CP Tips (Fiction)

What is the purpose of a fable?

• Describe a place

• Instruct and entertain

• Make you laugh

• Tell a true story

What characterizes a myth?

• It is a horror story

• It explains something about nature

• It is a fairy tale

• It is a love story

What type of story is 'Beowulf and the Dragon'?

• A fable

• A legend

• A fairy tale

• A science fiction story

What type of text is 'Why did the whales come'?

• A poem

• A myth

• A legend

• A true story

What technique is used to create suspense in a text?

• Use of secondary characters

• Use of long sentences

• Use of detailed descriptions

• Use of rhetorical questions

What is personification?

• Create mental images

• Repeat sounds

• Compare two things

• Give human characteristics to animals or things

What is a metaphor?

• A detailed description

• A comparison without using 'like' or 'similar to'

• A type of story

• A comparison using 'like' or 'similar to'

What is meant by 'images' in a text?

• Words that make you laugh

• Words that tell a story

• Words that describe characters

• Words that help to imagine the senses

What is a first-person narrator?

• A narrator who speaks about other characters

• A narrator who only describes places

• A narrator who does not participate in the story

• A narrator who tells the story from their point of view

What type of paragraphs create tension in a text?

• Descriptive paragraphs

• Short paragraphs

• Dialogue paragraphs

• Long paragraphs