Test Review Game Story Elements and Reading Strategies

Rules Teams will take turns answering questions. If one team answers incorrectly, the other team may try to answer the question and steal the points. Team members will discuss each question and the captain will announce the team’s answer. Each team will have 15 seconds to answer. During bonus questions, both teams have a chance to answer the question, and both can get points. Points can be taken away for lack of sportsmanship or not working together as a team. Moderator (Ms. Kelly) can change the rules as she sees fit at any point in the game.

Question 1 What type of narrator is outside the story and reveals things about one character?

Question 2 Who is the character in the story that opposes (goes against) the protagonist?

Question 3 What do you call the high point of interest or suspense in a story, novel, or play?

Question 4- Worth 2 points Which 2 active reading strategies do you use before reading?

Question 5- Worth 2 points Name two types of connections you can make while reading.

Question 6 The people, animals, and things participating in a story are called what?

BONUS- Worth 5 points What is the name of the story we read in which the protagonist is a bad guy ?

Question 7 Define personification.

Question 8 What is the active reading strategy with which the reader can see a picture from the reading?

Question 9 What is the central, general message, or lesson you get from a story called?

Question 10 The dramatic struggle between two forces in a story is called the _____________.

Question 11 Define foreshadowing.

Question 12 The sequence of events in a story, novel, or play is called the ___________.

Question 13 What is the one type of conflict that is internal?

Question 14 Define rising action.

BONUS- Worth 5 points In “Seventh Grade”, what language did Victor pretend to speak to impress Teresa?

Question 15 Character vs. Character is what type of conflict?

Question 16 “This character is like that guy in a movie I watched!” is what type of connection?

Question 17 “How will this character react to this problem?” is an example of which active reading strategy?

Question 18 Give an example of something you can predict before or while you read.

Question 19- Worth 2 points Name 2 things that you learn in the exposition.

Question 20- Worth 2 points Fill in the blanks: Rich, visual language author’s use to create images in the reader’s mind is called _________. When seeing these images you are using the __________ strategy.

BONUS- One point for each you get right Name the 5 members of the Hutchinson family from “The Lottery”. (Mom, Dad, two sons, one daughter)

Question 21 What do you call the part of a story when the conflict is solved?

Question 22 The feeling the reader gets when reading is called what?

Question 23 What do you call the main character in the story?

Question 24 What is this part of the map called?

FINAL QUESTION- Please make a wager You must get all answers correct to get your wagered points. If any of your answers are incorrect, you will lose your wagered points. Please wager responsibly and choose as a group.

List all 6 active reading strategies and give an example of each.

Sudden Death List as many components of setting as you can- the one with the most correct answers wins!