ENGLISH II Name:_________________________________________Date: _____________, 2013 Grade level:___Parents signature:_____________Teacher: __________________ General Guidelines: Read and follow ALL the

directions carefully. Strictly avoid erasures Write only in cursive I. WORD PUZZLE Identify the words being asked from the stories Serungal, Dream at Nam Kha and The search for God. Complete the puzzle below. (10 points) ACROSS 3 1. One who lives in solitude, Keeping
away from society; seeking solitude

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2. Argue in protest or opposition 3. Physically and mentally fatigued 4. The highest level or degree
attainable; the highest stage of development heavy and ungainly very tired

5. Carry with difficulty and find it too 6. Drained of energy or effectiveness;

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7. Moving rhythmically DOWN 1. A container that is used to put or

keep things in conditions)

2. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving 3. A safe place II. Identification Identify the following literary terms or literary elements of the story. Write your answers on the space provided below. (10 points) ______________ 1. Time and place of the story. ______________ 2. The main idea of the overall story. ______________ 3. Part in which the conflict is the most intense. ______________ 4. Summation of the action or a hint at probable development. ______________ 5. Over all plan of a story. ______________ 6. Events, following the climax in which the conflict is resolved.

______________ 7. Another name for plot.

______________ 8. Persons represented in the story ______________ 9. Events leading to the highest point of interest. ______________ 10. Part that identifies the characters and presents the situation.

III. ALTERNATIVES Identify the following statement if it pertains to Myth or to a Legend. Write M- for myth and L-for legend. (10points) ______1. There are no actual events or time frame to support that the events or people were really or actually happened. ______2. Past time or historical. Usually from a specific culture. ______3. Past time and historical. Within a specific time period -- usually ancient. ______4. Facts are distorted or exaggerated. Some fiction. ______5. There is no evidence to prove it was fact. Fictional stories explaining how "the world was created" or some type of natural situation that occurred on Earth. ______6. Actual heroes or people who do admirable or heroic deeds. ______7. Gods of ancient cultures. ______8. Legends feature an actual cultural hero, but include imaginative elements. ______9. Traditional narrative that explains natural phenomena through symbolism -- often involves the gods of ancient cultures. ______10. Imaginative element is used to help explain or tell the story. IV. LITERARY TERMS Identify the literary terms being described in each of the statement. Encircle the letter of your answer. (20points)

1. A brief fictional narrative usually concerned with a single effect and involving a limited number of characters is called a a.biography b.short story c.novel d.folk tale 2. The struggle of the main character that creates suspense and is usually resolved at the end of the story takes place is called. a.conflict b.climax c. exposition d.suspense 3. The location and time frame in which the action of a story takes place is called a.conflict b.climax c. exposition d.suspense 4. The true story of a persons life, written by another person is called. a.nonfiction b.anecdote c. biography d.autobiography

5. The first part of a narrative that establishes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives the reader important background information is known as a.set-up b.rising action c. exposition d.resolution 6. The point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action of a story is called a.suspense b.climax c. conflict d.rising action 7. The person that a writer of fiction creates to tell the story to the reader is known as. a.point of view b.narrator c.character d.protagonist 8. The exchange of words between characters in a narrative is called a.direct speech b.denotation c. dialogue d.diction 9. A simple story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth is known as a.folk tale b.fiction c. parable d.anecdote 10. These are traditional stories set an imaginary world that once served to explain origin of life, religious beliefs, and forces of nature as supernatural happenings. a.myths b.folk tale c.legends d.fables 11. These are short narratives that give human speech and inanimate animals. These stories are intended to teach moral lesson. a.myths b.folk tale c.legends d.fables 12. This is an anonymous, timeless and placeless story circulated orally among people and handed down from generation to generation a.myths b.folk tale c.legends d.fables 13. These are the stories that are handed down from the past and may tell about the origin happened to people or things which can be both fact and fiction. a.myths b.folk tale c.legends d.fables 14. This is a brief story of an interesting, amusing or biographical incident. It usually features a persons distinctive traits or characteristics. a.biography b.anecdote c.autobiography d.diary 15. A common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work. a. genre b.narrator c.setting d.theme 16. One who tells a story, the speaker or the voice of an oral or written work. a.character b.narrator c.setting d.theme

17. This is a form of non fictional literature, the subject of which is the life of the author himself or herself, the author recounts his or her own life history. a.biography b.anecdote c.autobiography d.journal 18. This is a form of non fictional literature that tells an account of someone's life written by another person. a.biography b.anecdote c.autobiography d.diary 19. A person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem, or other literature. a.character b.narrator c.setting d.theme 20. The Pheasants Bell is an example of a.anecdote b.folktale c.legend d.fable

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