Literary Terms and Definitions Quiz

What is the central message or lesson about life conveyed in a text called?

• Resolution

• Theme

• Conflict

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What term refers to the main point the author wants the reader to understand, often in informational text?

• Narrator

• Characterization

• Theme

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

• Resolution

• Plot

• Conflict

• Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the struggle between opposing forces in a story called?

• Narrator

• Theme

• Claim

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the outcome of the conflict in a story called?

• Evidence

• Theme

• Plot

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What term refers to the voice telling the story?

• Point of View

• Characterization

• Narrator

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the perspective from which the story is told called?

• Resolution

• Theme

• Conflict

• Point of View

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the way an author develops characters through actions, thoughts, dialogue, and description called?

• Characterization

• Plot

• Theme

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a statement the author is trying to prove called?

• Claim

• Evidence

• Theme

• Main Idea

What are facts, details, or examples that support a claim called?

• Theme

• Resolution

• Claim

• Evidence