Progress Goals Literary Elements Quiz

What is the life lesson or main idea of a piece of literature?

• tone

• theme

• setting

• author's purpose

What is the time and the place of a piece of literature?

• tone

• theme

• setting

• plot

What is the series of events called in a piece of literature?

• tone

• plot

• setting

• character

What are the persons or animals who take part in the action called in a piece of literature?

• plot

• setting

• theme

• characters

Identify the correct term for the author's attitude toward his/her writing.

• purpose

• tone

• setting

• plot

Identify the term that defines the author's reason for his or her writing.

• tone

• purpose

• character

• theme

Which answer below identifies when the author gives hints about future events in the piece of literature?

• climax

• plot

• foreshadowing

• flashback

Which answer identifies when the piece of literature goes back in time to events that took place in the past?

• tone

• setting

• foreshadowing

• flashback

Which term identifies the most exciting part or turning point of the piece of literature?

• tone

• setting

• climax

• falling action

Which term identifies the introduction or beginning of the story?

• exposition

• climax

• theme

• plot