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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat should be included in the summary?Your opinion of the storyWhere the story takes placeWhere you read the story
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat are all the things that are a part of the summary called?Text StructureStory ElementsThemeMain Idea
- 3. Multiple Choice
Fiction is a made up story.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
A fiction summary is _________.
telling all details about a story.
a few words about the most important information in a story.
putting the story in order.
the main character.
- 5. Multiple Choice
A central problem faced by the main character
conflict
plot
resolved
evidence
- 6. Multiple Choice
The basic sequence of events in a story
plot
resolved
evidence
influence
- 7. Multiple Choice
The problem or struggle in a story is called _________.
solution
dialogue
setting
conflict
- 8. Multiple Choice
________ is where and when a story takes place.
Plot
Point of view
Setting
Soolution
- 9. Multiple Choice
The conflict is resolved by a __________.
setting
solution
characters
theme
- 10. Multiple Choice
The conclusion to the story that reveals the solution to the conflict is called _______.
falling action
resolution
exposition
climax
- 11. Multiple Choice
________ is the introduction that provides the details of the characters and setting.
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
Theme
- 12. Multiple Choice
_________ is the turning point of the story where the conflict reaches it peak.
Resolution
Rising action
Climax
Exposition
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSummaries help me...understand what I'm readingwrite about what I readinclude the key points of a textall of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
A _________ retells the main events of a story in a shorter version.
theme
summary
solution
point of view
- 15. Multiple ChoiceTomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.Jill loves Mexican food.The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin. - 16. Multiple ChoiceIt started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.
The Summary of this passage is:Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.The camels were swatting flies with their tails.It was really hot at the zoo.Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad. - 17. Multiple ChoiceJulie watched the ants as they carried small crumbs down the trail to the anthill. She thinks ants are very hard working and industrious little creatures. They always seemed busy, and you never saw an ant just laying around doing nothing. They were carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill. One thing you could say about ants is that they sure aren't lazy.
The Summary of this passage is:
Ants carry many things.Some ants may bite you.Ants are hard workers.Some ants help take care of the queen. - 18. Multiple ChoiceThe first book Chris read in fifth grade was about a lost kitten. Then he read a book about a family of bears, and then he read about a wild kangaroo in Australia. It seems every book Chris reads is about animals. Last week he found a good book about snakes and reptiles, and another book about elephants. Today Chris went to the library, and he checked out a book about dolphins, whales and other animals that live in the sea.
The Summary of this passage is:Chris likes kangaroos.Chris is in the fifth grade.Chris reads a lot of books about animals.Dolphins and whales live in the sea. - 19. Multiple Choice
The protagonist in a story...
is the old character.
is the bad character.
is the good character.
is the handsome character.
- 20. Multiple Choice
The character who causes the conflict or problem in a story is
the protagonist
the antagonist
the child
the neighbor
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