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WorksheetsHistorical Fiction
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False: The main characters in historical fiction stories are REAL.
a)
True- the characters really existed
b)
False- the characters are made up by the author's imagination
2.
A character or situation that creates problems for the main character during the story
a)
A. Dynamic character
b)
B. Static character
c)
C. Protagonist
d)
D. Antagonist
3.
The author develops the character's personality through
a)
A. theme
b)
B. setting
c)
C. characterization
d)
D. onomatopoeia
4.
Conversation between characters in a story
a)
A. Sensory language
b)
B. Dialogue
c)
C. Historical fiction
d)
D. Foreshadowing
5.
Which best describes what historical fiction is?
a)
a story set in the future with made up characters
b)
a story that contains a mystery to be solved with lots of suspense
c)
a story set in the past with made up characters
d)
a story with ghosts in it
6.
What are some examples of historical fiction?
a)
Charlie Brown
b)
I survived the "Sinking of the Titanic-1912"
c)
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
d)
Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians
7.
What does a context clue help you find?
a)
A summary of the passage
b)
The main idea of the sentence
c)
The problem in the story
d)
The meaning of an unknown word
8.
Which point of view is the following:
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
a)
second
b)
first
c)
third person
9.
What point of view is the following:
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.
a)
First person
b)
Third person
10.
Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?
a)
Marcia was a good listener and wonderful friend.
b)
Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow when she saw the number of questions on the test, and she tugged her hair anxiously.
c)
Marcia was a nervous person.
d)
Marcia was an optimist who always believed the best about people.
11.
If the author shows you what the character is like and you have to infer, that is
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
12.
"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep" is an example of:
a)
Claim
b)
Evidence
13.
Name the red part of the sentence.
Jessica had a stomachache because she ate too many peanut butter cookies.
Jessica had a stomachache because she ate too many peanut butter cookies.
a)
Cause
b)
Effect
14.
Little Johnny Wiggins fell down a well on the farm. His family looked for him. Finally, at sundown, Mr. Wiggins found Johnny. He had been trapped in the well for three hours.
CAUSE: Johnny Wiggins fell down a well.
What was the EFFECT?
CAUSE: Johnny Wiggins fell down a well.
What was the EFFECT?
a)
He was trapped for three hours.
b)
His mother found him at sundown.
c)
He was visiting the farm.
15.
having excessive or compulsive concern with something
a)
thrash
b)
conjure
c)
preoccupied
d)
insomniac
16.
indentured means
a)
a young woman or peasant girl
b)
a contract binding service on one person to another for a specific time
c)
serious and sincere
d)
small animals that are annoying or harmful
17.
Winning the lottery sure made Marcus feel ___________________________.
a)
excluded
b)
reverent
c)
jubliant
d)
solemn
18.
Which word means on the edge of something?
a)
brink
b)
ritual
c)
assumption
d)
implicate
19.
subdue (someone or something) by force; to keep down
a)
repress
b)
posterior
c)
nomad
d)
vulnerable
20.
Why is Integrity Important to an athlete?
a)
To be the best player
b)
To have positive behavior and positive spirit
c)
To win games
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