Themes in Literature Quiz

What are themes in literature often about?

• Instructions and guidelines

• Big ideas about people, society, and nature

• Personal opinions and fictional tales

• Scientific facts and figures

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What type of text is associated with real stories?

• Fiction text

• Non fiction text

• Poetic text

• Dramatic text

What does the term "persuade" mean in the context of literature?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To convince

• To describe

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the "Author Purpose" in the context of storytelling?

• The genre of the story

• The length of the story

• The reason for telling the story

• The number of characters in the story

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What are intertextual text links?

• Links that show the historical context of a text

• Connections that allow you to make links between texts, such as stories, poems, or articles

• References to the author's personal life within a text

• Citations of academic works in a text

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What does a content link focus on in intertextual text?

• The visual presentation of the text

• The historical background of the text

• What the text says

• The grammatical structure of the text

What does a formal link focus on in intertextual text?

• The emotional impact of the text

• How the text communicates

• The popularity of the text

• The length of the text

What is the plot of a story?

• The main character of the story

• The setting where the story takes place

• The sequence of events in a story

• The moral of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What does the rising action in a story do?

• It concludes the story

• It introduces the conflict or problem

• It describes the background of the characters

• It presents the solution to the problem

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the climax of a story?

• The beginning of the story

• The most exciting or intense part of the story

• The part where characters are introduced

• The final resolution of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9