WorksheetsUnit 1 Literary Terms & Academic Vocabulary
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a narrative?
a)
A story
b)
Poetry
c)
A biography
d)
A research project
2.
_________________ means the time and place in which the events happen in a story.
a)
Chronological order
b)
Setting
c)
Dialogue
d)
Transition words
3.
_________________ means the time and place in which the events happen in a story.
a)
Chronological order
b)
Setting
c)
Dialogue
d)
Transition words
4.
All of the following are elements of narrative writing except
a)
Setting
b)
Problem and Solution
c)
Has a beginning, middle and an end
d)
Teaches the reader something new
5.
True or False. Descriptive words are important because they add detail to the story.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Dialogue is
a)
Action at the end of the story
b)
The conversation between characters
c)
Authors point of view
d)
Chronological order
7.
An example of a transition word is
a)
Can't
b)
Freezing
c)
Next
d)
Difficult
8.
What is the purpose of a narrative?
a)
To give the reader information
b)
To persuade readers
c)
To tell a story
d)
To describe characters
9.
An example of a sensory detail is
a)
Rattling thunder and lightening flashes
b)
Talking
c)
A magic wand
d)
Happy
10.
True or False. A narrative must have characters.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Character versus self is an __________ conflict
a)
internal
b)
external
12.
A struggle between two or more opposing forces.
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
character
d)
chapter
13.
What are ALL the senses?
a)
hearing, seeing, smelling, touching, tasting
b)
smelling, touching, tasting
c)
hearing, seeing, touching, smelling
d)
hot, cold, warm, cool
14.
_________________ means the time and place in which the events happen in a story.
a)
Chronological order
b)
Setting
c)
Dialogue
d)
Transition words
15.
The person telling the story
a)
narrative
b)
narrator
c)
1st person
d)
third person
16.
the story is told by one of the characters, uses “I”
a)
narrative
b)
narrator
c)
1st person
d)
third person
17.
fiction or nonfiction writing that tells a story
a)
narrative
b)
narrator
c)
1st person
d)
third person
18.
The characters in a story are
a)
The people in the story
b)
The time and place of the story
c)
The problem in the story
d)
The sequence of events in the story
19.
The plot of a story is
a)
The people in the story
b)
The time and place of the story
c)
The problem in the story
d)
The sequence of events in the story
20.
The point of view, or perspective of a story is
a)
The way the story makes you feel
b)
A conversation between characters
c)
The sound of the story, or the author's voice
d)
Who is telling the story
21.
What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?
a)
3rd person view
b)
bird's eye view
bird's eye view
bird's eye view
c)
1st person view
d)
narrator's view
22.
A personal narrative uses words like...
a)
he, she, them, they
b)
I, me, my mine, myself
23.
A personal narrative should not show any of your emotions.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
When do you use quotation marks in a sentence ?
""
""
a)
To quote what someone said
b)
at the end of a sentence
c)
never
25.
A personal narrative communicates a distinct __________________ or overall feeling.
a)
details
b)
dialogue
c)
mood
d)
solution
26.
Writers use _____________ -they they saw, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted.
a)
sensory details
b)
main ideas
c)
pictures
d)
mood
27.
Narrative writing is _________.
a)
a story
b)
something made up
c)
a true story about an event that really happened
d)
all three
28.
The short story "Who's the New Kid?" takes place 44 years ago. This is an example of
a)
Setting
b)
Theme
c)
Conflict
d)
Character
30.
In the novel 'Hatchet,' Brian goes up against wild animals, poisonous berries, and a huge storm. These are all examples of
a)
Setting
b)
Theme
c)
Conflict
d)
Plot
30.
In the novel 'Hatchet,' Brian goes up against wild animals, poisonous berries, and a huge storm. These are all examples of
a)
Setting
b)
Theme
c)
Conflict
d)
Plot
31.
An external conflict is...
a)
A struggle that takes place inside a character's mind
b)
A struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force
32.
Characterization is...
a)
How individual characters are described in literary works
b)
The "good guy"
c)
What a character looks life
d)
The "bad guy"
33.
A theme is...
a)
The speed of a story
b)
A struggle between characters
c)
A message the author wants the reader to learn
d)
Organized sequence of events in a story
34.
A conflict is...
a)
Opposition of persons or forces that give rise to dramatic action
b)
A struggle inside a character's mind
c)
A struggle between a character and an outside force
d)
All of the above
35.
An internal conflict is...
a)
A struggle between a character and an outside force
b)
A struggle that takes place within a character’s mind
36.
What is plot?
a)
A conversation between two characters
b)
How individual characters are described in literary works
c)
The organized sequence of events that make up a story
d)
Opposition of persons or forces that give rise to dramatic action
37.
What is the point of view in a story?
a)
A struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force.
b)
The perspective from which a story is told
c)
The time and place of a story; where the story takes place
d)
When the story speeds up or slows down
38.
This exerpt is in WHICH point of view? “You are walking in the woods. There’s no one around and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye, you spot him. Shia LaBeouf.” –Rob Cantor, “Shia LaBeouf”
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person
39.
A personal narrative should be about an important...
a)
event in history
b)
a song that you like
c)
time in your life
d)
your family's memories
40.
When you analyze, you
a)
do math computations
b)
separate into parts
c)
pretend your a psychologist
d)
study how small parts are related
e)
look closely for similarities or differences
41.
What does Q, H, T Stand for
a)
quoting, heard, teach
b)
questions, heard, tell
c)
questions, heard, teach
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