?
(5) Suddenly, Keiko saw her sister Amane running toward the beach, arms waving wildly over her head. (6) "The water is moving, and the beach isn't safe!" Amane cried.
(7) Keiko looked up. (8) The water was moving, swelling up, and picking up speed at it headed toward the beach. (9) Other people near her began to run for high ground. (10) Keiko grabbed her brother and ran, too. (11) Suddenly, everyone could hear the whooshing sounds of rushing water.Sentence 1Sentence 4Sentence 7Sentence 11 - 6. Multiple ChoiceThe point of greatest suspense occurs when—
Jason looked nervously at the mountain road before them. He needed to get to the airport by 2:00, but was this really the only route? The driver laughed and tossed Jason's bags carelessly into the trunk. With a squeal of tires, they were off.
The car picked up speed as it rounded a particularly dangerous curve of the road. Jason was sure the car was out of control and seconds from hurtling off the cliff.
The driver honked wildly with every turn, but Jason knew that the road could never hold two cars side by side. He held his breath until they reached the airport.the driver tosses Jason's bags into the trunkthe tires squeal as the car takes offthe car picks up speed rounding a curvethe car reaches the airport - 7. Multiple ChoiceUse what you've learned so far to analyze the writer's use of foreshadowing in this passage.What event is the writer most likely foreshadowing?
"I don't know about this," Kate muttered as she and Bill pushed the canoe into the shallows. The river looked unusually brown and frothy. The water normally flowed gently, but it now seemed to slap at the shore and swirl away.
"Don't worry. I'm an expert canoer," Bill boasted.
Kate climbed in and lowered her paddle. Suddenly, a downward pull nearly snatched it from her hands.
Analyze the Text Ask yourself: What statements do Kate and Bill make to hint at what might happen? How is the setting described? Why is that significant?Kate and Bill will win a canoe race.Bill will steer the canoe safely.The canoe will turn over in the water. - 8. Multiple ChoiceThe description of the buzzards most likely foreshadows—
Kevin brought Hector to a trot and looked over the desert landscape. He had been searching for the missing calf for nearly five hours. Up ahead, he saw a buzzard ominously circling in the air. It was joined by another of the large, dark birds. Then came another, and then a fourth. Unsure of what he would find, Kevin galloped toward the birds.an unsettling discovery, such as a dead or injured calfKevin's discovery of the calf playing with animalsa rainstorm that endangers Kevin and HectorKevin's bringing a buzzard home and keeping it as a pet - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich event foreshadows Vanessa's acceptance into the Junior Company?
As she entered the dance studio, Vanessa saw a penny on the ground. "See a penny, pick it up; all the day you'll have good luck," she said to herself as she reached for the coin. She was stretching at the handrail when Madam Porter walked in.
"Do you feel ready?" asked Madam.
"As ready as I'll ever be," said Vanessa. Just in case, she placed the penny in her toe shoe before she tied it up. Walking quickly behind Madam Porter, she entered the audition room.
Afterward, Vanessa clutched her acceptance form and stared at herself in the mirror. "I did it, I did it!" she whispered. "I'm going to be part of the Junior Company of the City Ballet!"stretching at the handrailstaring into the mirrorMadam Porter's questionfinding a penny - 10. Multiple ChoiceThis scene foreshadows the page's knighthood through—
SCENE 2: The royal throne room, filled with gold statues and heavy wooden furniture.
KING: You, Page—what are you doing with my sword?
PAGE: Sire, I am cleaning it, as my master taught me.
KING: You have given it a wonderful shine. Today you hold the sword while standing upright. Someday you will kneel before me, and I will be holding the sword.
PAGE (confused): Sire, have I offended you?
KING (laughing): No. I mean that I could use someone like you close by my side—someone who cares for weapons and knows his worth.a description of the king's appearancethe king's words to the pagea description of the throne roomthe expression on the page's face - 11. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Flashback is an event that has happened in the past.truefalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of flashback?A. Sarah is out riding her bike and began to remember when she first learned to ride.B. Bob hears a noise in his closet and slowly walks to the door, quietly.C. Amy is struggling in math, and thinks about what she did last time to help her do well in math.D. Both A and C
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFlashback can be used to build...characterplotsuspenseall of the above
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFlashback is most used to build...characterplotsuspenseall of the above
- 15. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: You cannot use flashback in any type of writing.truefalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhen a narrator interrupts a plot to describe a part of the story that happened in the past, it is called _____________.foreshadowingflashbacksuspensecliffhanger
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA series of events of plot points that causes the reader to feel anxious are used to build __________.foreshadowingflashbacksuspensecliffhanger
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA technique called ______________ gives the reader a clue about what will happen later in the story.foreshadowingflashbacksuspensecliffhanger
- 19. Multiple ChoiceShelly felt relieved. She had finally finished her homework, completed her chores, and written a long-overdue thank you note to her grandmother. Her relief wouldn't last for long, though. Her mother knocked on the bedroom door and walked in.foreshadowingflashbacksuspensecliffhanger
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is Tension
the Twist in a story
Is potential for conflict to happen.
A type of poem
Pizza
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