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WorksheetsNonfiction short stories
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who visits Sherlock Holmes?
a)
Mr Watson
b)
John Clay
c)
Jabez Wilson
2.
What is setting of The Cask of Amontillado?
a)
Fortunato's family catacombs in Italy near a local carnival.
b)
Montressor's family catacombs in Italy during Carnival.
c)
An underground tunnel near Cape Canaveral.
d)
Montressor's Carnival near Fortunato's family catacombs.
3.
Amontillado is a type of...
a)
Armadillo
b)
Cask
c)
Pipe
d)
Wine
4.
Fortunato is supposed to be an expert on wine. What is another word for expert, as used in the story?
a)
connoisseur
b)
experato
c)
virtuoso
d)
professional
5.
Who is the narrator of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
a)
Luchesi
b)
Montresor
c)
Fortunato
d)
Amontillado
6.
What is the main conflict of the story?
a)
Montresor vs. Himself
b)
Montresor vs. Fortunato
c)
Montresor vs. Luchesi
d)
Montresor Vs. Society
7.
Impunity is defined as
a)
freedom
from punishment or harm
b)
punishment
for evil done
8.
Surmounted is defined as:
a)
an underground cemetery
b)
to overcome or be at the top of
9.
What is the definition of climax?
a)
the turning point of the story
b)
the struggle between two characters
c)
the beginning of the story
d)
the point when the conflict is resolved
10.
Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
falling action
11.
Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.
During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.
During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.
a)
characters, conflict
b)
characters, falling action
c)
climax, conflict
d)
conflict, resolution
12.
Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?
a)
exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
b)
exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution
c)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
d)
rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution
13.
The conflict of the story is the
a)
THeme
b)
Problem
c)
accident
14.
Who is the author of the Sherlock stories?
a)
J.K. Rowling
b)
Arthur Conan Doyle
c)
Jack London
d)
J.R.R. Tolkien
15.
Dr. Watson was
a)
the name of the queen's lover
b)
the name of the British prime minister at the time
c)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's assistant
d)
Sherlock Holms' assistant
16.
The series was written in
a)
1950
b)
1900s
c)
1800s
d)
2001
17.
Time: 1890; 2 days Place: London, England
P.D.: Coburg Square - shabby, dingy, backs main road of commerce with a bank
What part of the plot is this information?
P.D.: Coburg Square - shabby, dingy, backs main road of commerce with a bank
What part of the plot is this information?
a)
Description
b)
Setting
c)
Rising Action
18.
......That evening, four men set out to capture, a famou__________ a famous criminal and prevent a bank robbery.
a)
Sherlock Holmes
b)
Jabez Wilson
c)
John Clay
d)
Mr. Watson
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