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WorksheetsElements of Fiction Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When and where a story takes place is the ______ of a story.
a)
Characters
b)
Point of View
c)
Setting
d)
Climax
2.
The resolution is where the story ______________.
a)
tells how the problem was solved
b)
introduces characters and setting
c)
has an event that starts the story
d)
shows when and where the story takes place
3.
_________ is another name for the problem .
a)
Point of View
b)
Conflict
c)
Plot
d)
Setting
4.
The perspective from which a story is told is called the __________. Usually it is in 1st or 3rd person.
a)
Conflict
b)
Plot
c)
Point of View
d)
Setting
5.
Plot
a)
The lesson learned
b)
The events in a story
c)
Support the main idea
6.
Main idea
a)
What the story is all about
b)
The lesson learned
c)
Read between the lines
7.
What is the setting?
a)
Where and when the story takes place
b)
The main character's home
c)
Where the author wrote the story
d)
A place to sit
8.
What is conflict?
a)
Fighting
b)
The problem the main character faces
c)
Feeling sick
d)
The central message of the story
9.
When something is the reason for an action it is the
a)
cause
b)
effect
c)
main idea
d)
inference
10.
What happens as a result of the cause
a)
cause
b)
effect
c)
inference
d)
main idea
11.
Fiction writing is
a)
Real
b)
Fake
c)
Fun to read
12.
Non fiction writing is
a)
real
b)
fake
c)
fun to read
d)
not real
13.
A struggle between a character and 1 or more opposing force is called the _________.
a)
Point of View
b)
Conflict
c)
Plot
d)
Setting
14.
Character vs. Nature is when
a)
Two or more characters in conflict
b)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane
c)
A character in conflict with societal norms/values, stereotypes
d)
Internal/mental conflict
15.
What is the difference between 1st and 3rd person point of view?
a)
1st person is told from 1 character's perspective only, were 3rd person is a narrator or outsider tells the story.
b)
1st person is a narrator or outsider tells the story, were 3rd person is told from 1 character's perspective only.
16.
Theme is __________.
a)
The message or truth about life carried by the story.
b)
When something happens that is unexpected.
c)
When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion or feeling.
d)
Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come.
17.
Character vs. Society is when
a)
Internal/mental conflict
b)
A character in conflict with societal
c)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane
d)
Two or more characters in conflict
18.
Character vs. Character is when
a)
A character in conflict with societal
b)
Internal/mental conflict
c)
Two or more characters in conflict
d)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane
19.
Character vs. Him/herself is when
a)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane
b)
A character in conflict with societal
c)
Internal/mental conflict
d)
Two or more characters in conflict
20.
Which of the following does NOT describe a theme?
a)
Themes are sentences.
b)
Themes include names of characters and are very specific to the story.
c)
Themes are broad and can be applied to many stories.
d)
Themes teach a lesson.
21.
Name that conflict:
Ms. Nix is having difficult time deciding if she should sleep in or go to her 5 am workout class,
Ms. Nix is having difficult time deciding if she should sleep in or go to her 5 am workout class,
a)
Man vs. Man
b)
Man vs. Society
c)
Man vs. Nature
d)
Man vs. Self
22.
Name that Conflict:
Katniss leaves her district to take on the Capitol for controlling her country.
Katniss leaves her district to take on the Capitol for controlling her country.
a)
Man vs. Society
b)
Man vs. Nature
c)
Man vs. Man
d)
Man vs. Self
23.
Which point of view uses the pronouns I, Me, My, and We?
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person
d)
Fourth Person
24.
Which Point of View uses the pronouns he, she, and names of characters?
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person
d)
Fourth Person
25.
Which POV gives the reader insight to only ONE character's thoughts?
a)
Third Person Objective
b)
Third Person Omniscient
c)
Third Person Limited
d)
Second Person
26.
Which POV gives the reader insight to ALL the characters' thoughts and feelings?
a)
Third Person Objective
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
Second Person
d)
Third Person Omnscient
27.
Which of these is an
internal conflict?
internal conflict?
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. society
d)
character vs. nature
28.
What is normally included in the exposition (aka introduction)?
a)
Characters, setting, and an opening situation
b)
Characters, setting, and the climax
c)
Setting, point of view, resolution
d)
Setting, conflict, and point of view
29.
Put these in order according to how they should be placed in the story:
Inciting Action, Climax, Resolution, Rising Action, Introduction, and Falling Action
Inciting Action, Climax, Resolution, Rising Action, Introduction, and Falling Action
a)
Resolution, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Introduction, then the Inciting Action
b)
Introduction, Inciting Action, Rising Action, Resolution, Climax, then the Falling Action
c)
Inciting Action, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, then the Introduction
d)
Introduction, Inciting Action, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, then the Resolution
30.
An inciting action is an ______________.
a)
event that lead up to the climax
b)
event that starts the story and/or catches the reader's attention
c)
the turning point, high point, or main event in a story
d)
how the story ends
31.
What happens in the rising action?
a)
It is the turning point, high point, or main event in a story.
b)
The result of the climax and the events leading t the conclusion/resolution
c)
The event that starts the story.
d)
The events that lead up to the climax.
32.
The climax is the part of the story where ______________.
a)
The event that starts the story happens.
b)
The turning point, high point, or main event is in a story.
c)
The story ends.
d)
We meet our characters, and learn our setting.
33.
Within the falling action are the ___________.
a)
results of the climax and events leading to the conclustion
b)
details as to how the story ends
c)
characters, setting, and opening situations in a story
d)
turning points of the story
34.
The resolution is where the story ______________.
a)
has the final outcome
b)
introduces characters and setting
c)
has an event that starts the story
d)
shows when and where the story takes place
35.
In the climax of a story, ______________.
a)
there is a dramatic change about to take place.
b)
a dramatic change has taken place.
c)
the conflict is becoming more complex
d)
the conflict is getting better
36.
What 3 components are included in the exposition?
a)
characters, setting, dialogue
b)
characters, narrator, conflict
c)
characters, setting, conflict
d)
plot, characters, setting
37.
What is the difference between the falling action and resolution?
a)
The falling action is where the conflict starts to improve, and in the resolution the conflict is getting worse.
b)
The falling action is when the character solves the conflict, and the resolution is when the character is attempting to solve the problem.
c)
The falling action is where the characters are introduced, and the resolution is where the characters change in some way.
d)
The falling action is when the conflict is getting better, and the resolution is when the conflict is completely solved.
38.
A type of narrative perspective in where the author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."
a)
Second Person POV
b)
Third Person POV
c)
First Person POV
39.
John's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.
a)
3rd person OMNISCIENT
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd person objective
d)
1st person
40.
If the story you are reading is a personal narrative, what type of Point of View is it?
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person Limited
d)
Third Person Omniscient
41.
A story based on imaginary places, people, and events
a)
Plot
b)
Fiction
c)
Conflict
d)
Characterization
42.
The series of events in a story.
a)
Plot
b)
Conflict
c)
Climax
d)
Fiction
43.
A struggle that takes place within a character's mind when he or she is challenged with a choice
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
c)
Man vs. Nature
d)
Man vs. Technology
44.
A struggle between a character and an outside force
a)
Internal conflict
b)
External conflict
c)
Man vs Self
d)
Characterization
45.
A Narrator is
a)
a book
b)
someone who sings
c)
someone who tells a story
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