WorksheetsShort Story Elements
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do we call the series of events in a story?
a)
Setting
b)
Plot
c)
Theme
2.
What do we call the series of events in a story?
a)
Setting
b)
Plot
c)
Theme
3.
The message of the story is the . . .
a)
Setting
b)
Plot
c)
Theme
4.
_____ gives the readers clues about what will come later in the story.
a)
Theme
b)
Plot
c)
Flashback
d)
Foreshadowing
5.
An example of setting is
a)
A big castle with magical house objects
b)
the central idea or belief in a short story.
c)
Persuade
d)
Third person
6.
When the narrator is outsideal of the story and gives the thoughts and feelings of a single character it is the ___ point of view.
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person omniscient
c)
3rd person limited omniscient
d)
3rd person objective
7.
When the narrator of the story is a character in the story it is written in the ___ point of view
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person
8.
To __________________ is to tell the main points of a story using your own words.
a)
summarize
b)
theme
c)
climax
d)
major event
9.
What is the turning point or decisive moment in a story?
a)
climax
b)
minor event
c)
major event
d)
plot
10.
In the story Cinderella, you would describe the main character as kind, honest, and hard working. These adjectives that describe Cinderella are called _____________________.
a)
the resolution
b)
the theme
c)
the setting
d)
character traits
11.
What is a small event in a story called?
a)
A massive event
b)
A minor event
c)
A sad event
d)
A major event
12.
What is the conflict in a story?
a)
A plot line for a story
b)
The solution for the problem
c)
the problem or complication
d)
A big fight
13.
What is the plot of a story?
a)
the plan or major storyline of a story
b)
when the problem is solved
c)
the funny part in a story
d)
A dramtic ending to a story
14.
The narrator gives advice or direction. They may also include "you" in the story.
a)
First Person Point of View
b)
Second Person Point of View
c)
Third Person Limited Point of View
d)
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
15.
The narrator can read the thoughts and feelings of one character in a story
a)
First Person Point of View
b)
Third Person Limited Point of View
c)
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
d)
Third Person Objective Point of View
16.
What is the role of the exposition in a story?
a)
The textbook of the story
b)
The background information of the story.
c)
The setting.
d)
Position of the person in the story.
17.
What does first person refer to in a story?
a)
A person telling the story that heard it from someone else.
b)
Telling the story from the "I" point of view.
c)
The first person to eat.
d)
The person who got their homework done first.
18.
Which of the following is NOT a possible theme?
a)
absolute power corrupts absolutely
b)
people are afraid of change
c)
words can be used to manipulate
d)
love
19.
Choose the two words that best go with setting.
a)
who, why
b)
where, when
c)
where, why
d)
why, when
20.
Which of these might be an example of a story's theme
a)
staying true to yourself is important
b)
your best friend
c)
two parents get a divorce
d)
a boy finds out he has superpowers
21.
What is defined as "when the author tells of something in the past to reveal information to the readers"?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
irony
d)
symbolism
22.
Which part of the story is when the conflict(s) is/are resolved?
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
falling action
d)
conclusion/denouement
23.
Who is the main character?
a)
A character is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.
b)
Defined as the angle from which the Story is told
c)
The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight
d)
Believe in yourself
24.
What is setting?
a)
The time and location in which a story takes place
b)
A series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
c)
a struggle between two people or things in a short story.
25.
What is conflict?
a)
a struggle between two forces
b)
The time and location in which a story takes place
c)
how the author arranges events to develop his basic idea
d)
The person in a work of fiction
26.
Example of Character vs Nature
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami
d)
A person trying not to cry in public
27.
Example of Character vs Self
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami
d)
A person trying not to cry in public
28.
Example of Character vs Society
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami
d)
A person trying not to cry in public
29.
What is a Inference
a)
What you see + what you know
b)
The setting of a short story is the time and place in which it happens
c)
A plot is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict
30.
What is the main idea?
a)
What the text is mostly about
b)
Facts that support the main idea
c)
Description of the cause and effect
d)
Key ideas that support the general idea
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