Unit One Study Guide

Reading

Cleary/Maynard

1. Autobiography

• A written personal account of your own life

2. Theme

• The central message, purpose, or concern in a story.

3. Biography

• A personal story about someone else’s life

4. Flashback

• Stopping the current action in a story to look back to events that happened earlier.

5. Setting

• The time and place of the action in a story

 6. Climax

• Highest point of interest or suspense in a story

7. Resolution

• The end of a story where the conflict is resolved

8. Character

• A person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work

9. Conflict

• A struggle between two opposing forces

10. What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist?

• Protagonist – the main character in the story

• Antagonist – the character in conflict with the protagonist

11. Draw a plot line and label it.

12. What was in front of the secret annex?

• A cupboard

13. What is another way to define the word restraining?

• To hold back

14. What do you think was the most important reason that Anne wrote to Kitty?

• She was often lonely

15. In the story “Eleven”, What did Mrs. Price lay on Rachel’s desk?

• The Red Sweater

16. In the story “Soul Surfer”, what day of the year did Bethany get attacked by a

shark?

• Halloween• October 31st

17. Where did Bethany live?

• Hawaii

18.  What are the four main Literary Genres?

• Fiction• Non Fiction• Poetry• Drama

19. Bethany loved which sport?

• Surfing

True or False

•  The main character in the story is the antagonist. ______

• A character is a person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work. ______

True or False

• An Autobiography can take the form of a diary. _______

• A biography can take the form of a book or novel. ______