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English Terms

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

Select the option for the correct order of plot structure

a)

Exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

b)

Exposition, rising action, falling action, conflict, resolution

c)

Exposition, conflict, rising action, falling action, climax

d)

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

2.

Includes incidents and dialogue that propel action and make the conflict more complicated

a)

Falling action

b)

Climax

c)

Exposition

d)

Rising actions

e)

Resolution

3.

Reveals the setting, characters and conflict

a)

Falling action

b)

Climax

c)

Exposition

d)

Rising action

e)

Resolution

4.

Reveals the story's outcome

a)

Falling action

b)

Climax

c)

Exposition

d)

Rising action

e)

Resolution

5.

Reveals the outcome of the story's climax

a)

Falling action

b)

Climax

c)

Exposition

d)

Rising action

e)

Resolution

6.

Conflict is presented as most intense of a turning point of a turning point is evident

a)

Falling action

b)

Climax

c)

Exposition

d)

Rising action

e)

Resolution

7.

What type of conflict is the following example: A printer is out of ink on the essay's due date.

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. nature

d)

character vs. laws/customs of society

e)

character vs. technology

8.

What type of conflict is the following example: Rina and Jen argue about the best manicure salon in town.

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. nature

d)

character vs. laws/customs of society

e)

character vs. technology

9.

What type of conflict is the following example: "Okay, I'm done! I'm only going to have one more piece of chocolate today...After this one!"

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. nature

d)

character vs. laws/customs of society

e)

character vs. technology

10.

What type of conflict is the following example: A bee stung me while I plucked roses.

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. nature

d)

character vs. laws/customs of society

e)

character vs. technology

11.

What type of conflict is the following example: The mean old lady who does not open her door for Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween.

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. nature

d)

character vs. laws/customs of society

e)

character vs. technology

12.

What type of Point of View is this: The writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred only from actions and dialogue

a)

First person point of view

b)

Second person point of view

c)

Third person Limited point of view

d)

Third person Omniscient point of view

e)

Third person Objective point of view

13.

What type of Point of View is this: The narrator's knowledge is insightful to only one character, major or minor.

a)

First person point of view

b)

Second person point of view

c)

Third person Limited point of view

d)

Third person Omniscient point of view

e)

Third person Objective point of view

14.

What type of Point of View is this: The narrator does participate in the action of the story. The narrator might not be relating the objective truth. We should question the trustworthiness of the accounting.

a)

First person point of view

b)

Second person point of view

c)

Third person Limited point of view

d)

Third person Omniscient point of view

e)

Third person Objective point of view

15.

What type of Point of View is this: The narrator knows everything about all the characters.

a)

First person point of view

b)

Second person point of view

c)

Third person Limited point of view

d)

Third person Omniscient point of view

e)

Third person Objective point of view

16.

What type of Point of View is this: The author makes the audience a character.

a)

First person point of view

b)

Second person point of view

c)

Third person Limited point of view

d)

Third person Omniscient point of view

e)

Third person Objective point of view

17.

A character who has a stereotypical personality with one sole purpose of moving the plot forward. The author will not develop this character further.

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Foil

d)

Stock

18.

Opposite of a round character, has one kind of personality trait or characteristic

a)

round

b)

flat

c)

foil

d)

stock

19.

A very important character who has traits that bring out personal qualities of another character

a)

round

b)

flat

c)

foil

d)

stock

20.

Anyone who has a complex personality; he or she is often portrayed as a conflicted and contradictory person because of numerous traits and descriptions

a)

round

b)

flat

c)

foil

d)

stock

21.

Central person in a story and is often referred to as the story's main character. He or she (or they) is faced with a conflict that must be resolved

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

dynamic

d)

static

22.

A person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

dynamic

d)

static

23.

Someone who does not change over time; his or her personality does not transform or evolve

a)

protagonist

b)

antogonist

c)

dynamic

d)

static

24.

A character or situation that represents the opposition against which the main character must contend

a)

protagonist

b)

antogonist

c)

dynamic

d)

static

25.

The message about life the author tries to communicate to a reader is called a

a)

character

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

theme

26.

A persona, or role in a novel, play, or movie is called a

a)

character

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

theme

27.

Helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story and develops culture, historical period, geography and hour.

a)

character

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

theme

28.

Events that make up a story are called the

a)

character

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

theme

29.

A statement believed to be true is called

a)

author's purpose

b)

claim/premise

c)

counterargument

d)

counterclaim

30.

An opinion letter is called a(n)

a)

author's purpose

b)

evidence

c)

counterargument

d)

editorial

31.

Logical information that supports the author's reasoning is called

a)

author's purpose

b)

evidence

c)

counterargument

d)

claim/premise

32.

To entertain, to inform, to describe...are a(n)

a)

author's purpose

b)

evidence

c)

counterargument

d)

claim/premise

33.

An opposing belief in response to a presented claim is called a

a)

author's purpose

b)

counterclaim

c)

counterargument

d)

claim/premise

34.

A logical response related to an opposing belief is called a

a)

author's purpose

b)

claim/premise

c)

counterarugment

d)

counterclai

35.

A comparison of two things using “like” or “as” is called a

a)

imagery

b)

metaphor

c)

oxymoron

d)

similie

36.

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience. Examples include: formal, informal, serious, comic, sarcastic, sad, or cheerful, etc

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

mood

d)

tone

37.

A word, which imitates the natural sounds of a thing is called

a)

Allusion

b)

Imagery

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

oxymoron

38.

A thing (an idea or animal) is given human attributes is called

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

pun

d)

simile

39.

A comparison of two things without use of "like" or "as" is called a

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

symbolism

40.

This literary device evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. Usually, referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional situation for readers.

a)

irony

b)

mood

c)

symbolism

d)

tone

41.

A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear next to one another is called a(n)

a)

allusion

b)

metaphor

c)

oxymoron

d)

pun

42.

The usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings (or the meaning of another word similar in sound) is called a

a)

allusion

b)

irony

c)

pun

d)

simile

43.

An object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning is called

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

imagery

d)

symbolism

44.

A figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds is called

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

irony

d)

symbolism

45.

Two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning sound is callled

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

oxymoron

d)

pun

46.

Can be the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

imagery

d)

irony

47.

Language and description that appeals to our five senses

a)

imagery

b)

irony

c)

symbolism

d)

tone

48.

A poem that tells a story is called a

a)

Couplet

b)

Free verse

c)

Narrative poem

d)

Shakespearean Sonnet

49.

A group of lines of a poem arranged together is called a

a)

End rhyme

b)

Free verse

c)

Meter

d)

Stanza

50.

Pick the correct sentence that uses dialogue correctly from the choices below:

a)

Mr. Wisniewski stated "This is the last question on this quiz."

b)

Then he smirked in a devilish way, opened his mouth and quipped, "just kidding."

c)

Students exclaimed, "That's not fair!"

d)

He then asked, "Did any of you scroll down"?