Analyzing Plot

A farmers daughter had been out to milk the cows, and was returning to the dairy carry the pail of milk on her head. As she walked along, she started thinking: "The milk in this pail will provide me with cream, which I will make into butter and take to the market to sell. With the money, I will buy a number of eggs, and these, when hatched will become chickens. When I seel the chickens, I will use the money to buy a new gown, and all the young fellows will admire it." Forgetting all about the pail, she tossed her head. Down went the pail, and all the milk was spilled. All of her find daydreams in the air, disappeared in a moment.

Select the best answeer choice that shows the beginning, middle, and ending events in order as they happened.

• All the farmer's daugheter's daydreams disappeared in a moment.

  A farmer's daughter returns to the dairy carrying a pail of milk on her head.

  The farmer's daughter forgets about the pail and tosses her head.

• The farmer's daughter forgets about the pail and tosses her head.

  All the farmer's daughter's daydreams disappeared in a moment.

  A farmer's daughter returns to the dairy carrying a pail of milk on her head.

• A farmer's daughter returns to the dairy carrying a pail of milk on her head.

  The farmer's daughter forgets about the pail and tosses her head.

  All the farmer's daughter's daydreams disappeared in a moment.

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_{From Great Expectations. Pip, the main character, describes an interaction he had with an unknown man:}

_{The man, after looking at me for a moment, turned me upside down, and emptied my pockets. There was nothing in them but a piece of bread. When the church came to itself – for he was so sudden and strong that he made it go head over heels before me, and I saw the steeple under my feet – when the church came to itself, I say, I was seated on a high tombstone, trembling, while he ate the bread ravenously.}

_{Which statement about the man is most likely correct?}

• He was starving.

• He was Pip's close friend.

• He shunned physical altercations.

• He was wealthy.

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Many years ago there lived a farmer in a small village. He invited all the nearby wild animals from the fields and woods for a feast. At that time, all animals were wild and none lived with humans. The bear was the first one to get up and go to the feast. He met a boy along the road. The boy told him not to go to the feast because the people would want to steal his fur. They would want to use it as a rug. So the bear stayed home.

The farmer was one character in the text. Who are the other TWO characters?

• the bear and the village

• the feast

  and the rug

• the bear and the boy

• the village and the farmer

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How does character motivation affect a story's plot?

• It clarifies the theme of the plot.

• It offers inferences about the plot.

• It determines the plot elements.

• It helps move the plot forward.

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The setting shifts when the protagonist becomes involved in a near-collision with a pedestrian. How does this isolated scene impact the plot?

• It serves as a minor event with no lasting significance.

• It introduces a crucial plot point that sets off a chain of events leading to the protagonist's accident.

• It highlights the protagonist's recklessness.

• It foreshadows the protagonist's later fears of being chased.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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How does the motorcycle accident scene contribute to the overall plot of the story?

• It sets up a theme of adventure and exploration.

• It introduces the protagonist’s vulnerability and sets up the transition between two realities.

• It resolves the main conflict early in the story.

• It symbolizes the protagonist’s control over his life.

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What is the significance of the hospital setting in relation to the plot?

• It represents the protagonist’s safe escape from the accident.

• It introduces a calming atmosphere that contrasts with the rest of the story.

• It acts as a bridge between the protagonist’s reality and his dream-like experience.

• It is irrelevant to the overall plot.

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The opening scene describes the protagonist leaving a hotel on his motorcycle. How does this initial urban setting influence the tone of the story?

• It creates a relaxed and serene atmosphere.

• It introduces a sense of freedom and adventure.

• It establishes a tense and ominous atmosphere.

• It reflects the protagonist's fear of the unknown.

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Which of the following best describes how a plot unfolds in a series of episodes? For example, Johnny and Carol's mother is missing. Dad can't take care of them properly. Carol and Johnny are sent to stay with Aunt Andrea. Johnny and Carol grandmother shares with the twins their mother's diary.

• The plot is a random collection of events

• The plot develops through a sequence of related events leading to a climax

• The plot is a list of character names

• The plot is a description of the setting

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What is the effect of the climax on the story's plot?

• The climax has no effect on the plot

• The climax is the turning point that leads to the resolution

• The climax introduces a new setting

• The climax is the first event in the story

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

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