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Literary Devices

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Foreshadowing mean ?

a)

Hints or clues that suggest what will happen later in the story

b)

The main conflict of the story

c)

Something that happened in the past and will happen in the future

d)

None of the above

2.

What does Suspense mean ?

a)

The rising action of the story

b)

The main conflict of the story

c)

Is the anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next

d)

None of the above

3.

What does Flashback mean ?

a)

Is a switch from the present time of the story to a scene in the past

b)

The falling action of the story

c)

The thing that's happening / happened in the past and future

d)

None of the above

4.

Which is an example of Foreshadowing ?

a)

Before the match started, Anwar remembered how he scored 3 goals last time and won the game for the team

b)

The evening was still. Suddenly a cool breeze started blowing and made a windy night

c)

When I entered English class, I realised that I forgot my laptop in my locker

d)

None of the above

5.

Which is an example of Suspense ?

a)

After Jaafar finished his homework, he went to study for his exams

b)

I played football with my friends. My team won 3-0 and I scored the 3 goals. I was really satisfied with what I did !

c)

Cassie poised at the end of the diving board, ready to plunge into the water. Suddenly, she was five years old again, standing on the edge of a dock and falling backward, unable to control her fall, and unable to swim

d)

All of the above

6.

Which is an example of a Flashback ?

a)

When Anwar was about to play in the final, he remembered of what he did last year. He remembered how he scored 3 goals and won the tournament for the team. He hoped that will happen again

b)

While Jeff was playing Fortnite on the PS4, he realised that he should get up and go do his homework

c)

On friday, Jaafar went to the chalet. He had lots of fun there and he hoped that because of the heavy rain, there would be no school

d)

All of the above

7.

What does Literary Devices mean ?

a)

Literary devices is a constituent of all works of narrative fiction—a necessary feature of verbal storytelling that can be found in any written or spoken narrative

b)

Literary devices is intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed

c)

An ending to an episode of a serial drama that leaves the audience in suspense

d)

None of the above

8.

What are the 3 Literary devices we learned in class ?

a)

Flashback, Cliffhanger & Foreshadowing

b)

Flashback, Foreshadowing & Suspense

c)

Suspense, Flashback & Cliffhanger

d)

Cliffhanger, Suspense & Foreshadowing

9.

Is Flashback a Literary device ?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Is Cliffhanger a Literary device ?

a)

Yes

b)

No