Literary Terms Quiz

Literary Terms Quiz

9th Grade

40 Qs

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Literary Terms Quiz

Literary Terms Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.8.3, RL.6.3, RL.8.10

+43

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kathryn Turpen

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

40 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main character in a story called?

Antagonist

Protagonist

Setting

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which acronym helps remember ways authors give information about characters indirectly?

STEAL

READ

WRITE

LEARN

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term describes the final outcome of a story?

Conflict

Resolution

Climax

Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

Setting

Dialogue

Point of view

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What literary device involves a hint about events that will happen later?

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Symbolism

Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a textual reference to another literary, political, mythological, or religious work?

Allegory

Allusion

Symbolism

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is situational irony?

A figure of speech where the opposite of what is expected occurs

The literal meaning of a word

A brief story about a person

A question posed for effect

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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