Literary Terms Quiz

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

• Plot

• Setting

• Climax

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which term describes the emotional highpoint of the story?

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is the person or voice that tells the story?

• Character

• Narrator

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the term for the events that happen while the main character tries to solve the conflict?

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the perspective from which the story is told called?

• Setting

• Dialogue

• Point of View

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What do you call a character that changes in a dramatic way?

• Static Character

• Flat Character

• Round Character

• Dynamic Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which type of narrator is all-knowing and understands the thoughts and feelings of any and all characters?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

• Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the term for the beginning of a story that may include characters and the setting?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the outcome of the story called?

• Climax

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which type of character remains the same during the story?

• Dynamic Character

• Round Character

• Static Character

• Flat Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3