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WorksheetsCentral Idea, Characterization, Conflict, Setting
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins
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Class
Date
1.
A central idea of the text is a ________
a)
main idea
b)
universal truth, message, or moral.
c)
the process by which the author reveals the personality of the character
d)
problem within the characters of the story.
2.
Central idea formula is:
a)
Topic + Evidence
b)
Topic + Details
c)
Topic + Opinon
d)
Topic + What the authors says about that topic
3.
The theme or central idea statement should describe the ____________ meaning of the work, not the ___________ events, actions, or characters.
a)
general; specific
b)
specific; general
c)
general; difficult
4.
A central idea does not ____________ a work although it does reflect what happens in the work.
a)
expand
b)
summarize
c)
specify
5.
Setting is __________ and __________.
a)
characters and events
b)
time and characters
c)
time and place
d)
problems within characters
6.
How do you determine if the setting is important?
a)
If the time and place is relevant to the characters.
b)
Ask yourself if the story’s meaning would be the same if the setting (place, time, weather, social conditions, or mood) was different.
c)
If it makes the reader feel at home while reading.
d)
Ask yourself if the story’s meaning would be the same if the setting (place, time, weather, social conditions, or mood) was the same.
7.
A conflict is a ____________ that the main character or characters face.
a)
choice
b)
problem
c)
agreement
8.
The central character faces opposition from another character or group of people
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Nature
9.
The central character faces an internal struggle.
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Nature
10.
The central character or group of characters battles against traditions, institutions, or laws.
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Nature
11.
The central character or group of characters battles against animals, the elements, or other natural forces.
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Nature
12.
The central character is challenged by forces that are not of this world.
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Supernatural
d)
Person vs. Nature
13.
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
a)
Central idea
b)
characterization
c)
setting
d)
conflict
14.
–“The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
15.
When Jane walked in the room, nobody could help but look at her stunning, gorgeous face. She commanded attention wherever she went due to her good looks.
a)
Direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
16.
Brad spends two to four hours a day grooming himself. This regimen includes an extensive time period during which Brad lovingly admires his appearance in the mirror.
Brad is ____________.
Brad is ____________.
a)
conceited
b)
humble
c)
meek
d)
intelligent
17.
When Angela asked her mother if she could go to the party, her mother said that she could not. So Angela asked her father, who said that she could. She then played her parents off of one another until she got her way. Angela enjoyed herself at the party.
Angela is _________.
Angela is _________.
a)
manipulative
b)
caring
c)
considerate
d)
humble
18.
Beth wanted to look just like the famous pop star Lady Goo-goo, so she went to the hair stylist and requested a drastic new haircut, one that required her shaving half of her head. When she left the hair stylist, it looked pretty good, but now it is the morning of a school day and she finds that she cannot recreate the look. Can Beth pull off the Lady Goo-goo look? Will she be able to muster the courage to go to school if she cannot? Find out in this thrilling epic.
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Nature
19.
Diamond spent twelve hours working on her Popsicle stick White House yesterday. Today she noticed that there are bushes in front of the building, so she spent another six hours making bushes out of construction paper.
What is the central idea?
What is the central idea?
a)
Diamond spends too much time getting ready.
b)
Diamond spent twelve hours working on a school project
c)
Perfectionism can cause you to lose sight of what is important in life and can lead to wasting your time.
d)
Spending a lot of time on school projects is always the best way to get work done.
20.
Jared got off the train from his small farm village. He was now in the big city. An unshaven man with a trench coat with several holes in it approached Jared and told him that he was a police officer and that he needed to see Jared's wallet. Jared did not think that the man looked like a police officer, but he didn't want to get arrested on his first day in the city, so Jared reached into the front pocket of his overalls and gave the man his wallet. The man promptly ran away leaving Jared with no money.
What is the central idea?
What is the central idea?
a)
Jared is a gullible man.
b)
Jared should have not trusted this stranger and helped him out
c)
Trust your intuition in helping strangers, because you never know who will take advantage of you.
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