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WorksheetsFiction Elements
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 42mins
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1.
What is the mood of the following passage?
Mr. Jones, since you obviously appear to know everything, would you like to come up here and teach this class for me?
Mr. Jones, since you obviously appear to know everything, would you like to come up here and teach this class for me?
a)
Respectful
b)
Sarcastic
c)
Caring
d)
Informative
2.
What is one of the main conflicts in the book, Trash?
a)
Person vs. Nature
b)
Person vs. Technology
c)
Person vs. Supernatural
d)
Person vs. Self
3.
The outcome of the climax that leads to the resolution is called:
a)
rising action
b)
reducing action
c)
falling action
d)
event outcomes
4.
Daniela and Marta are starting a club at their school. The mission of their club is to encourage people to stop buying and using Pop Color Lipstick because the company tests its makeup on animals. The girls plan on protesting Pop Color and other makeup companies until they see a change in the makeup testing practices.
Which type of conflict is this?
Which type of conflict is this?
a)
Person vs. Nature
b)
Person vs. Person
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Self
5.
Damon and Owen are both football players on the Creekside Crows. Damon plays quarterback and Owen is a running back. In their game against the Green Ridge Goblins, Owen got into a tussle with an opposing player. Damon came running to his side to break up the fight.
What type of conflict is this?
What type of conflict is this?
a)
Person vs. Self
b)
Person vs. Society
c)
Person vs. Person
d)
Person vs. Sports
6.
True or False: The climax is the turning point of the story.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which sections of the plot diagram introduces the characters, setting, point of view, mood, and main conflict?
a)
exposition and resolution
b)
exposition and climax
c)
exposition and initiating event
d)
only exposition
8.
What is the mood of the following passage?
One of the ways we can improve life on planet Earth is to use more solar energy. The sun’s solar power is a cleaner form of energy than fossil fuels, such as coal and petroleum. If our sights are firmly fixed on using solar energy, Earth’s pollution will decrease. The atmosphere will be clearer, global warming will slow down, and fewer animals will lose their habitats as people search for new oil supplies. Definitely, solar energy is a ray of sunshine for our planet.
One of the ways we can improve life on planet Earth is to use more solar energy. The sun’s solar power is a cleaner form of energy than fossil fuels, such as coal and petroleum. If our sights are firmly fixed on using solar energy, Earth’s pollution will decrease. The atmosphere will be clearer, global warming will slow down, and fewer animals will lose their habitats as people search for new oil supplies. Definitely, solar energy is a ray of sunshine for our planet.
a)
fearful
b)
destructive
c)
hopeful
d)
chaotic
9.
Gabby has joined Daniela and Marta's protest against testing makeup on animals, but she is torn over whether she can truly commit to the cause because she loves the way Pop Color Lipstick makes her face look.
Which type of conflict is this?
Which type of conflict is this?
a)
Person vs. Society
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Nature
d)
Person vs. Technology
10.
In the book, The Maze Runner, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only the protagonist, Thomas. This is which Point of View?
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person Limited
d)
ThirdPerson Omniscient
11.
In the book, Trash, the narrators are characters in the story. They tell the story from each of their perspectives. This is which Point of View?
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person Limited
d)
Third Person Omniscient
12.
What is the definition of theme?
a)
the main idea
b)
the author's attitude toward the subject
c)
the build-up of suspense
d)
the author's message/moral of the story
13.
What kind of mood is expressed in the passage?
Jasmine walked noiselessly along the dark, empty hallway, half expecting the shadows to jump out at her. As she moved, she imagined a person watching her, and her heart began to race with anticipation and fright.
Jasmine walked noiselessly along the dark, empty hallway, half expecting the shadows to jump out at her. As she moved, she imagined a person watching her, and her heart began to race with anticipation and fright.
a)
quiet and nervous
b)
gloomy and depressing
c)
anxious and excited
d)
suspenseful and pleasant
14.
At what part of the plot are setting and characters introduced?
a)
Exposition
b)
Initiating Event
c)
Rising Action
d)
Falling Action
15.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
The shadow looked like a monster in the corner of the room.
b)
His shoes were as bright as the sun.
c)
The flowers danced in the wind.
16.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Life is one long, adventurous roller coaster.
Life is one long, adventurous roller coaster.
a)
simile
b)
onomatopeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
17.
Which part of the plot
creates tension and suspense?
creates tension and suspense?
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
18.
Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.
a)
pictures
b)
height
c)
words
d)
funny faces
19.
What is the mood?
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.
a)
pleasant
b)
happy
c)
melancholy
d)
no-nonsense
20.
Climax is...
a)
all of the events that make up a story
b)
the most exciting part of a story/ the turning point of story
c)
setting and characters
d)
the solution to the problem
21.
The resolution is...
a)
the conflict or problem in a story
b)
the most exciting part of a story/ the turning point of story
c)
setting and characters
d)
the solution to the problem
22.
The problem in a story is the...
a)
theme
b)
resolution
c)
climax
d)
conflict
23.
What is the time and place of the story?
a)
Rising Action
b)
Plot
c)
Conflict
d)
Setting
24.
What is the lesson, message, or moral of a story?
a)
exposition
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
rising action
25.
The exposition...
a)
introduces the reader to the characters & setting
b)
is the part of the story where a character changes
c)
is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved
d)
is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is
26.
The plot is...
a)
all of the events that make up a story.
b)
the most exciting part of a story/ turning point of story.
c)
setting and characters.
d)
the solution to the problem.
27.
Which part of the plot is
the most intense?
the most intense?
a)
falling action
b)
exposition
c)
rising action
d)
climax
28.
A struggle between two or more opposing forces.
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
character
d)
chapter
29.
The rising action of the plot...
a)
is the series of events that help the reader understand the conflict.
b)
show a change in the main character.
c)
show how the problem is resolved.
d)
is the theme.
30.
Which of the following could NEVER be a theme of a story?
a)
Always try your best.
b)
Hard work pays off
c)
Never trust a wolf dressed like an old lady
d)
True friends help each other in times of need.
31.
Which is the correct order for the plot diagram?
a)
Rising action, exposition, climax, falling action, resolution
b)
Exposition, rising action, falling action, climax, resolution
c)
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
d)
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
32.
After years of saving money, John bought his dream home. It was a two-story beach house in a secluded area. John thought it was absolutely perfect, until he noticed the termites. First there were just a few, nibbling away at the back deck, but soon there were thousands. This is the story of how John went to war with the termites, a war that he eventually won, but one that cost him his dream home.
a)
Man vs Self
b)
Man vs Nature
c)
Man vs Man
d)
Man vs Society
33.
It's her 8th grade year and Carly wants to graduate more than anything else. Unfortunately for her, she's been playing around quite a bit in her reading class and now she's backed into a corner. She has to get a perfect score on the final exam or she won't graduate. With the help of a foreign exchange student that she calls Beans, Carly studies harder than ever before. Will it be enough?
a)
Person vs Self
b)
Person vs Person
c)
Person vs Society
d)
Person vs Nature
34.
Linda wants nothing more than to see her children happy, but her youngest has asked for a Robo-Kite, the hottest toy of this holiday season. After many hours of searching, Linda finally finds one at a department store, but Bruce finds it at the same time, and his son Robert wants it equally bad. Join Linda as she battles with Bruce to acquire a hot consumer item and learns a lesson about life and the holiday spirit along the way.
a)
Person vs Self
b)
Person vs Nature
c)
Person vs Society
d)
Person vs Person
35.
A Protagonist is the...
a)
Good Character
b)
Bad Character
c)
Stuck-up Character
d)
Not in a Story
36.
The Antagonist is the...
a)
Good Character
b)
Bad Character
c)
Funny Character
d)
Mean Character
37.
Although he has facial deformities, Auggie struggles with being accepted by his classmates. This is an example of...
a)
Internal conflict
b)
External conflict
38.
John's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.
a)
3rd person OMNISCIENT
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd person objective
d)
1st person
39.
Daniela and Marta are starting a club at their school. The mission of their club is to encourage people to stop buying and using Pop Color Lipstick because the company tests its makeup on animals. The girls plan on protesting Pop Color and other makeup companies until they see a change in the makeup testing practices.
Which type of conflict is this?
Which type of conflict is this?
a)
Person vs. Nature
b)
Person vs. Person
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Self
40.
In the book, The Maze Runner, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only the protagonist, Thomas. This is which Point of View?
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person Limited
d)
ThirdPerson Omniscient
41.
Which of the following are key words for first person point of view?
a)
they, it, he, she, them
b)
Ms. Redfoot, Mrs. Manippo, Mrs. Gaye, Mrs. Woodhead, Mrs. Barron
c)
I, me, my, our, we, us
d)
you, your
42.
We go to the mountains every winter for vacation.
a)
3rd person objective
b)
1st person
c)
3rd person limited
d)
2nd person
43.
John's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.
a)
3rd person OMNISCIENT
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd person objective
d)
1st person
44.
What are the two types of Characters?
a)
Protagonist and Antagonist
b)
1st person and 3rd person
45.
What happens in the rising action?
a)
It is the turning point, high point, or main event in a story.
b)
The result of the climax and the events leading t the conclusion/resolution
c)
The event that starts the story.
d)
The events that lead up to the climax.
46.
The climax is the part of the story where ______________.
a)
The event that starts the story happens.
b)
The turning point, high point, or main event is in a story.
c)
The story ends.
d)
We meet our characters, and learn our setting.
47.
Within the falling action are the ___________.
a)
results of the climax and events leading to the conclustion
b)
details as to how the story ends
c)
characters, setting, and opening situations in a story
d)
turning points of the story
48.
The resolution is where the story ______________.
a)
has the final outcome
b)
introduces characters and setting
c)
has an event that starts the story
d)
shows when and where the story takes place
49.
What is the difference between 1st and 3rd person point of view?
a)
1st person is told from 1 character inside the story and 3rd person is a narrator or outsider telling the story.
b)
1st person is a narrator or outsider telling the story and 3rd person is told from 1 character's perspective only.
50.
Foreshadowing is ___________
a)
When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion
b)
The way you, the reader, feels at the end of a story.
c)
Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come
d)
The author's/character's attitude towards his/her subject, setting, or character(s)
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