1) Which of the following is NOT a way to build suspense a) complicate the situation or add a twist b) foreshadow failure c) enormous odds, too much to overcome d) protagonist changes direction or changes their mind 2) What three things should the reader learn in the introduction of a story? a) setting, plot, characters b) characters, conflict, plot c) characters, setting, background d) conflict, climax, setting 3) The setting of The Monkey's Paw is a) a small village in India in the 1800's b) a haunted house in the country, present day c) a small home in England, present day d) a riverboat on the Mississippi River in the 1940's 4) The definition of Key (as in Three Skeleton Key) is a) a small item used to lock and unlock b) a large island off the coast of South America c) a small island d) rocks with a lighthouse 5) Foreshadowing is a) a author giving clues or hints about what will happen b) making the reader question, 'what will happen next?' c) letters that go at the beginning of a word and change its meaning d) to cast a shadow before a character arrives 6) The definition of irony is a) to change a word based on its meaning b) the opposite of what you expect c) give readers clues about what will happen d) the main character in a story 7) Which of the following is an example of an antagonist a) evil, human-eating ship rats (3 Skeleton Key) b) Simba (The Lion King) c) Captain America, Thor & The Hulk (The Avengers) d) Mr and Mrs. White (The Monkey's Paw) 8) Suspense in a story makes the reader ask _________? a) Why are the characters going there? b) What is the conflict of this story? c) When will I eat lunch d) What is going to happen next? 9) The two types of conflict a story can have are: a) internal and external b) major and minor c) introverted and extroverted d) protagonist and antagonist 10) An inference is a) a minor character in a story b) a guess based on evidence or facts c) a group of letters that changes a words' meaning d) clues about what will happen in a story 11) The prefix de- means a) small or minute b) the opposite of something c) one or singular d) reduce or away from 12) The purpose of Expository writing is to ________________ the reader. a) entertain b) inform or educate c) persuade or attract d) change ideas of 13) The conflict of a story is a) all the events that lead up to a climax b) the setting, characters and background c) the problem that sets the stories into action d) the point of highest tensions and excitement in a story 14) An inference from this picture would be a) It's a warm day and they're in the park b) These kids are at a birthday party c) These kids are having a water balloon fight d) The water in the balloons is hot 15) Which is an example of homophones? a) write, wrote, written b) do, due, dew c) geese, goose d) prefix, suffix, affix 16) The prefixes il- ir- im in- mean a) small b) not  c) against d) undo 17) All of the events that happen in a story are called a) summary b) plot c) foreshadowing d) suspense 18) One example of irony in The Monkey's Paw is a) Mr. White thought his wish would bring him happiness b) The Sergeant threw the paw on the fire c) It was raining and storming outside d) The monkey's paw was cursed by an Indian shaman 19) Which of the following texts is an example of narrative writing? a) History textbook b) A newspaper article about taxes c) Three Skeleton Key d) Instructions to assemble a bike 20) Which of the following texts is an example of argument writing? a) A research paper about trees b) A newspaper article about taxes c) Three Skeleton Key d) An advertisement for soap 21) Those are my neighbor's cats. ________ cute. a) There b) They're c) Theyireye d) Their 22) Your books are __________ on the shelf. a) there b) they're c) theyireye d) their 23) Which sentence uses the word horde correctly a) The large ship was horde on the rocks and sank b) The rats horde around the lighthouse c) Ship rats are large, horde, and intelligent d) The horde of rats quickly covered the lighthouse 24) Which of the following characters are not  a protagonist a) Mr and Mrs White (monkey's paw) b) Narrator (Three Skeleton Key) c) Sergeant Major Morris (The Monkey's Paw) d) Sponge Bob Square Pants 25) The narrator is ____________ is telling a story, the POV is ____________ they're telling the story. a) perspective, prefix b) audio, radio c) who, how d) protagonist, antagonist 26) Which of the following sentences is written in 1st person POV a) The three children walked their dog to the park b) Charlie and Tessa were excited to get ice cream after the game c) My friends and I bought matching shirts for the game d) Sarah and all her cousins celebrated Christmas in Texas 27) 3rd person POV is when the narrator of a story is a) not a character in the story, they're describing what's happening to someone else. b) when the narrator is a character in the story and the action is happening to THEM. c) when the narrator is a main character (protagonist) 28) Which of the following is an example of 3rd person POV a) Mike came with us when we took our car into the repair shop. b) Sarah and Jane grabbed their umbrellas just in case it rained. c) My mom made a pecan pie to take to the supper at church. 29) Which of the following does NOT describe 1st person POV  a) Will use words like I, me, we, us, my b) Can ONLY describe their own feelings and thoughts c) Narrator is limited in what they know and can share with reader d) Narrator can share the plans and emotions of all characters 30) What is the purpose of an expository text? a) to persuade the reader b) to entertain the reader c) to inform the reader d) to make the reader laugh

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