Elements of Fiction Study Quiz

Setting is…

• Time, place, and circumstances of a story

• How the author presents or describes characters in a story

• What happens in a story - sequence of events

• A struggle between the character and an opposing force

• The message

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which of the following is NOT a type of circumstantial setting?

• Home

• Armorel High School

• Winter

• A party

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which of the following describes a geographic location?

• A stormy night in the spring

• A restaurant in Memphis, TN

• Laying by a swimming pool

• On a boat in the eighteenth century

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which of the following examples demonstrates the time period of a story?

• On the Seine River in Paris, France

• A cold, November night

• In a classroom taking a test

• The Progressive Era (early twentieth century)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Characterization is…

• Time, place, and circumstances of a story

• How the author presents or describes characters in a story

• What happens in a story - sequence of events

• A struggle between the character and an opposing force

• The message

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The protagonist is…

• the main character, usually the hero or good guy

• a major character, usually the villain or bad guy

• a supporting character that helps drive the plot of the story

• the speaker of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The antagonist is…

• the main character, usually the hero or good guy

• a major character, usually the villain or bad guy

• a supporting character that helps drive the plot of the story

• the speaker of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following is NOT a way to describe a character?

• Their thoughts

• Their actions

• Their appearance

• Their theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Indirect characterization is…

• When the author only describes the supporting characters

• When the characters are not described at all

• When the author is showing the reader who the character is

• When the author is explicitly telling the reader who the character is

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Direct characterization is…

• When the author only describes the supporting characters

• When the characters are not described at all

• When the author is showing the reader who the character is

• When the author is explicitly telling the reader who the character is

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3