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Elements of Fiction Terms

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The part of the story where the loose ends are tied up and the conflict is resolved is called _____.
a)
setting
b)
exposition
c)
complications
d)
resolution
2.
The part of the story that contains the sequence of events is called ____.
a)
characters
b)
setting
c)
plot
d)
climax
3.
The _____ contains geographical location, weather, time and socio-economic   conditions.
a)
antagonist
b)
complications
c)
setting
d)
protagonist
4.
The animal or person that a story is centered around is called the ____.
a)
minor character
b)
main (major) character
c)
antagonist
d)
resolution
5.
The point of the story that has the highest point of interest is called _____.
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
exposition
d)
resolution
6.
Person versus self is also known as __.
a)
Internal conflict
b)
theme
c)
external conflict
d)
exposition
7.
The force working against the main character is known as ____.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Irony
c)
Antagonist
d)
Exposition
8.
A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens is known as _____.
a)
Symbol
b)
Antagonist
c)
Irony
d)
Protagonist
9.

The ____ is the main character and is always involved in the conflict of a story.

a)

Protagonist

b)

minor character

c)

Mood

d)

conflict

10.
A writer’s attitude towards his/her subject is known as _____.  The writer may be angry, sad, humorous, or any number of attitudes.
a)
Irony
b)
Symbol
c)
Mood
d)
Tone
11.
The _____ or atmosphere is the feeling created in the reader by the story.
a)
Symbol
b)
Mood
c)
Protagonist
d)
Setting
12.
A ____ is a person, a place, an object, or an action that stands for something outside of itself.
a)
Symbol
b)
Mood
c)
Antagonist
d)
Resolution
13.
The part of the story where the characters are introduced, setting is described, and conflict begins to unfold is called ______.
a)
Resolution
b)
Complications
c)
Climax
d)
Exposition
14.
What type of conflict is this?  A person feels badly about something they have done or not done.
a)
Person vs. person
b)
Person vs. self
c)
Person vs. society
d)
Person vs. nature
15.
The good guy is also known as the _____.
a)
Antagonist
b)
Minor Character
c)
Protagonist
d)
Setting
16.
What type of conflict is this?  Bobby gets into an argument with his father about how late he can stay out on Friday night.
a)
Person vs society
b)
person vs nature
c)
person vs self
d)
person vs person
17.
The element of fiction that is often figured out by how the characters change or overcome conflict _____.
a)
Complications
b)
Exposition
c)
Theme
d)
Resolution
18.
The message about human nature communicated by a work of literature is   called _____.
a)
Conflict
b)
Resolution
c)
Theme
d)
Complications
19.
What type of conflict is this?  Mac robs a bank and crosses the state line (border).
a)
Person vs self
b)
Person vs supernatural
c)
person vs society
d)
Person versus person
20.
The less important characters in a story that are needed to move the story along are called ____.
a)
main characters
b)
protagonist
c)
exposition
d)
minor characters
21.
Struggles between two or more opposing forces are also known as ______.
a)
Plot
b)
conflict
c)
exposition
d)
theme
22.
Being chased by a grizzly bear is what type of conflict?
a)
person vs nature
b)
person vs person
c)
person vs society
d)
person vs supernatural
23.
What type of conflict is this?  Meeting a werewolf on her way home from school, Meg ran away in fright.
a)
Person vs self
b)
person vs supernatural
c)
person vs society
d)
person vs person
24.

The exposition, complications, climax, resolution and theme are all parts of the _____.

a)

Elements of Fiction

b)

Elements of Chemistry

c)

Elements of Non-Fiction

d)

Elements of Baseball

25.
The bad guy is also known as the ____.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Main Character
c)
Antagonist
d)
Setting
26.
Reviewing what happens to the main character, skimming the selection for key phrases and statements, and thinking about the title all help in finding the ______.
a)
theme
b)
setting
c)
conflict
d)
resolution
27.

What type of literary work revolves around a single idea and is short enough to read in one sitting?

a)

non-fiction

b)

novel

c)

an epic

d)

short story

28.
What type of literary work is longer and more complex?
a)
novel
b)
poem
c)
short story
29.
What type of writing comes from the author’s imagination?
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
c)
Essays
d)
News Articles
30.
What methods do authors use to show what characters are like, such as describing what they think and do?
a)
Main character
b)
minor character
c)
characterization
d)
characters
31.
A computer taking over the world is an example of what type of conflict?
a)
person vs supernatural
b)
person vs. nature
c)
person vs. society
d)
person vs technology
32.
A _____ is a scene that interrupts the present action to describe an event that took place earlier.
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Tone
d)
Imagery
33.
A ____ is the perspective from which a literary work is told.
a)
symbol
b)
imagery
c)
theme
d)
point-of-view
34.

Identify the type of point-of-view for the following statement: “We can’t believe we defeated the Martians. Our ears are ringing from their death rays! We are lucky to have survived.”

a)

first person singular

b)

first person plural

c)

third person

d)

2nd person

35.

What refers to a writer’s use of hints that suggests events that will occur later in a story?

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Irony

d)

Tone

36.
What type of point-of-view is this?  
“She walked slowly down the street in a daze. Her knees were oozingblood; her palms and fingers were red, the skin removed, hiding her identity.”
a)
First person
b)
third person objective
c)
third person omniscient
d)
predicting
37.
The _____may be to entertain, explain or  inform, to express an opinion, or to persuade readers to do or believe something.
a)
author's purpose
b)
point-of-view
c)
analyzing
d)
making inferences
38.
____ is words and phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses. Writers use details to help the reader imagine how things look, feel, smell sound, and taste.
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Irony
d)
Imagery
39.

Read the passage below. What type of point-of view is this passage?

“Luke couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Thoughts of the world coming to an end entered his mind. This caused him to panic. He told himself to calm down. 'This cannot be real,' he thought.”

a)

first person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

first person plural

40.
Which of the following lists contains the four steps for reading fiction?

a)
first person point-of-view, third person point-of-view, third  person omniscient point –of-view
b)
exposition, complications, climax, resolution
c)
analyzing, questioning, predicting, making inferences
d)
person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. society, person vs. nature, person vs. supernatural, person vs. technology
41.
What is it called when a reader looks at separate parts of a story to discover how they work together to express an idea?
a)
Analyzing
b)
Questioning
c)
Predicting
d)
Making Inferences
42.

What is using clues and “reading between the lines” to figure out ideas that the author has not directly stated?

a)

Answering questions

b)

Questioning

c)

Searching

d)

Making Inferences

43.

In ___ students needs to ask themselves questions about the plot, characters, setting and point-of view of a story to make sure they understand it.

a)

Predicting

b)

Questioning

c)

Analyzing

d)

Making Inferences

44.
Making educated guesses about characters and events in a story as you learn more about them is called ____.
a)
Predicting
b)
analyzing
c)
making inferences
d)
questioning

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