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Short Story Terms

Authored by Jennifer Hicks

English

5th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 64+ times

Short Story Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The person or force that opposes the main character in a story is the ____.

antagonist
protagonist
dynamic character
flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A character who changes throughout the story is a(n) _______ character.

dynamic
static
round
flat

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A character who does not change throughout the story is a(n) ___ character.

dynamic
static
round
flat

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A story in which a person is caught in a brutal snowstorm and must struggle against the elements to survive contains a(n) ___ conflict.

external
internal
person vs. machine
flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A story in which a person is tormented by his/her conscience over a past decision contains a(n) ______ conflict.

external
internal
person vs. machine
flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a story set in the 1990s, an author includes a scene in which a character remembers and replays an event from her youth in the 1970s. What is this called?

characterization
conflict
flashback
foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When an author gives hints or clues about something that may happen later in a story, this is known as ___.

characterization
conflict
flashback
foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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