20 questions
The protagonist of a story is:
the main character of the story
the "good guy" in the story
the villain in a story
the "bad guy" in the story
The antagonist of a story is:
the main character of the story
the "good guy"
the character/thing that creates a conflict (problem) for the main character
the hero of the story
An example of an internal conflict would be:
a battle in the Civil War
being bullied at school
feeling mentally unable to do something
a harsh blizzard
An example of external conflict would be:
feeling depressed and unable to get out of bed
A hurricane destroys a city and presents major danger to the citizens
Feeling unsure of yourself
A biography written about John F. Kennedy would most likely fall into which genre?
non-fiction
historical fiction
realistic fiction
science fiction
A theme in a story is:
the background on your iPhone
a problem that a character deals with
the message a story gives to the reader
the main event in a story
The climax of a story is:
the slow point in a story
the end of a story
when the story begins to build tension
the emotional high point of a story
An inference is:
referring back to the text
a conclusion that you draw from reading; educated guess
the evidence for your thinking
A story written about an space travel in the future would fall into which genre?
science fiction
non-fiction
historical fiction
What is a character trait?
the physical makeup of a character
a personality of a character in a story
what a character says in a story
If an author implies something, the author:
hints at it
tells it directly
1st person narration means:
a character from the story tells the story
someone outside the story tells us the story
the 1st name that we hear is the narrator
3rd person narration means:
the narrator is part of the story
the narrator speaks directly to you, the reader
the narrator tells the story from outside the story
An omniscient narrator:
doesn't know what's going on within the minds of the characters
knows all of the thoughts of each character
knows the thoughts of some characters in the story
An objective narrator:
knows the thoughts/feelings of none of the characters
knows the thoughts/feelings of one character
knows the thoughts of all the characters
A limited narrator:
knows the thoughts/feelings of one character
doesn't know what any character is feeling
knows what's going on in the minds of all the characters
The resolution of a story is:
how the story wraps up.
the way the story begins.
the middle of the story.
the main conflict of the story.
A narrator's point of view refers to:
Where the narrator tells the story from
How the narrator tells the story (1st/3rd person)
The narrator's main point
The rising action of a story:
a conflict begins to take shape
the conflict is resolved
the background information of the story is delivered
The exposition of a story:
delivers the backstory of a character/situation
resolves the conflict in the story
wraps up the story