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WorksheetsShort Story Intro Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a short story?
a piece of prose that briefly describes imaginary events and people
a brief true story that focuses on a relevant moment/incident in a person's life
a memory that is written in the form of prose; focusing on multiple aspects of a person's life
The definition of a protagonist is...
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
an adversary
the leading character or one of the major characters in a fictional text
What is a static character?
a character that changes throughout the course of a piece of fiction
a character that does not go through any type of transformation or learn any type of life lesson
a character that is easy to analyze and is relatively uncomplicated
What is a round character?
a character that displays multiple character traits; complex
a character that is typically used for comic relief or as a sidekick
a character that experiences a transformation or learns a valuable lesson
What is a dynamic character?
a character that displays multiple character traits
a character that does not change throughout the course of the story
a character that experiences a major change or learns a valuable lesson throughout the story
What is a flat character?
a character that is two dimensional and often used as comic relief
a complex character that the audience can relate to
a character that does not go through any changes or learn any lessons throughout the story
Which of the following is NOT an example of an external conflict?
two characters from opposing families fall in love
a character knows a dark secret about the most popular boy in school, but is too scared to tell anyone
a character needs money to replace a priceless necklace and spends her life trying to pay for it
Which of the following is an example of a 1st person point of view?
He woke up that morning and wanted to buy ice cream.
I woke up that morning and wanted to buy ice cream.
You woke up that morning and wanted to buy ice cream.
Which of the following is an example of a 3rd person point of view?
He woke up that morning and wanted to buy ice cream.
You woke up that morning and wanted to buy ice cream.
I woke up that morning and wanted to buy ice cream.
Which of the following is NOT considered an omniscient point of view?
the outside narrator knows everything about the story
the outside narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
the outside narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters
