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Skills Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is theme?
a)
The author's point of view
b)
The moral of the story or the lesson learned
c)
Where the story takes place
d)
The Climax in any story
2.
A theme is usually...
a)
A phrase or group of words
b)
Only one word
c)
The title of the story
d)
Stated at the end of the story
3.
When writing a multi-paragraph essay how does the reader know when you are transitioning?
a)
Number the paragraphs
b)
Skip a few lines
c)
Put a large space between words
d)
Indent
4.
When planning an essay, you should...
a)
Do nothing, just start writing. It'll come to you naturally.
b)
Develop a plan, like a T-Chart
5.
Everything AFTER this "magic" word in a writing prompt tells you what you are expected to do.
a)
Abracadabra
b)
Kalamazoo 
c)
Essay
d)
Word
6.
When writing a precise question there should be only...
a)
answers that start with the letter "P"
b)
one possible answer
7.
Which of these conjunctions are preceded by a comma
a)
because
b)
but 
c)
so
d)
both but and so are preceded by a comma
8.
When determining the theme ask yourself 
a)
What is the setting?
b)
Who is the author?
c)
What is the conflict?
d)
What's for lunch?
9.
Almost all plots follow this basic sequence. Which of these is the correct sequence?
a)
rising action, falling action, climax, exposition, resolution
b)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
c)
resolution, rising action, climax, falling action, exposition
d)
exposition, rising action, resolution, falling action, climax
10.
The sequence of events in a story that together create action and build drama is called the: 
a)
Rising Action
b)
Climax
c)
Plot
d)
Theme