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WorksheetsShort Story Terms
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A person in a story, poem, or play
a)
character
b)
foil
c)
protagonist
d)
tone
2.
process of revealing the personality of a character in a story
a)
antagonist
b)
theme
c)
characterization
d)
infer
3.
main character with a goal to reach
a)
symbol
b)
dynamic character
c)
round character
d)
protagonist
4.
character who causes the problem in the story; the antagonist may be an obstacle rather than a person
a)
antagonist
b)
foil
c)
mood
d)
protagonist
5.
one who does not change in the story; no change in personality, maturity, or belief system
a)
dynamic character
b)
static character
c)
flat character
d)
round character
6.
one who changes as a result of the story’s events (usually for the better)
a)
dynamic character
b)
static character
c)
flat character
d)
round character
7.
a character with only one or two traits (no depth)
a)
static character
b)
dynamic character
c)
flat character
d)
round character
8.
a contrast to another character
a)
symbol
b)
dramatic monolog
c)
motivation
d)
foil
9.
an object or entity which suggests another (colors are often symbols for traits: blue-loyalty, white – innocence, red – power)
a)
symbol
b)
motivation
c)
theme
d)
mood
10.
a character with many different traits, complex, realistic
a)
static character
b)
flat character
c)
dynamic character
d)
round character
11.
fears and/or conflicts that drive a character
a)
inference
b)
falling action
c)
motivation
d)
tone
12.
a poem in which a speaker addresses one or more silent listeners, often reflecting on a specific problem or situation
a)
exposition
b)
dramatic monologu
c)
climax
d)
style
13.
a logical or educated guess about characters, plots, or any literary choice authors make (assumptions must have textual support)
a)
symbol
b)
flashback
c)
foreshadowing
d)
inference
14.
the plan of action for the story, the sequence of events
a)
plot
b)
tone
c)
mood
d)
theme
15.
a struggle between the main character and some other force (another character, himself, nature, society)
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
theme
d)
point of view
16.
conclusion (usually short)
a)
style
b)
falling action
c)
denouement
d)
irony
17.
The beginning situation introduces the setting
a)
rising action
b)
denouement
c)
point of view
d)
exposition
18.
first person, third person objective/omniscient
a)
point of view
b)
tone
c)
mood
d)
theme
19.
central idea in a work
a)
theme
b)
tone
c)
mood
d)
denouement
20.
The complications, problems, and/or conflicts in the story begin.
a)
conflict
b)
mood
c)
denouement
d)
rising action
21.
the author’s attitude toward his subject
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
theme
d)
irony
22.
the atmosphere in a work of literature; the emotional situation
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
theme
d)
irony
23.
an author’s use of hints or clues about events which will happen later in the story
a)
situational irony
b)
flashback
c)
style
d)
foreshadowing
24.
occurs when the audience knows something that the character(s) does not
a)
dramatic irony
b)
situational irony
c)
verbal irony
d)
style
25.
the author’s use and arrangement of language
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
theme
d)
style
26.
A character/reader expects one thing to happen, but something else does
a)
dramatic irony
b)
verbal irony
c)
situational irony
d)
style
27.
an interruption in the action of the story (often a memory to reveal important information about character)
a)
tone
b)
dramatic irony
c)
foreshadowing
d)
flashback
28.
A character says one thing but means
a)
dramatic irony
b)
verbal irony
c)
situational irony
d)
characterization
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