WorksheetsFiction
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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1.
The following is written in which point of view?
Damon rode his bike to school. Once Damon was at school, his friend Matt asked if he did the homework the night before. Damon told him he did not do the homework.
Damon rode his bike to school. Once Damon was at school, his friend Matt asked if he did the homework the night before. Damon told him he did not do the homework.
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
Third Person Omniscient
d)
Third Person Objective
2.
The tone of a story ____.
a)
Helps readers understand the use of figurative language.
b)
Expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject.
c)
expresses the overall purpose of the story.
3.
A simile is ____.
a)
A comparison between two unlike things.
b)
A comparison between two things that uses like or as.
c)
A comparison that extends throughout a text.
4.
Epimetheus was ____.
a)
The hero who gave fire to mankind.
b)
Prometheus' brother.
c)
Pandora's brother in law.
d)
Zeus' son.
5.
What was the last thing that escaped from Pandora's box?
a)
Hatred
b)
Hope
c)
Happiness
d)
Corruption
6.
Which word best describes Daedalus?
a)
Prideful
b)
Humble
c)
Helpful
7.
Who was Icarus?
a)
Daedalus' son
b)
The man who defeated Daedalus' labyrinth.
c)
Daedalus' nephew
d)
A mythological hero
8.
What was the Minotaur?
a)
A half horse/half man mythological creature.
b)
A half goat/half man mythological creature.
c)
A half bull/half man mythological creature.
d)
A half griffin/half man mythological creature.
9.
A myth _____.
a)
Tells of the culture, belief, events, and important characters in the history of a people.
b)
Is a genre of historical fiction.
c)
Is a story that often explains the purpose of an author.
d)
Both A and C
10.
A message or lesson about human nature an author shares with readers is called the ______ of a story.
a)
tone
b)
genre
c)
theme
d)
plot
11.
A synonym for a god or goddess is ____.
a)
Deadalus
b)
Deity
c)
Myth
d)
Zeus
12.
A ____ is a person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself.
a)
Tone
b)
Symbol
c)
Theme
d)
Metaphor
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