Midterm Practice Part Three: Narrative Compositions

A protagonist is defined as

• the villain

• the main character

• the narrator

• a recurring feature in a literary work

Plagiarism is

• the use of someone's words, thoughts, or ideas without giving credit or citing the source

• submitting a paper of essay with researched material without providing a Works-Cited page

• Copy and pasting information directly from the internet and passing it off as my own

• all of the above

All of the following describe a hook EXCEPT

• grabs your reader's attention

• is the last sentence of the introductory paragraph

• is the first sentence of the introductory paragraph

• can be a famous quote or a metaphor

What is a narrative?

• a story

• an essay

• a poem

• an article

All narratives or stories have the following: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

• Setting

• Characters

• Conflict

• Plot

What is the point of view in this passage?

The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head.

• Third Person Objective

• First person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

What is a theme?

• a story line

• the topic/subject

• a universal truth about life and people

• the time and place of an event

What is the climax?

• It's the beginning of the story.

• It's the boring part of the story.

• The turning point and the most exciting part of the story.

• The ending and the most exciting part of the story.

Every sentence needs what 2 types of words?

• a noun and a verb

• a subject and a verb

• a pronoun and a verb

• a verb and an adjective

The time and location when a story takes place.

• Setting

• Theme

• Exposition

• Climax