Literary Elements Quiz

What is the climax?

• A. the beginning of the story

• C. the most exciting part of the story

• B. the part leading up to the exciting moment

• D. the ending

Choose the two words that best complete the sentence. During the introduction (exposition/beginning), it is important to introduce the  the __________, the __________, and the _______________.

• climax, conflict, resolution

• characters, conflict, setting

• characters, setting, climax

• conflict, resolution, rising action

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the

• A. action

• B. setting

• C. conflict

• D. plot

What is the synonym we use to describe the beginning of the story where the main characters, Setting, and problem are introduced?

• A. beginning

• B. exposition

• C. resolution

• D. falling action

The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict is

• A. the climax

• B. the theme

• C. the resolution

• D. the introduction

Which part of the plot is the most intense?

• A. falling action

• B. exposition

A struggle between two or more opposing forces.

• A. climax

• B. conflict

• C. character

• D. chapter

In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?

• A. What the story is about

• D. Where and when the story happens

• B. The topic of the text

• C. the message the author is trying to get across to the reader

Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?

• A. how a character is feeling

• B. a "life lesson" the main character learns

• C. a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand

• D. the moral of the story

Which of these would be a good example of theme in a story?

• math is difficult

• if you steal, something bad will happen to you

• pets make people happy

• respect for others