Literary Terms Quiz

The main idea in an informational text

• Theme

• Central Idea

• Symbolism

• Foreshadow

A fox representing slyness is an example of...

• Imagery

• Thesis

• Symbolism

• Central Idea

He heard a noise from downstairs, he slowly walked down and saw...

• Symbolism

• Argument

• Setting

• Suspense

Setting is what?

• Who the main characters are

• The point you make in your essay

• Where the story takes place

• The lesson learned in the story

The lesson learned in a fictional story.

• Suspense

• Central Idea

• Paraphrase

• Theme

Using surrounding words to help you understand a word

• Context

• Symbolism

• Central Idea

• Thesis

An example of a theme could be "don't judge a book by its cover"

• True

• False

A sentence you write in your introduction that explains what your whole essay will be about

• Theme

• Thesis

• Context

• Paraphrase

"I will give you the short version of it, he isn't coming today to the game."

• Paraphrase

• Context

• Central Idea

• Argument

When you want to get your point across and need strong facts

• Paraphrase

• Argument

• Theme

• Suspense