Literary Concepts Pre-Assessment

What is the definition of foreshadowing?

• A. The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story

• B. The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about what will happen next in a story

• C. The main idea or message that the author wants to convey in a story

• D. The specific details or examples that support the main idea of a story

Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?

• A. The protagonist finds a mysterious key that unlocks a hidden door

• B. The author describes the setting in great detail, creating a sense of suspense

• C. The main character's best friend betrays them unexpectedly

• D. The author uses vivid language to describe a beautiful sunset

What is the definition of suspense?

• A. The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story

• B. The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about what will happen next in a story

• C. The main idea or message that the author wants to convey in a story

• D. The specific details or examples that support the main idea of a story

What is the definition of controlling idea?

• A. The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story

• B. The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about what will happen next in a story

• C. The main idea or message that the author wants to convey in a story

• D. The specific details or examples that support the main idea of a story

Select ALL details to support the controlling idea that education is important.

• It helps you understand the world.

• Education causes problems.

• Education can lead to success in life.

• You make smarter choices in life if you're educated.

Details that support an argument or claim

• Counterargument

• Evidence

• Summary

• Mood

What is the perspective from which the text is written?

• Plot

• Point of View

• Characters

• Theme

What is the theme of a story?

• the genre

• the resolution

• the moral or lesson

• the plot

The outcome of the story (...and they lived happily ever after as they road off into the sunset on a rainbow sparkled unicorn).

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

Match the following reading words to the definitions:

• suspense

• a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

• foreshadowing

• be a warning or indication of (a future event).

• perspective

• the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

• central idea

• the central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story.

• plot

• a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.