Short Story Unit: Lit Terms & Fig Lang

Short Story Unit: Lit Terms & Fig Lang

10th Grade

8 Qs

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Short Story Unit: Lit Terms & Fig Lang

Short Story Unit: Lit Terms & Fig Lang

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.6.3, RL.7.3, RL.9-10.5

+14

Standards-aligned

Created by

Destiny Suson

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8 questions

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the following

Flashback

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Imagery

the hint about events to come

Personification

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

Hyperbole

the insertion of a scene showing an earlier event

Foreshadowing

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the following

Dramatic Irony

the audience knows information about the events or plot line that the character does not

Mood

an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, reader or audience

Tone

the atmosphere of a piece of writing that is built and supported by the author's description of the setting and characters

Situational Irony

words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant

Verbal Irony

the attitude or viewpoint that an author shows toward their subject

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the following

Metaphor

a situation or event that is opposite of what is to be expected; a difference between appearance and reality, expectation and result, or meaning and intentio

Irony

anything that stands for or represents something else

Symbol

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more vivid

Simile

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the following

Climax

a character in conflict with himself

External

the main character struggles against an outside force

Antagonist

the character who opposes the protagonist or main character; often a villain

Conflict

highest point of tension

Internal

struggle between opposing forces that forms the basis of a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the following

Exposition

a conversation between characters

Plot

the introduction of a short story

Narrator/ Speaker

a speaker or character who tells a story; imaginary voice.

Dialogue

occurs after the climax as things begin to work themselves out in the story

Falling Action

The sequence of events that takes place in a literary work that includes characters and conflicts.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the following

Setting

the final outcome of the story where conflicts are resolved

Resolution

occurs as you begin to move throughout the story. This is where conflicts start to build just like when you climb a mountain you are moving further along.

Rising Action

main character in a work of fiction; the one readers would like to see succeed

Protagonist

the time and place in which events occur in a literary work.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

REORDER QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Reorder the following

Exposition

Falling Action

Climax

Rising Action

Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

8.

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

5 mins • 12 pts

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Internal Conflict

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(b) External Conflict

An individual must confront their fears and insecurities in order to move forward.

A protagonist faces a moral dilemma that challenges their beliefs and values.

A zombie outbreak has wiped out most of the world. The ones left must learn to survive.

An individual is torn between their personal desires and their responsibilities to others.

Contestants in a game of survival must fight in a dome to be the winner.

A group of explorers must battle the elements and wildlife in a remote jungle.

Dinosaurs escape and the main character (s) have to find a way to survive.

An alien invasion threatens the existence of humanity.

A person grapples with their own identity and tries to find their place in the world.

A world where toys are sentient, one denies that he is a toy at all.

After losing his wife, a man must deal with the loneliness whilst on an adventure.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3