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WorksheetsStory Elements/Literary Terms
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which literary term describes the time and place of the action in a piece of literature?
a)
Setting
b)
Character
c)
Plot
d)
Theme
2.
Which literary term defines the person who is telling the story?
a)
Setting
b)
Narrator
c)
Plot
d)
Theme
3.
The perspective, or vantage point, from which the story is told is referred to as the _________________.
a)
Plot
b)
Character
c)
Point of View
d)
Theme
4.
Which literary term refers to the series of orderly events that make up the action of the story?
a)
Theme
b)
Character
c)
Setting
d)
Plot
5.
Which literary term means the central message about life or human nature that is communicated by the author through a piece of literature?
a)
Character
b)
Suspense
c)
Plot
d)
Theme
6.
This word means anything that stand for, or represents, something else. In literature, it is often an item representing a theme or idea.
a)
Symbol
b)
Suspense
c)
Style
d)
Setting
7.
What literary term refers to the person, animal, or imaginary creature that takes part in the action of the story?
a)
Dialogue
b)
Conflict
c)
Character
d)
Atmosphere
8.
This literary term refers to the main character who is considered the "hero" and who faces a struggle or a problem that must be solved.
a)
Antagonist
b)
Protagonist
c)
Character
d)
Narrator
9.
The force or character that opposes the main character as they attempt to solve a problem. This is sometimes considered the "villain" of the story.
a)
Antagonist
b)
Protagonist
c)
Character
d)
Narrator
10.
The way a writer reveals the personality of the characters so that they seem real or believable to the reader. This can be direct or indirect.
a)
Conflict
b)
Flashback
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Characterization
11.
What literary term means the struggle or problem between two opposing forces or characters?
a)
Dialogue
b)
Conflict
c)
Flashback
d)
Atmosphere
12.
The conversation that occurs between characters in a text that is usually set off with quotation marks is _____________.
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Dialogue
d)
Irony
13.
An interruption in the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Conflict
d)
Atmosphere
14.
This literary term refers to the way the writer uses language. This results from diction, sentence structure, and tone.
a)
Theme
b)
Style or craft
c)
Suspense
d)
Atmosphere
15.
The use of clues or hints to suggest events that may occur later in a plot is called ____________________
a)
Flashback
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Suspense
16.
The overall mood or feeling of a work of literature which is created by the writer using figurative language that conveys a particular feeling.
a)
Irony
b)
Suspense
c)
Flashback
d)
Atmosphere
17.
The contrast between expectation and reality when what is stated or happens is the opposite of what was expected.
a)
Irony
b)
Suspense
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution
18.
That feeling of uncertainty, and often anxiety, that a reader feels about what will happen next in a story.
a)
Irony
b)
Suspense
c)
Complications
d)
Exposition
19.
When the conclusion of a story is unexpected even after the reader feels the conflict has been resolved.
a)
Resolution
b)
Climax
c)
Suspense
d)
Surprise Ending
20.
When a character struggles with an outside force; such as another character, society as a whole, or a natural force this is an example of __________________.
a)
External conflict
b)
Internal conflict
c)
Direct Characterization
d)
Indirect Characterization
21.
When a character struggles with his or her own flaws, weaknesses, insecurities, needs, desires, or emotions; this is an example of ___________________
a)
External Conflict
b)
Internal Conflict
c)
Direct Characterization
d)
Indirect Characterization
22.
This is the part of the plot which introduces the setting, the characters, and the basic situation.
a)
Complications
b)
Climax
c)
Introduction or Exposition
d)
Resolution
23.
The highest point of suspense or interest in the action of the story where the conflict or problem is solved. This can often be a turning point in the plot.
a)
Introduction or Exposition
b)
Complications
c)
Resolution
d)
Climax
24.
The situations that arise in the plot which affect the characters success in taking steps to resolve the conflict.
a)
Introduction or Exposition
b)
Complications
c)
Resolution
d)
Climax
25.
A character is considered dynamic if she or he ________________.
a)
Undergoes a change during the course of the plot.
b)
Takes part in the action but is not the focus of attention.
c)
Does not undergo a change in the course of the plot.
d)
Faces a struggle or problem that must be solved.
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