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Elements of Fiction

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is normally included in an introduction?
a)
Characters, setting, and an opening situation
b)
Characters, setting, and the climax
c)
Setting, point of view, resolution
d)
Setting, conflict, and point of view
2.
When and where a story takes place is the ______ of a story.
a)
Characters
b)
Point of View
c)
Setting
d)
Climax
3.
What are the two types of Characters?
a)
Protagonist and Antagonist
b)
1st person and 3rd person
4.
What is the difference between a protagonist and antagonist?
a)
The protagonist causes problems, and the antagonist is the hero/main character.
b)
The protagonist is the main character/hero, and the antagonist is the person causing problems.
5.
Put these in order according to how they should be placed in the story:
Inciting Action, Climax, Resolution, Rising Action, Introduction, and Falling Action
a)
Resolution, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Introduction, then the Inciting Action
b)
Introduction, Inciting Action, Rising Action, Resolution, Climax, then the Falling Action
c)
Inciting Action, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, then the Introduction
d)
Introduction, Inciting Action, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, then the Resolution
6.
An inciting action is an  ______________.
a)
event that lead up to the climax
b)
event that starts the story and/or catches the reader's attention
c)
the turning point, high point, or main event in a story
d)
how the story ends
7.
What happens in the rising action?
a)
It is the turning point, high point, or main event in a story.
b)
The result of the climax and the events leading t the conclusion/resolution
c)
The event that starts the story.
d)
The events that lead up to the climax.
8.
The climax is the part of the story where ______________.
a)
The event that starts the story happens.
b)
The turning point, high point, or main event is in a story.
c)
The story ends. 
d)
We meet our characters, and learn our setting.
9.
Within the falling action are the ___________.
a)
results of the climax and events leading to the conclustion
b)
details as to how the story ends
c)
characters, setting, and opening situations in a story
d)
turning points of the story
10.
The resolution is where the story ______________.
a)
has the final outcome
b)
introduces characters and setting
c)
has an event that starts the story
d)
shows when and where the story takes place
11.
A struggle between a character and 1 or more opposing force is called the _________.
a)
Point of View
b)
Conflict
c)
Plot
d)
Setting
12.
Character vs. Nature is when
         
                                                                                             
                                                                           
                                                                                                                   
a)
 Two or more characters in conflict    
b)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane  
c)
 A character in conflict with societal norms/values, stereotypes  
d)
Internal/mental conflict 
13.
A perspective from which a story is told in 1st or 3rd person is called the __________.
a)
Conflict
b)
Plot
c)
Point of View
d)
Setting
14.

What is the difference between 1st and 3rd person point of view?

a)

1st person is told from 1 character inside the story and 3rd person is a narrator or outsider telling the story.

b)

1st person is a narrator or outsider telling the story and 3rd person is told from 1 character's perspective only.

15.
Theme is __________.
a)
The message or truth about life carried by the story. 
b)
When something happens that is unexpected.
c)
When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion or feeling.
d)
Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come.
16.
Which of the following are types of Irony?
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Irony of a Situation
c)
Dramatic Irony
d)
All of the above
17.
Match the type of Irony with its definition.
1) Verbal Irony
2) Situation Irony
3) Dramatic Irony
A) Occurs when things turn out differently than expected.                                                                
B) Occurs when the reader or viewer is aware of something about which the character involved knows nothing.
C) A contrast between what is said and what is meant.                                                                        
a)
1A, 2B, 3C
b)
1C, 2B, 3A
c)
1C, 2A, 3B
d)
1A, 2C, 3B
18.
Foreshadowing is ___________
a)
When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion
b)
The way you, the reader, feels at the end of a story.
c)
Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come
d)
The  author's/character's attitude towards his/her subject, setting, or character(s)
19.
Different from suspense, _______ is the way you, the reader, feels at the end of a story. 
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Conflict
d)
Symbolism
20.
When something such as an image, object, or person are used to represent a deeper emotion or feeling.
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Irony
d)
Symbolism
21.
Tone is when ___________.
a)
The reader feels a certain way after the story. 
b)
The author's/character's attitude towards his/her subject, setting, or character(s).
22.
Character vs. Society is when
a)
Internal/mental conflict 
b)
 A character in conflict with societal 
c)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane  
d)
 Two or more characters in conflict  
23.
Character vs. Character is when
a)
 A character in conflict with societal 
b)
Internal/mental conflict 
c)
 Two or more characters in conflict  
d)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane  
24.
Character vs. Him/herself is when
a)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane  
b)
 A character in conflict with societal 
c)
Internal/mental conflict 
d)
 Two or more characters in conflict