Primary 4 English Studies Flashcards: Reading: Reading poems, short stories and plays

Question 1

A literary text written in lines and stanzas is a ________.

Accepted Answer

poem

Question 2

A story is a sequence of events involving characters and a ________.

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 3

A play is mainly written to be ________.

Accepted Answer

performed

Question 4

A group of lines in a poem is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

stanza

Question 5

A person who takes part in a story or play is a ________.

Accepted Answer

character

Question 6

Instructions telling actors what to do are called stage ________.

Accepted Answer

directions

Question 7

The conversation between characters in a play is called ________.

Accepted Answer

dialogue

Question 8

The place and time of a story form its ________.

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 9

The person who tells a story is the ________.

Accepted Answer

narrator

Question 10

Words at the ends of poetic lines that sound alike create ________.

Accepted Answer

rhyme

Question 11

In 'The moon is a silver lamp,' the comparison is an example of a ________.

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 12

In 'The wind whispered,' the wind is given a human action called ________.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 13

Which text is meant mainly for actors: a play, a poem, a letter, or a dictionary entry?

Accepted Answer

a play

Question 14

Which feature belongs mainly to poetry: stanzas, stage directions, addresses, or signatures?

Accepted Answer

stanzas

Question 15

Which feature belongs mainly to drama: scenes, envelopes, footnotes, or addresses?

Accepted Answer

scenes

Question 16

The central message of a poem or story is its ________.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 17

The main problem faced by a character is the ________.

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 18

Reading aloud with suitable feeling is called ________ reading.

Accepted Answer

expressive

Question 19

The correct step before answering a question about a story is to read the relevant part ________.

Accepted Answer

carefully

Question 20

All of these help comprehension except identifying characters, noting events, finding the theme, or ignoring unfamiliar words.

Accepted Answer

ignoring unfamiliar words

Strong work.