Middle School Literary Terms

Middle School Literary Terms

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Middle School Literary Terms

Middle School Literary Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.6.3, RL.7.3, L.11-12.6

+27

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers. What type of conflict is this?

character vs. character

character vs. nature

character vs. society

character vs. self

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean. Chuck had to survive ... all on his own! What type of conflict is this?

character vs. self

character vs. character

character vs. nature

character vs. society

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the central idea or theme of a story tell the reader?

a specific detail from the story

The conflict of the story

What the story is about

The universal truth, moral, or idea the author wants to express

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What element of indirect characterization is being discussed below?

Speech

Thoughts

Effect on others

Actions

Looks

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

When the author gives hints within a story about something that is going to happen later.

Mood

Tone

Simile

Foreshadowing

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

1 min • 5 pts

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using the word "like" or "as"

Metaphor

Simile

Genre

Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

Conflict

Resolution

Exposition

Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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