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Elements of Fiction Review

Authored by Kristin Imhoff

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Elements of Fiction Review
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following elements of fiction to their definitions.

Direct Characterization

The main idea of a story that is usually a perception or truth about life or human nature.

Conflict

A struggle between the protagonist and opposing forces. It drives the plot and can be internal or external.

Theme

Characterization that is subtle and requires readers to infer the character's traits.

Point of View

The perspective from which a story is told. WHO tells the story and HOW.

Indirect Characterization

When the author tells readers about the characters' traits.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the elements of fiction to their definitions.

Irony

Hints or clues a writer uses to indicate events that will eventually happen in a story.

Characterization

A contrast between reasonable expectations and words or events in a story.

Setting

The physical and social context in which the action of a story occurs.

Symbolism

The process through which the author reveals traits of the character(s).

Foreshadowing

When an author uses a concrete image to represent an abstract idea.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the stages of plot structure with their definitions.

Hook

When the action reaches its peak; the turning point for the protagonist.

Rising Action

An "inciting event" that initiates the rising action. It catches the reader's attention.

Resolution

Introduces readers to the characters and establishes the setting.

Climax

When the conflict is solved and the story's theme is clear.

Exposition

Builds suspense and is driven by the protagonist's decisions and events that affect the protagonist.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

4.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Identify the point of view for each description.

Groups:

(a) First-Person

,

(b) Third-Person Limited

,

(c) Third-Person Omniscient

Uses pronouns like I, me, we, us.

Knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters.

Only knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character.

The narrator is a character in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

5.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Point of view is the (a)   from which a story is told.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

6.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Characterization can be (a)   and indirect.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

7.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The setting of a story includes the physical and (a)   context in which the action of a story occurs.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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