Short Story Unit Review Jeopardy Style
Conflict/ POV Characters Vocabulary Irony Figurative Language $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500
A struggle within a character’s emotions, desires or needs is called ___________ ______________.
Answer internal conflict
Give an example of external conflict in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown.”
Answer Greg and Lemon scare away thugs that try to look for a treasure Answer Greg and Lemon scare away thugs that try to look for a treasure. Or Greg’s dad won’t let him play basketball.
On a plot line, the main conflict is introduced to help the story get going. What is this called?
Answer basic situation
Name a story that we’ve read that is narrated in first person point of view.
Answer Raymond’s Run or Ransom of Red Chief or Green Mamba
The Monkey’s Paw is an example of what type of point of view?
Answer omniscient
A character that changes by the end of the story is known as a _____ character.
Answer dynamic
The reasons that a character acts or behave a certain way are known as this: __________
Answer: motivation
The way an author describes a character is known as ________ The way an author describes a character is known as ________. (+100 pts if you can name both types)
Answer characterization direct and indirect
Villain = ___________ Hero = _________
Answer villain = antagonist hero = protagonist
Mr. Davis is very smart. This is an example of _____________ ____________.
Answer direct characterization
The use of hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.
Answer foreshadowing
An interruption in the present action of a pot to show events that happened at an earlier time.
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List three types of point of view we’ve discussed.
Answer first person, omniscient, and third person limited
Jealousy, kindness, and family values might all be ideas about life that a piece of literature could reveal. They are known as _________.
Answer theme
Draw and label all parts of a plot diagram Draw and label all parts of a plot diagram. (There will be five parts labeled.)
Answer basic situation, rising action, climax, resolution, falling action
Which would be an example of dramatic irony. A Which would be an example of dramatic irony? A. The audience sees a trickster place a trap before the victim sees it. B. The victim is hurt in a dramatic race to a prize.
Answer: A
A contrast between what is said and what is meant.
Answer verbal irony
A toddler surprises people by being able to sing the national anthem better than adult. What is this an example of?
Answer situational irony
Irony can be used to create two things: 1. ________ 2. _________
Answer Humor or deep thinking
List the three types of irony and spell them correctly!
Answer verbal situational dramatic
Language that appeals to our senses is called ____________.
Answer imagery
These are expressions peculiar to a particular language or culture and mean something totally different than what the words actually say.
Answer idioms
I have butterflies in my stomach. Draw a picture of the literal meaning.
Answer There are actually winged insects in your stomach!
“She was a bear in the morning “She was a bear in the morning.” The _________ meaning of this _____________ is that she was very grumpy in the morning.
Answer figurative, metaphor
“Even the smell of fresh cookies tickling his taste buds, couldn’t catch him off guard.” The sentence above has an example of __________ in it.
Answer: personification
Final Jeopardy Clue Who wrote “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”?
Answer Walter Dean Meyers
Be ready for… Knowing terms and their definitions Characterization – know the difference! Know the plot diagram! Parallel episodes Figurative language – come with your own example of an idiom or metaphor Being able to pick figurative language out of a passage Test will be a mixture of matching, multiple choice, fill in the blank, labeling and short answer. Expect a mix of everything! Anything that was on this review or in your note booklet is up for grabs! Extra Credit Hint – read about the authors of stories we’ve read! Be sure you have read all the stories that we’ve studied in class, especially if you’ve been absent! Treasure of Lemon Brown Raymond’s Run The Monkey’s Paw Ransom of Red Chief The Green Mamba