Suspense Element Review

What is a cliff-hanger?

• The beginning of a story that introduces characters

• The ending of a text or drama that leaves the audience in suspense

• A type of character in a story

• The middle part of a story where the main events happen

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is figurative language?

• The use of words in their literal meaning

• The use of words outside of their literal, or usual, way

• The use of only adjectives in a sentence

• The use of only verbs in a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a flashback?

• A prediction of future events in a story

• An interruption in the major action of a story to show an event that happened at an earlier time

• The climax of a story

• The resolution of a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is foreshadowing?

• A technique used to describe characters

• A technique used to hint at what is to come later in the story

• A technique used to describe the setting

• A technique used to summarize the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.W.8.3B

What is mood in literature?

• The main character's feelings

• The overall feeling or atmosphere created in a work

• The plot of the story

• The dialogue between characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the term for a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious?

• Mystery

• Suspense

• Motive

• Supernatural

Which term describes a text, play, or movie dealing with a puzzling crime or unexplained problem?

• Suspense

• Mystery

• Motive

• Supernatural

What is a force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature, usually involving ghosts, spiritual, paranormal activity, or magic?

• Suspense

• Mystery

• Motive

• Supernatural

What is the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events associated with a feeling of worry or anticipation?

• Suspense

• Mystery

• Motive

• Supernatural

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is an unreliable narrator?

• A narrator whose credibility is compromised

• A narrator who is always truthful

• A narrator who is omniscient

• A narrator who is a character in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6