Unit One Test Preparation Sheet
 Answer the Essential Questions (Light Bulb graphic organizers):
1. What are three reading strategies that a good reader will use when reading
fiction? How do these strategies help a reader better understand the text?
2. What are the four elements of a fiction (short story)? How do these
elements function together to create a complete story?
3. What is the difference between internal and external conflict? How does
conflict affect the plot?
4. From what point of view can a fiction story be told? How can a reader
differentiate between the different points of view?
5. What is an inference? How can an inference be supported?
 Understand how one character can affect other characters in a text
 Make connections between characters in a text
 Make inferences and cite supporting evidence
 Distinguish between and internal and external conflict and cite examples
 Recognize the impact of plot events in a text
 Understand how the elements of fiction (short story) affect the text
 Differentiate between first person point of view and third person point of view
Test will consist of the following questions:
 17 multiple choice questions (some will have two parts)
 5 Unit One Essential Questions
 1 Text-Dependent Analysis