ENGLISH IIName:_________________________________________Date: _____________, 2013Grade level:___Parents signature:_____________Teacher: __________________General Guidelines:Read and follow ALL the directions carefully.Strictly avoid erasuresWrite only in cursive

I. WORD PUZZLEIdentify the words being asked from the stories Serungal, Dream at Nam Kha and The search for God. Complete the puzzle below. (10 points)13

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ACROSS1. One who lives in solitude, Keeping away from society; seeking solitude2. Argue in protest or opposition3. Physically and mentally fatigued4. The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development5. Carry with difficulty and find it too heavy and ungainly6. Drained of energy or effectiveness; very tired7. Moving rhythmically

DOWN1. A container that is used to put or keep things in2. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)3. A safe place

II. IdentificationIdentify the following literary terms or literary elements of the story. Write your answers on the space provided below. (10 points)______________ 1. Time and place of the story.______________ 2. The main idea of the overall story.______________ 3. Part in which the conflict is the most intense.______________ 4. Summation of the action or a hint at probable development.______________ 5. Over all plan of a story.______________ 6. Events, following the climax in which the conflict is resolved.______________ 7. Another name for plot.______________ 8. Persons represented in the story______________ 9. Events leading to the highest point of interest.______________ 10. Part that identifies the characters and presents the situation.

III. ALTERNATIVESIdentify the following statement if it pertains to Myth or to a Legend. Write M- for myth and L-for legend. (10points)______1. There are no actual events or time frame to support that the events or people were really or actually happened.______2. Past time or historical. Usually from a specific culture.______3. Past time and historical. Within a specific time period -- usually ancient.______4. Facts are distorted or exaggerated. Some fiction.______5. There is no evidence to prove it was fact. Fictional stories explaining how "the world was created" or some type of natural situation that occurred on Earth.______6. Actual heroes or people who do admirable or heroic deeds.______7. Gods of ancient cultures.______8. Legends feature an actual cultural hero, but include imaginative elements.______9. Traditional narrative that explains natural phenomena through symbolism --often involves the gods of ancient cultures.______10. Imaginative element is used to help explain or tell the story.

IV. LITERARY TERMSIdentify the literary terms being described in each of the statement. Encircle the letter of your answer. (20points)

1. A brief fictional narrative usually concerned with a single effect and involving a limited number of characters is called aa.biographyb.short storyc.noveld.folk tale2. The struggle of the main character that creates suspense and is usually resolved at the end of the story takes place is called. a.conflictb.climaxc. expositiond.suspense3. The location and time frame in which the action of a story takes place is calleda.conflictb.climaxc. expositiond.suspense4. The true story of a persons life, written by another person is called.a.nonfictionb.anecdotec. biographyd.autobiography5. The first part of a narrative that establishes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives the reader important background information is known asa.set-upb.rising actionc. expositiond.resolution6. The point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action of a story is calleda.suspenseb.climaxc. conflictd.rising action7. The person that a writer of fiction creates to tell the story to the reader is known as.

a.point of viewb.narratorc.characterd.protagonist8. The exchange of words between characters in a narrative is calleda.direct speechb.denotationc. dialogued.diction9. A simple story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth is known as a.folk taleb.fictionc. parabled.anecdote10. These are traditional stories set an imaginary world that once served to explain origin of life, religious beliefs, and forces of nature as supernatural happenings.a.mythsb.folk talec.legendsd.fables11. These are short narratives that give human speech and inanimate animals. These stories are intended to teach moral lesson.a.mythsb.folk talec.legendsd.fables12. This is an anonymous, timeless and placeless story circulated orally among people and handed down from generation to generationa.mythsb.folk talec.legendsd.fables13. These are the stories that are handed down from the past and may tell about the origin happened to people or things which can be both fact and fiction.a.mythsb.folk talec.legendsd.fables14. This is a brief story of an interesting, amusing or biographical incident. It usually features a persons distinctive traits or characteristics.a.biographyb.anecdotec.autobiographyd.diary 15. A common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work.a. genreb.narratorc.settingd.theme16. One who tells a story, the speaker or the voice of an oral or written work. a.characterb.narratorc.settingd.theme17. This is a form of non fictional literature, the subject of which is the life of the author himself or herself, the author recounts his or her own life history.a.biographyb.anecdotec.autobiographyd.journal18. This is a form of non fictional literature that tells an account of someone's life written by another person.a.biographyb.anecdotec.autobiographyd.diary 19. A person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem, or other literature.a.characterb.narratorc.settingd.theme20. The Pheasants Bell is an example ofa.anecdoteb.folktalec.legendd.fable

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