WorksheetsShort Story Terminology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The sequence of events in a short story, usually divided into five parts.
a)
plot
b)
theme
c)
exposition
d)
flashback
2.
Introduces the setting, the characters and the basic situation.
a)
plot
b)
exposition
c)
rising action
d)
dialect
3.
Introduces the conflict, or problem in the story
a)
universal theme
b)
falling action
c)
rising action
d)
climax
4.
The turning point of a story
a)
irony
b)
motivation
c)
universal theme
d)
climax
5.
The part of the story when the conflict lessens.
a)
characterization
b)
falling action
c)
rising action
d)
irony
6.
The story’s conclusion
a)
motivation
b)
exposition
c)
resolution
d)
plot
7.
The central/main message expressed in a story
a)
theme
b)
universal theme
c)
irony
d)
motivation
8.
Recurring theme about life that is expressed in different cultures and time periods.
a)
theme
b)
characterization
c)
irony
d)
universal theme
9.
The time and place of the story
a)
conflict
b)
setting
c)
irony
d)
exposition
10.
Problem in the story
a)
motivation
b)
conflict
c)
dialect
d)
irony
11.
People or animals who take part in a story’s action.
a)
indirect characterization
b)
motivation
c)
resolution
d)
characters
12.
The reason(s) that explain why characters act as they do.
a)
motivation
b)
irony
c)
resolution
d)
foreshadowing
13.
The tools writers often use to enhance their writing.
a)
literary devices
b)
direct characterization
c)
irony
d)
universal theme
14.
The use of clues early in the story to hint at events that are going to occur later.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
theme
d)
universal theme
15.
The placement of a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to reveal past occurrences.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
motivation
d)
theme
16.
The general name given to literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting or amusing contradictions.
a)
irony
b)
flashback
c)
universal theme
d)
exposition
17.
The way a writer reveals a character’s personality and qualities.
a)
characterization
b)
motivation
c)
dialect
d)
rising action
18.
The writer describes the character.
a)
resolution
b)
direct characterization
c)
indirect characterization
d)
universal theme
19.
The writer reveals the character through speech and actions.
a)
indirect characterization
b)
direct characterization
c)
characterization
d)
dialect
20.
The form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
dialect
c)
theme
d)
irony
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