Settings Test
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- 1.
Janet sliced the onion on the cutting board over the sink. As the fumes from the onion rose, her eyes began to water. She was listening to some popular jazz music on the radio when a voice broke in, "This just in! Pearl Harbor has been attacked! Much of the American naval fleet in the Pacific has been destroyed. Will this attack bring the U.S. into the Second World War? More details to follow." Janet dropped the knife and covered her mouth. She remembered the first war. The place this story takes place is ___________________.
- A.
Pearl Harbor
- B.
The dining room.
- C.
A grocery store
- D.
A kitchen
Correct Answer
D. A kitchen -
- 2.
The setting tells the _____________ and _____________ of the story.
- A.
Purpose and plot
- B.
Beginning and ending
- C.
Place and time
- D.
Adjectives and adverbs
Correct Answer
C. Place and time -
- 3.
The setting does not help the reader visualize the text.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 4.
The narrator may tell the reader exactly where and when the story takes place.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 5.
Harold smirked and said, "Forget this." He turned off autopilot and grabbed the wheel of the hover car. "Harold, what are you doing? This is dangerous," said the machine. Harold laughed and said, "I'll show you danger," as he pulled the wheel back and piloted the car straight down through twelve lanes of traffic. The time that this story takes place is in the ________________.
- A.
Present
- B.
Past
- C.
Future
Correct Answer
C. Future -
- 6.
If you were going to write a story about a ghost who is haunting the place where he died, a good setting would be ________________.
- A.
An abandoned house
- B.
A cruise ship
- C.
A car that crashed over a bridge
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 7.
The setting allows the reader to form ___________________________
- A.
Questions
- B.
Expectations
- C.
New ideas
- D.
A character
Correct Answer
B. Expectations -
- 8.
The time and place of a story is called the ________________
- A.
Conflict
- B.
Character
- C.
Setting
- D.
Theme
Correct Answer
C. Setting -
- 9.
Sometimes the author makes the reader figure out the setting based on __________ in the story.
- A.
Questions
- B.
The title
- C.
The conflict
- D.
Clues
Correct Answer
D. Clues -
- 10.
A time of day in a story could be _____________
- A.
The Civil War
- B.
Christmas
- C.
Chicago
- D.
Breakfast
Correct Answer
D. Breakfast -
- 11.
A setting that has Historical Importance could be:
- A.
The Civil War
- B.
The Gold Rush
- C.
First Man on the Moon
- D.
Anniversary of 911
- E.
All of the above
- F.
None of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 12.
A story that involves castles and carriages would be set in the distant future.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 13.
As the sun set in the evening sky, Malcolm slowly turned and walked toward his home. All was silent and still. Through the window, he could see his older brother James watching a football game on the TV. James was home from his first year of college in the city. It was lonely at times, but Malcolm felt it was rather nice to not be in James’ shadow during his senior year of high school. The Time of Year is ___________________
- A.
Summer
- B.
Easter
- C.
James' birthday
- D.
Fall
Correct Answer
D. Fall -
- 14.
When Jonathan woke up, he knew something was not right. There was no light coming through his curtains. His room was dark. His mom did not yell for him to eat breakfast. There was no smell of bacon. He slowly got out of bed and tiptoed to his curtain. Peeking behind his curtain, he saw mounds of snow piled outside. There was no chance that school was happening today. How do you know that the time of year is winter?
- A.
Jonathan woke up.
- B.
There was no smell of bacon.
- C.
....he saw mounds of snow piled outside.
- D.
There was no chance that school was happening today.
Correct Answer
C. ....he saw mounds of snow piled outside. -
- 15.
When Jonathan woke up, he knew something was not right. There was no light coming through his curtains. His room was dark. His mom did not yell for him to eat breakfast. There was no smell of bacon. He slowly got out of bed and tiptoed to his curtain. Peeking behind his curtain, he saw mounds of snow piled outside. There was no chance that school was happening today. What information is given so that the reader knows that it is morning.
- A.
........for him to eat breakfast.
- B.
There was no smell of bacon.
- C.
When Jonathan woke up.....
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
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