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Short Story Elements Vocabulary

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Short Story Elements Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An ______________ conflict is one in which a character struggles with an outside source.

internal

external

setting

character motives

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An example of __________________ might be a small village in England in the winter of 1765.

plot

character

setting

theme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.


An _____________ theme is suggested by what happens to the characters, such as when a thief ends up in jail. The ____________ theme is that crime doesn't pay.

stated

internal

implied

external

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fill in the blank with the correct story element. A ______________ theme is expressed directly by the author, such as when a fable ends with the moral, "Look before you leap."

external

internal

implied

stated

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are short-story elements?

The 5 building blocks of short-stories

Tone and Theme

Plot and Setting

TASC

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which element of a short story refers to the time and place in which the story occurs?

Plot

Character

Setting

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for the main character in a story, often facing a conflict?

Antagonist

Protagonist

Narrator

Foil

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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