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WorksheetsReview 5/8/18
Total questions: 144
Worksheet time: 3hrs 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
LITERARY TERMS: The main obstacle to a story’s characters achieving their goals.
a)
Climax
b)
Conflict
c)
Exposition
d)
Resolution
2.
LITERARY TERMS: The point of highest tension in the story, when the character’s struggles come to a head.
a)
Climax
b)
Conflict
c)
Exposition
d)
Resolution
3.
LITERARY TERMS: The place, time, and social context of a story
a)
Setting
b)
Exposition
c)
Characterization
d)
Place
4.
LITERARY TERMS: A struggle between a character and an outside force (such as nature or another character)
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
c)
Ideation
d)
Characterization
5.
LITERARY TERMS: A struggle between a character and him/herself (such as emotional issues or guilt)
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
c)
Narrative Tension
d)
Irresponsible Narrator
6.
LITERARY TERMS: The way in which a character is described or fleshed out as a “real” person
a)
Characterization
b)
Understanding
c)
Exposition
d)
Description
7.
LITERARY TERMS: An author or narrator directly describing what a character is like.
a)
Hinting
b)
Bad characterization
c)
Direct Characterization
d)
Indirect Characterization
8.
LITERARY TERMS: An author hinting at a character’s nature, using methods such as the character’s speech, actions, or appearance.
a)
Direct characterization
b)
Indirect characterization
c)
Description
d)
Second-Person Narrator
9.
DIRECT OR INDIRECT
He gave chocolate donuts to all his coworkers. They liked him after that.
He gave chocolate donuts to all his coworkers. They liked him after that.
a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
10.
DIRECT OR INDIRECT
Santa Claus was acting strangely--not laughing as much as usual.
Santa Claus was acting strangely--not laughing as much as usual.
a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
11.
DIRECT OR INDIRECT
He was gentle and very cool
He was gentle and very cool
a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
12.
POETRY
A poem’s _____________ is the narrator or “voice” of the poem.
A poem’s _____________ is the narrator or “voice” of the poem.
a)
Speaker
b)
Narrator
c)
Announcer
d)
Character
13.
POETRY
A metaphor is ______________.
A metaphor is ______________.
a)
A comparison using like or as
b)
A direct comparison, saying something "IS" something
c)
Calling something inhuman human
d)
Exaggeration
14.
POETRY
An example of personification would be…
An example of personification would be…
a)
The lonely cloud wandered
b)
I'm so hungry I could die
c)
The night is a symphony
d)
You are like a rose
15.
POETRY
An example of onomatopoeia would be…
An example of onomatopoeia would be…
a)
The cars smashed and crashed together
b)
Like water, she flowed through the dance
c)
The city slumbered, dreaming in the dark
d)
The jacaranda tree blossomed into purple lanterns
16.
POETRY
The specific words in a poem help determine…
The specific words in a poem help determine…
a)
The attitude of the poem’s speaker
b)
The mood the poem produces in the reader
c)
The message the poem sends
d)
All of the above
17.
NONFICTION
Which of these is true about nonfiction?
Which of these is true about nonfiction?
a)
It is always completely factual
b)
There is a clear difference between fiction and nonfiction
c)
Most nonfiction has some kind of bias
d)
None of the above
18.
irony
a)
Funny situation
b)
The opposite of what's expected happens
c)
Making a planned decision
19.
simile
a)
a comparison not using "like" or "as"
b)
a comparison using "like" or "as"
c)
an object that represents something else
d)
a reference to something famous in history, art, religion, etc.
20.
allusion
a)
an image
b)
an object that represents something else
c)
a reference to something famous in history, art, religion, etc.
d)
an overused phrase
21.
cliche
a)
a popular and over used phrase
b)
a phrase people don't understand
c)
moral of the story
d)
events in a story
22.
theme
a)
moral of the story, lesson learned
b)
events in a story
c)
reocurring idea
d)
character info
23.
Claim
a)
overall theme or point a writer will prove and defend
b)
an idea a writer will disprove
c)
character traits
24.
Counterclaim
a)
a thesis or point a writer will prove
b)
opposing argument that a writer will disprove
c)
the lesson of the story
25.
foreshadowing
a)
a past event inserted into a story
b)
summary of past events
c)
clues or hints about future events to happen
d)
summary of future events
26.
plot
a)
moral of the story
b)
summary of boring parts of the story
c)
point an author is trying to prove
d)
sequence of events in a story
27.
protagonist
a)
main character
b)
character who opposes the main character
c)
good guy
d)
narrator
28.
antagonist
a)
main character
b)
character who opposes main character
c)
bad guy
d)
unimportant character
29.
tone
a)
author's feelings
b)
reader's feelings
c)
characters' feelings
30.
mood
a)
author's feelings
b)
reader's feelings
c)
characters' feelings
31.
hyperbole
a)
giving human qualities to inhuman objects
b)
an exaggeration
c)
an over used phrase that's popular
d)
using a word or phrase in place of the actual word
32.
idiom
a)
an over-used yet popular phrase
b)
a reference to something famous in literature, religion, history, etc.
c)
a statement in a culture that only that culture understands like "kicked the bucket."
33.
What is giving nonhuman things human characteristics?
a)
personification
b)
characterization
c)
dialogue
d)
imagery
34.
What is an episode in the story that tells about something that happened earlier?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
35.
What are clues that a writer adds to hint at things that will happen later?
a)
flashback
b)
foreshadowing
36.
What is the main idea of a literary work?
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
theme
d)
style
37.
What is conversation between characters in a story?
a)
dialogue
b)
point of view
c)
dialect
d)
imagery
38.
What are the things an author does to develop the characters in a story?
a)
characterization
b)
setting
c)
plot
d)
theme
39.
What is a reference to something well known like the Bible, or mythology?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
characterization
c)
allusion
d)
symbol
40.
What is the high point of action in a story?
a)
climax
b)
satire
c)
imagery
d)
theme
41.
What is writing that is drawn from the writer's imagination?
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
42.
What is writing about real people and events?
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
43.
This is a contrast between what appears to be and what really is.
a)
style
b)
metaphor
c)
symbol
d)
irony
44.
This is when an author tells what the senses hear, see, smell, taste, or touch to recreate the scene for the reader.
a)
imagery
b)
irony
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
45.
This is the way a writer writes to suit the purpose and audience.
a)
plot
b)
style
c)
dialect
d)
theme
46.
What is the writer's choice of how the narrator will tell the story?
a)
characterization
b)
style
c)
point of view
d)
fiction
47.
These are words that sound like the noises they represent.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
theme
c)
understatement
d)
hyperbole
48.
What is the author's attitude toward a subject?
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
theme
d)
style
49.
These are fixed generalized ideas about people and characters.
a)
stereotype
b)
setting
c)
hyperbole
d)
understatement
50.
What is repeating the first sound in a series of words?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
conflict
c)
allusion
d)
alliteration
51.
An arguable statements is called a?
a)
bias
b)
opinion
c)
claim
d)
fact
52.
A conversation between two or more people that advances the action is?
a)
dialect
b)
folktale
c)
myth
d)
dialogue
53.
Categories and sub-categories of literature are referred to as...?
a)
myth
b)
genre
c)
main idea
d)
mood
54.
"My basement turned into the Atlantic Ocean after the pipes burst last winter" is an example of...?
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
55.
"BOOM!" is an example of?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
idiom
c)
alliteration
d)
paradox
56.
Who the writer is addressing or intends to address is called...?
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
audience
d)
thesis
57.
The underlying meaning of a text is called?
a)
claim
b)
tone
c)
theme
d)
flashback
58.
A difference between appearance and reality. An example is sarcasm.
a)
irony
b)
bias
c)
flashback
d)
mood
59.
An inclination or tendency towards an idea
a)
opinion
b)
argument
c)
bias
d)
fact
60.
To quote directly or indirectly from a text in order to provide evidence.
a)
Explain
b)
Cite
c)
Fact
d)
Opinion
61.
A narrative device in which an event or scene that took place in the past is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
a)
flashback
b)
flashforward
c)
flashlight
d)
memory
62.
Conclusions or judgments based on evidence.
a)
Fact
b)
Theme
c)
Cite
d)
Inferences
63.
Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses. Which word has this definition?
a)
Mood
b)
Conflict
c)
Imagery
d)
Diction
64.
The overall emotional quality of a work, which is created by the author's language and tone and the subject matter. Which word has this definition?
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Plot
d)
Diction
65.
The sequence of related events that make up a story or novel. Which word has this definition?
a)
Setting
b)
Protagonist
c)
Plot
d)
Point of View
66.
A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject. Which word has this definition?
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Diction
d)
Conflict
67.
The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word- beyond its literal meaning. Which word has this definition?
a)
Denotation
b)
Connotation
c)
Mood
d)
Tone
68.
Someone's point of view can also be called their what?
a)
Connotation
b)
Denotation
c)
Perspective
d)
Analogy
69.
Which word has a negative connotation?
a)
Home
b)
House
c)
Shack
70.
The climax of a story________________________.
a)
Presents essential background information
b)
Is a turning point or point of greatest intensity
c)
Does not determine the outcome of the conflict
d)
Is the plan or groundwork of the story
71.
The emotional atmosphere of a story and the voice of the narrator are the ________________.
a)
Feelings/Thoughts
b)
Beginning/End
c)
Mood/Tone
d)
Action/Reaction
72.
________________________ conflict takes place in a character’s head/mind.
a)
Internal
b)
External
73.
________________________ conflict takes place between a character and an outside force.
a)
Internal
b)
External
74.
The central idea or universal truth that a story examines is ________________________.
a)
Conflict
b)
Theme
c)
Point of view
d)
Resolution
75.
What is point of view?
a)
The way a story expresses the view about life and how people behave
b)
The way a story makes you feel or think
c)
The turning point in the story
d)
The perspective from which the story is being presented
76.
What literary device can include memories, dreams, or stories of the past?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Flashback
d)
Irony
77.
What literary device uses hints or clues to suggest what will happen next?
a)
Irony
b)
Suspense
c)
Flashback
d)
Foreshadowing
78.
What literary device makes the reader curious about what will happen next?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Irony
c)
Suspense
d)
Flashback
79.
What literary device uses an object or action that means something other than its literal meaning?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Flashback
d)
Irony
80.
Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a character's personality to the reader.
a)
Setting
b)
Characterization
c)
Personalization
d)
Flashback
81.
Why characters do or say what they do.
a)
motivation
b)
foreshadowing
c)
flashback
d)
tone
82.
A universal life lesson about life or human nature. The message of the story.
a)
Plot
b)
Summary
c)
Central Idea
d)
Theme
83.
An atmosphere created by a writer's word choice and the details selected; the emotions of a scene; how it makes the reader feel.
a)
tone
b)
monotone
c)
mood
d)
foreshadowing
84.
the relationship in which one condition brings about another condition as a result. This result is called the effect
a)
compare and contrast
b)
cause and effect
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
85.
when the same sound is repeated in two or more neighboring words
a)
simile
b)
point of view
c)
alliteration
d)
rising action
86.
the moment in the story when the action reaches its greatest conflict
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
description
87.
the perspective from which the story is told. Could be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
a)
climax
b)
point of view
c)
description
d)
opinion
88.
a piece of information that can be proven
a)
fact
b)
opinion
c)
climax
d)
narrative
89.
writing that gives the reader a mental picture of something
a)
description
b)
opinion
c)
point of view
d)
climax
90.
the arrangements of events in a story
a)
climax
b)
point of view
c)
plot
d)
narrative
91.
a personal point of view or belief, it cannot be proven
a)
fact
b)
opinion
c)
narrative
d)
plot
92.
language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special mood or feeling
a)
figurative language
b)
meter
c)
conflict
d)
resolution
93.
the main idea of a story, the message the author wants to communicate
a)
resolution
b)
conflict
c)
theme
d)
opinion
94.
the main source of drama or tension in a story. A struggle can be internal or external.
a)
compare/contrast
b)
conflict
c)
resolution
d)
meter
95.
a way to examine to people, two things or two ideas. Shows similarities and differences
a)
compare/contrast
b)
cause and effect
c)
conflict
d)
theme
96.
other words in a passage that give you ideas about the meaning of an unfamiliar word
a)
compare contrast
b)
cause and effect
c)
context clues
d)
description
97.
When the words mean exactly what they say.
a)
Figurative Language
b)
Literal Meaning
c)
Falling Action
d)
Fiction
98.
When a story jumps forward in time.
a)
Flashback
b)
Flash forward
c)
Generalization
d)
Nonfiction
99.
The leading character of a story.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Antagonist
c)
Fiction
d)
Dialogue
100.
When the words mean something other than what they say; the opposite of literal meaning.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Personification
c)
Figurative language
d)
Narration
101.
A conclusion about a group of things or people.
a)
Generalization
b)
Credibility
c)
Personification
d)
Denotation
102.
the words spoken by a character
a)
dialogue
b)
conflict
c)
theme
d)
characterization
103.
words that create a picture in your mind
a)
imagery
b)
sensory language
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
104.
words that draw on or appeal to the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch)
a)
sensory language
b)
imagery
c)
characterization
d)
metaphor
105.
Which literary term means the feeling or emotion the reader gets when reading a passage?
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Flashback
106.
Setting is the ____ and ____ in which a story takes place.
a)
Time and Character
b)
Time and Place
c)
Place and Location
d)
Fiction and non fiction
107.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
The wind is like a knife.
b)
The knife jumped out of my hands.
c)
The wind is a knife.
108.
Which is an example of a metaphor?
a)
The snow is a white blanket.
b)
The snow is like a white blanket.
c)
Time is greater than money.
109.
Which is an example of a hyperbole?
a)
This month was like a race.
b)
I am so hungry, I could eat this whole house.
c)
My friend is like a mind reader.
110.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
The flowers were like dancers.
b)
My shoes are killing me today.
111.
Which literary term uses words or phrases that stands for something important?
a)
Symbol
b)
Metaphor
c)
Characterization
112.
Which term has speech that uses specific words that come from a specific place?
a)
Imagery
b)
Dialect
c)
Satire
113.
Analogy is...
a)
a collection of related works printed as one book
b)
the study of rectal medicine
c)
a comparison between two things
d)
the practice of perfecting your writing
114.
Author's purpose means...
a)
the reason the author chose this title
b)
the reason the author is alive
c)
the reason the author loves to write
d)
the reason the author wrote this piece
115.
Tone means...
a)
the feel of a story
b)
the attitude of the writer toward his or her subject(s)
c)
the pitch of a noise
d)
the personal opinions of the author
116.
Theme means...
a)
the title of a piece of literature
b)
the topic of a piece of literature
c)
the overall message of a piece of literature
d)
the feeling of a piece of literature
117.
Mood means...
a)
the author's opinions
b)
how the author feels while writing
c)
the emotional atmosphere the author creates for the reader
d)
what the author chooses to write about
118.
An example of direct characterization is...
a)
To the children, he looked like a clown
b)
He wore shabby shoes, and there were holes in his jacket.
c)
"I never cared for rap music," she said disdainfully.
d)
She lifted her arms gracefully, revealing her past career as a ballerina.
119.
An example of alliteration is...
a)
If the shoe fits, wear it.
b)
She sells seashells by the seashore.
c)
Who are you, you hooligan, you?
d)
My heart is like an ocean.
120.
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
a)
Dialogue
b)
Tone
c)
Dialect
121.
The intent by the author to either persuade, inform, or entertain
a)
Author's Purpose
b)
Bias
c)
Theme
d)
Main Idea
e)
Tone
122.
The overall lesson an author is trying to teach
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Plot
d)
Theme
e)
Irony
123.
What the passage or text is mainly about
a)
Central/main Idea
b)
Anecdote
c)
Character
d)
Alliteration
124.
Logical conclusion based on the reader's background knowledge and text clues
a)
Personification
b)
Symbolism
c)
Inference
d)
Metaphor
125.
The moral or lesson readers should learn from the story (Does the character learn something or change? How is conflict resolved?)
a)
Climax
b)
Key Detail
c)
Conflict
d)
Theme
126.
Problem the character must resolve
a)
theme
b)
antagonist
c)
protagonist
d)
conflict
127.
turning point in the plot; the "OMG" moment when a decision, action, or event answers the reader's BIG question
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
128.
Characterization is defined as
a)
An important decision a character makes
b)
The arrangement of event in the story
c)
The exposition in the story
d)
The words, thoughts and actions of the characters
129.
_________ is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told. It is the relationship of the narrator to the story.
a)
plot
b)
primary source
c)
point of view
d)
tone
130.
The _________ is a central message, concern,or purpose.
a)
theme
b)
tone
c)
plot
d)
figurative language
131.
An incongruity (doesn’t match) between the actual result and the normal or expected result is called __________.
a)
suspense
b)
irony
c)
imagery
d)
personification
132.
A Pepsi driver drinking Coke is an example of ____.
a)
mood
b)
irony
c)
metaphor
d)
consonance
133.
The leaves danced across the yard is an example of _____.
a)
rhyme
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
repitition
d)
personification
134.
imagery
a)
"The brilliant moon shone brightly in the night sky."
b)
"I've told you a million times."
c)
"She laughs like a hyena."
d)
a dove = peace
135.
Which of the following is NOT theme
a)
"Blood is thicker the water."
b)
"Love"
c)
"True friendship can overcome anything."
d)
"Don't judge a book by its cover."
136.
Which is NOT Alliteration?
a)
The snake slid and slithered
b)
Betty bounced the baby on her blue jeans.
c)
The cat circled the church.
d)
Tommy took tic-tacs in his tackle box.
137.
sounds, word, phrases, or lines are repeated
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
repetition
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
138.
repetition of sounds at the END of words
a)
rhythm
b)
rhyme
c)
mood
d)
idiom
139.
pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
a)
alliteration
b)
rhythm
c)
hyperbole
d)
consonance
140.
A central message or insight into life revealed through literature is called a...
a)
theme
b)
plot
c)
genre
d)
tone
141.
Giving someone special a piece of jewelry could serve as a ____________ for your love.
a)
flashback
b)
simile
c)
symbol
d)
theme
142.
Presenting material that appeared earlier than the preent tense of the novel is ...
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
143.
The point of highest emotional intensity is...
a)
resolution
b)
falling action
c)
exposition
d)
climax
144.
Pictures, side bars, bold print, graphs, charts, and captions are examples of
a)
foreshadowing
b)
text features
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
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