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Horror Literature Exam

Authored by Kimberly Maness

English

7th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 13+ times

Horror Literature Exam
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The genre of fiction intended to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle is called

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A term that means main character. In horror fiction, they are usually characters we understand, but they may be estranged.

Antagonist

Protagonist

Good guy

Villain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A term that is the feeling a reader gets from a work. In horror fiction, it may be dark, menacing, foreboding, or bleak.

Tone

Emotion

Pathos

Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which one of these is not one of the five elements of horror?

Suspense

Hope

Mystery

Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the most important element of a great horror story?

Foreshadowing

Surprise

Mystery

Fear

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This literary element particularly affects the mood through description in horror literature.

Setting

Theme

Rising Action

Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A narrator that we cannot trust because they are misguided, confused, or lying.

Vague

Dishonest

Unreliable

Devious

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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