Benchmark 1

Which is not a character trait?

• boy

• kind

• noisy

• adventurous

If a character makes no difference in the plot, it is considered _________.

• background

• main

What is the difference between direct or indirect characterization?

• Direct tells you everything about a character and indirect causes you to make inferences and draw conclusions

• Indirect tells you everything about a character and direct makes you guess

• They both tell everything

• They both make you draw conclusions and make inferences

The problem in the story is called the

• conflict

• exposition

• resolution

• rising action

There are two types of conflict. Which is not one of them?

• internal

• external

• Indirect

Give the correct order for the plot diagram.

• exposition, rising action, climax. falling action. resolution

• Resolution, exposition, climax, rising action, falling action

• exposition, climax, rising action, falling action, resolution

• rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, exposition

What is the point of theme?

• To teach the reader a lesson

• to teach the characters a lesson

• to tell what is going to happen later

• To tell what happened during the story..

Explain the difference between third person limited and third person omniscient.

• Third person limited has the narrator telling the story.

• Third person limited focuses on one character while third person omniscient focuses on everything for every character

• Third person oniscient puts the reader in the story.

• There is no difference.

Conflict involves two parties. They are call the _________ and the _____________.

• antagonist and protagonist

• alpha and beta

• yin and yang

• left and right

If an author uses direct characterization, he _______________.

• Provides the character traits

• Does not provide the character traits

• Tells about the readers

• none of the above