ELDA - LITERARY CONCEPTS QUIZ

What is fiction?

• A text based on real events

• A text that includes imaginary events and characters

• A factual report

What is the primary goal of determining the author’s purpose?

• To understand why the author wrote the text

• To find the genre of the text

• To analyze the historical context

Who is the author’s audience?

• The group of people the author intends to reach with their text

• The characters in the story

• Anyone who buys the book

What does the term “voice” refer to in writing?

• The author’s spoken narration

• The unique style and personality the author conveys

• The dialogue between characters

How can tone best be described?

• The way a text makes the reader feel

• The attitude or emotion expressed by the author

• The theme of the story

What is mood in a text?

• The overall atmosphere or feeling created for the reader

• The tone of the author’s writing

• The main conflict of the story

Which of the following best defines syntax?

• The word choice an author uses

• The arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences

• The overall theme of the story

What does diction mean?

• The mood of a story

• The tone of the narrator

• The choice of words used by the author

What is the author’s message?

• The summary of the text’s main events

• The central idea or insight the author wants to convey

• The mood created in the text

Which of the following is an example of fiction?

• A novel about a detective solving a mystery

• A biography about a historical figure

• A science textbook