MASTERY CHECK Short Stories and Novels

True or False: Short stories typically have one or two major characters and one important setting.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.4

True or False: A novel is a shorter form of fiction, usually under 50,000 words.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

True or False: A flat character is simple and has limited traits.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

True or False: Internal conflict occurs when a character struggles with an outside force, such as another character.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

True or False: The climax is the moment of highest drama and the turning point in a story.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

True or False: Both novels and short stories include the same basic elements of fiction, but to different degrees of complexity.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.4

True or False: The resolution of a story occurs before the rising action.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

True or False: Round characters are more complex and develop over the course of the story.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

True or False: The theme of a story is the message or insight about life or human nature that the author wants to communicate.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

True or False: The primary purpose of narrative fiction is to persuade readers.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6