Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

Memphis
Words for readers and writers

An American president named the city of Memphis, Tennessee. He named it after the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt. Ancient Memphis was a center of government, learning, and religion. Which president named Memphis, Tennessee?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. If the underlined word is used correctly, write the letter for correct in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. If the underlined word is not used correctly, write the letter for incorrect. You will need to divide the letters into words. One letter is provided.

1. The setting of a story tells about the characters.

A. correct

E. incorrect

2. A detail can give information about someone.

C. correct

F. incorrect

3. A written account that tells the true story of an event is fiction.

E. correct

N. incorrect

4. A dialogue is a conversation between characters.

S. correct

R. incorrect

5. The plot of a story tells where a story happens.

M. correct

R. incorrect

6. A story’s closing comes at the story’s beginning.

S. correct

W. incorrect

7. A character is a person in a story.

J. correct

A. incorrect

8. Nonfiction is based on both facts and the author’s imagination.

T. correct

A. incorrect

9. The opening is the point where a story begins.

K. correct

O. incorrect

10. An author writes a story.

D. correct

O. incorrect