Introductory Reading Skill Check

Which of the following helps to establish setting?

• character actions

• syntax

• quality of the environment

• tone

Which of the following helps establish characterization?

• smells/tastes

• diction

• quality of the people

• dialogue

Which of the following helps to identify writing style?

• how other characters react to the main character

• diction or word choice

• smells/tastes

• physical descriptions

What part of setting is the most important in the quote?

"Post-full moon and after high tide and the entire beach goes silver..."

• dialogue

• direct descriptive details

• quality of the people

• sounds/noises

What characterization technique is the strongest in the following quote?

"I studied Olivia's hysterical crying face as she hurried to the edge of the small cliff and crumpled to her knees."

• how other characters react to the main character

• quality of the environment

• tone or attitude in the writing

• use of dialogue

What writing style choice is the strongest in the following quote?

"I shoved him down the cliff and watched his body bounce-tumble-fall-stretch-fetal-thud into the thick sand."

• smells/tastes

• diction or word choice

• actions

• quality of the environment

What characterization techniques are used in the following quote?

"I jogged, then ran up the stairs, two at a time, thinking I had to get to her before something happened."

• actions and internal thoughts

• smells and sounds

• tone and syntax

• dialogue and physical description

What part of setting is the most important in the quote?

"Below me and Devon the ocean massive and making its constant fuzzy sound and yawning up onto the already wet sand..."

• tastes

• smell

• sound

• quality of people

What does the dialogue help the reader understand in this quote?

"She took two short breaths and told me: 'Just- just come back here a minute. I wanna talk to you.'"

• Kidd is scared of Olivia

• Olivia is scared about the situation between Kidd and Devon

• Devon wants to fight Kidd

• Olivia wants to call the police

What does the underlined diction in the following quote help the reader understand?

"When I turned to look at her, something wild leapt in her eyes, out-of-control flames that no amount of fireman's water could've ever extinguished or even slowed down."

• Kidd is making Olivia feel sad

• Olivia wants to be a firefighter

• Olivia is scared and shocked by what is happening

• Kidd wants to be a firefighter