10thgrade_CL2A_#1STCLASS_2024

What is the role of the antagonist in a story?

What are the Elements for a short story?

the tools authors use to show readers who the characters in a story are, and how they grow or change in reaction to the conflict. Methods of characterization include:

• Actions

• Dialogue

• Physical appearance

• Thoughts and feelings

Which of the following terms best fits this example:

I make a connection between a story I just read and a life experience I have had.

Which main type of characterization is used in the following quote from “Examination Day”?.

“Rain makes the grass grow.”
“Why, Dad?”
“Because it does, that’s all.”
Dickie puckered his brow. “What makes it green, though? The grass?”

What can you infer from this passage from “Examination Day”? 

His mother looked at the tablecloth. “It’s just a sort of Government Intelligence test they give children at the age of 12. You’ll be taking it next week. It’s nothing to worry about.” 

Based on the context clues in the passage below, what do you think the word in bold means?

I find my roommate’s abrasive manner off-putting. I would prefer a roommate with a much more agreeable personality.

Based on the context clues in the passage below, what do you think the word in bold means?

Because we were talking loudly in class, the teacher admonished us to be quiet.

Which literary element is represented in this statement:

The government uses fear to control its citizens in “Examination Day.”

Who is the protagonist of “Examination Day”? 

Which of the following terms best fits this example?

I believe I am not good enough to make the volleyball team so I decide not to try out.

Which of the following terms best fits this example? 

I am shy but create a goal to speak up in class at least once a day.

Read this excerpt from "Examination Day." Based on what you know from the story, which of the following statements represents the best inference you can make from this portion of the text?

Across the room, the woman cried out, knowing nothing except the emotion she read on her husband’s face.

In “Examination Day,” which literary element describes The Government Educational Building?

Which of the following terms best fits this example:

I told you, in just a few sentences, the main idea of a story.

The struggle between the Government and Dickie’s intelligence is an example of which literary element?