Academic Vocabulary Unit 1

6 Written Questions

1. introduces the setting and the character-sets up or hints at the conflict
2. an interruption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time
3. a struggle between different forces
4. shows how the conflict unfolds and becomes more complicated-builds suspense
5. a word part that contains the core meaning of the word
6. the order in which things are or should be connected

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a struggle between a character and an outside force
   1. internal conflict
   2. external conflict
   3. conflict
   4. foreshadowing
2. hints that suggest future events in a story
   1. resolution
   2. flashback
   3. foreshadowing
   4. setting
3. what happens in a story
   1. plot
   2. climax
   3. suffix
   4. prefix
4. a struggle within a character's mind
   1. conflict
   2. external conflict
   3. foreshadowing
   4. internal conflict
5. the time and place of the action
   1. setting
   2. prefix
   3. sequence
   4. suffix
6. eases suspense-reveals how the main character begins to resolve the conflict
   1. rising action
   2. resolution
   3. flashback
   4. falling action

5 True/False Questions

1. cause and effect → explains why something happened, why certain conditions exist, or what resulted from an action or condition

   True        False

2. suffix → a letter or group of letters that comes at the end of a word and has a meaning of its own

   True        False

3. resolution → ties up loose ends-sometimes offers an unexpected twist before the story ends

   True        False

4. prefix → a letter or group of letters that comes at the beginning of a word and has a meaning of its own

   True        False

5. climax → a letter or group of letters that comes at the beginning of a word and has a meaning of its own

   True        False