Literary Elements Quiz

What is a plot in a story?

• What the character says, does, and how he/she looks

• The sequence of events that explains what is happening and why

• The setting is in the beginning of the story

• The resolution is the solution to the problem

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the resolution in a story?

• The beginning of the story

• The middle of the story

• The final part where the problem is solved

• The introduction of characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What happens during the rising action of a story?

• The story ends

• Events before the climax where characters attempt to solve the problem

• The setting is introduced

• The resolution occurs

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What occurs during the falling action of a story?

• The introduction of characters

• The resolution of the story with the solution to the problem

• Actions and events that occur after the climax slowing the story toward the ending.

• The climax is the highest point of interest in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the main purpose of the resolution in a story?

• To introduce characters

• To solve the problem of the story

• To describe the setting

• To create suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the term "narrative" refer to in literature?

• A poem, song, fictional story

• A series of unrelated events

• An account of events with characters, a beginning, middle, and ending.

• A list of settings

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

What is a theme in a story?

• The main character's name.

• The lesson the author wants the reader to learn from the story.

• The setting of the story.

• The number of pages in the book.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What are sensory details?

• Details that appeal to the five senses to help create mental pictures

• Details about the author's life.

• Details about the book's cover to help create visuals

• Details about the number of chapters.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is an antonym?

• A word with a similar meaning to another word.

• A word with an opposite meaning to another word.

• A word that rhymes with another word.

• A word that is spelled the same as another word.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the purpose of sensory details in writing?

• To confuse the reader

• To make the writing more vivid and engaging

• To shorten the story

• To list facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4