7.4 & 7.5 Knowledge Quiz

What is the primary purpose of a setting in a narrative?

• To describe the main character’s personality

• To create context for the story’s events

• To provide a list of themes in the story

• To make the text more challenging

How does an author’s word choice affect the tone of a passage?

• It determines the length of the text

• It influences the reader’s emotions and understanding

• It forces characters to act in certain ways

• It makes the story more difficult to summarize

What is an example of a conflict that drives a story’s plot?

• A character’s struggle to overcome self-doubt

• A description of the setting

• A summary of the character’s past experiences

• A list of different themes in the novel

Which of the following best describes the role of dialogue in a story?

• To provide information about the setting

• To help develop characters and advance the plot

• To summarize the story’s theme

• To replace the need for narration

How does an author develop a character’s personality in a novel?

• By using direct and indirect characterization

• By listing their personal traits at the beginning

• By focusing only on their actions

• By providing a summary of the character’s thoughts

What is one way an author’s purpose can be determined?

• By counting the number of paragraphs in the text

• By analyzing the main idea and supporting details

• By rewriting the story from another point of view

• By looking at the text’s font and formatting

Why might an author use a first-person point of view?

• To create distance between the reader and the characters

• To provide a more personal and engaging perspective

• To remove bias from the story

• To make the narrator seem unreliable

Which of the following is an example of an author distinguishing their position in a persuasive text?

• Including factual evidence to support a claim

• Summarizing both sides of an argument without a stance

• Using vague language to confuse the reader

• Avoiding an opinion to remain neutral

How does the setting of a story impact its mood?

• It does not affect the mood

• It influences the emotions the reader experiences

• It determines how long the story will be

• It makes the story easier to understand

What does it mean when an author uses dramatic irony in a story?

• The audience knows something the characters do not

• The characters explain everything to the audience

• The author tells the story in first person

• The author reveals the ending at the beginning