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WorksheetsLiterary Elements Practice
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are examples of __________
a)
Categories
b)
Fiction
c)
Genres
d)
Non-Fiction
2.
Harry Potter and Percy Jackson are examples of ________ stories
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-Fiction
c)
Biography
d)
Autobiography
3.
Your social studies textbook is an example of__________
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
c)
Biography
d)
Horror
4.
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank is an example of ___________
a)
Biography
b)
Auto-biography
c)
Fiction
d)
Romance
5.
Who Was Walt Disney? by Whitney Stewart is an example of __________
a)
Fiction
b)
Genre
c)
Biography
d)
Autobiography
6.
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters
is an example of ________
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters
is an example of ________
a)
Poetry
b)
Prose
c)
Non-fiction
d)
Fiction
7.
Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is an example of __________
a)
Biography
b)
Autobiography
c)
Poetry
d)
Prose
8.
What is this an example of: Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes. He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Scotch tape because of all the times Dudley had punched him on the nose. The only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin scar on his forehead that was shaped like a bolt of lightning.
a)
Poetry
b)
Dialogue
c)
Foil
d)
Characterization
9.
"I walked down the street with my dog and ran into a skunk" is an example of ________
a)
1st Person Point of View
b)
2nd Person Point of View
c)
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Limited
d)
3rd Person Omniscient
10.
When a story is told by a narrator who only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.
a)
1st Person
b)
2nd Person
c)
3rd Person Limited
d)
3rd Person Omniscient
11.
When a story is told by a narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters
a)
1st Person
b)
2nd Person
c)
3rd Person Limited
d)
3rd Person Omniscient
12.
The __________ of the Iron Man movies is Tony Stark/ Iron Man.
a)
Static Character
b)
Foil
c)
Protagonist
d)
Antagonist
13.
The _________ of Iqbal was Hussain Khan.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Antagonist
c)
Foil
d)
Dynamic Character
14.
The Batman and Joker are examples of ___________
a)
Protagonists
b)
Antagonists
c)
Characterizations
d)
Foils
15.
A character that undergoes a change during the story is called _______
a)
Anti-hero
b)
Foil
c)
Dynamic Character
d)
Static Character
16.
A character that stays the same throughout a story is called __________
a)
Foil
b)
Dynamic Character
c)
Static Character
d)
Anti-hero
17.
Language that is not literal and creates an image in your mind is called_______
a)
Figurative Language
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Figure Language
d)
Alliteration
18.
"Without my glasses, I am as blind as a bat" is an example of _____________
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Alliteration
19.
"A blank page is a playground for imagination" is an example of _______
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Imagery
20.
"The willow tree shook her long hair" is an example of _______
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Irony
21.
The swoosh in the Nike logo standing for the company is an example of _______
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Foil
d)
Symbolism
22.
"The bright yellow sun beamed down on my shoulders, wrapping me in a blanket of sunshine" is an example of ______________-
a)
Illusion
b)
Imagery
c)
Irony
d)
Setting
23.
"Her teeth were so white that she blinded me" is an example of ______
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Imagery
c)
Pun
d)
Irony
24.
"Sally sells sea shells down by the sea shore" is an example of ____
a)
Protagonist
b)
1st Person Point of View
c)
Pun
d)
Alliteration
25.
"Civil war" and "bitter sweet" are examples of _______
a)
Pun
b)
Alliteration
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Onomatopoeia
26.
"The pan fell on the floor and made a loud clang" is an example of ____
a)
Irony
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Imagery
d)
Third person omniscient
27.
A lifeguard drowning is an example of ________
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Irony
d)
Pun
28.
"When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds" is an example of ______
a)
Pun
b)
Irony
c)
Imagery
d)
Hyperbole
29.
This term refers to when an author is purposely unclear.
a)
Theme
b)
Irony
c)
Ambiguity
d)
1st person perspective
30.
This is the message the author is trying to get across in the story.
a)
Main Idea
b)
Theme
c)
Supporting Detail
d)
Thesis
31.
The sequence of events in a story is _____
a)
Climax
b)
Rising Action
c)
Setting
d)
Plot
32.
Where a story takes place (time, place, location) is called _____
a)
Setting
b)
Plot
c)
Rising Action
d)
Falling Action
33.
The beginning of a story is called....
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution
34.
The action or problems in a story start to occur during...
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
35.
The turning point in the story is called ____
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
36.
The part of the story where things begin to get resolved.
a)
Rising Action
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
37.
The end of the story where everything has been resolved.
a)
Rising Action
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
38.
The problem that occurs within the story is known as ______
a)
Antagonist
b)
Conflict
c)
Rising Action
d)
Foil
39.
Speech between two or more characters is an example of ______
a)
Monologye
b)
Conflict
c)
Dialogue
d)
Inference
40.
An educated guess on something is known as ____
a)
Inference
b)
Plot
c)
Climax
d)
Rising Action
41.
Forrest Gump talking to strangers on the bench about his past is an example of...
a)
Flashforward
b)
Protagonist
c)
Flashback
d)
Foreshadow
42.
The music before the shark comes in Jaws is an example of....
a)
Foreshadow
b)
Flashback
c)
Flashforward
d)
Dialogue
43.
Overweight has a better ___________ than the words fat or obese
a)
Flashback
b)
Inference
c)
Connotation
d)
Denotation
44.
To look at carefully as to understand the meaning of something written or printed" is the ______________ of to read.
a)
Denotation
b)
Connotation
c)
Inference
d)
Foil
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