21. Which excerpt below reveals details about the setting?

a. It was dreadfully cold, it snowed, and was getting quite dark, for it was evening – yes, the last evening of the year.

b. She crept along, shivering with cold and hunger, a perfect picture of misery – poor little thing!

c. Her little hands were nearly frozen.

d. It really seemed to the little girl as if she were sitting before a large iron stove, with polished brass feet, and brass shovel and tongs.

22. Why didn't the Little Match Girl return home?

b. She had not sold any matches.

c. It was too cold at home, too.

23. Which event in the story gives a clue about the Little Match Girl’s fate?

b. A star fell from the sky, leaving a long streak of fire.

a. She sat under a magnificent Christmas tree.

c. There was a savory smell of roast goose in the air.

25. Which group of words below, taken from the first four paragraphs in the story, is most helpful in determining the mood?

a. cold, darkness, bare, dreadfully, nobody

b. boy, cradle, shivering, creature, houses

c. pretty, savory, warm, stove, stretched

d. match, girl, candle, light, little

28. Which of the following events is a rising action in the story?

c. The little girl drew out a match, rubbed it on the wall, and lit it.

a. It was the last evening of the year.

b. People said “she tried to warm herself.”

d. She had on a pair of very large slippers.

29. Which definition below best describes the meaning of "heed" in the following excerpt?� The snow-flakes covered her long flaxen hair, which hung in pretty curls round her throat; but she heeded them not. Lights were streaming from all the windows, and there was a savory smell of roast goose; for it was St. Sylvester’s evening. And this she did heed.

a. cherish; love unconditionally

30. What is the Little Match Girl motivated by in the story?

b. Her desire to be in the snow.

31. Which of these statements can be considered a theme of “The Little Match Girl”?

d. all of these can be considered themes of the story

a. We should help fellow human beings in need.

b. Poverty can lead to tragedy.

c. There are different types of happy endings.

32. Which of the statements below describe an internal conflict from the story?

b. The Little Match Girl is afraid to go home.

a. A boy ran away with the Little Match Girl’s slipper.

c. As soon as a match goes out, the scene goes away.

d. The Little Match Girl froze to death.

33. Which of the statements below describe a man vs. nature conflict from the story?

d. The Little Match Girl froze to death.

a. A boy ran away with the Little Match Girl’s slipper.

b. The Little Match Girl is afraid to go home.

c. As soon as a match goes out, the scene goes away.

34. In the story, the grandmother was a warm and loving presence in the girl’s life. Which excerpt from the story below best supports this statement?

d. She again rubbed a match upon the wall, and it was again light all round; and in the brightness stood her old grandmother, clear and shining like a spirit, yet looking so mild and loving.

a. The Christmas lights kept rising higher and higher. They now looked like stars in the sky.

b. She now sat under the most magnificent Christmas tree, that was larger, and more superbly decked, than even the one she had seen through the glass door at the rich merchant's.

c. Her father would certainly beat her; and it was cold enough at home, besides—for they had only the roof above them, and the wind came howling through it, though the largest holes had been stopped with straw and rags.

7 Midterm Assessment Literature Quiz

34 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

hyperbole

theme

plot

climax

setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. the truth about life that is revealed in a story

theme

plot

climax

setting

antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved

resolution

theme

plot

climax

setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. a comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing is a dissimilar object or thing

metaphor

theme

plot

climax

setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature

mood

theme

plot

climax

setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

falling action

theme

plot

climax

setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed

exposition

theme

plot

climax

setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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7 Midterm Assessment Literature

1. an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

2. the truth about life that is revealed in a story

3. the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved

4. a comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing is a dissimilar object or thing

5. the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature

6. events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

7. where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed

8. the main character in a story

9. a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

10. the time and place of a story

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