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WorksheetsStory Elements-SHMS
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The series of events that make up a story is....
a)
foreshadowing
b)
plot
c)
resolution
d)
falling action
2.
A very sudden change in the expected outcome of the plot is called a....
a)
flashback
b)
flash forward
c)
plot twist
d)
climax
3.
The struggle between opposing forces in known as the...
a)
conflict
b)
rising action
c)
theme
d)
plot
4.
A sudden and vivid memory of a past event is called a...
a)
climax
b)
flash forward
c)
external conflict
d)
flashback
5.
The antagonist is the character who is working against the hero or protagonist in the story.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The main message, moral, or life lesson that the author is trying to teach you is known as the....
a)
resolution
b)
falling action
c)
theme
d)
plot
7.
The beginning of a story where the setting and characters are introduced is known as the...
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
exposition
d)
resolution
8.
The turning point in the story is known as the...
a)
conflict
b)
climax
9.
A conflict that takes place outside of the body and mind is known as an
a)
external conflict
b)
internal conflict
10.
A conflict that takes place inside the body and the mind is known as an
a)
external conflict
b)
internal conflict
11.
What is the written conversation between two or more characters?
a)
voice
b)
theme
c)
dialogue
d)
point of view
12.
The struggle between opposing forces is
a)
conflict
b)
characters
c)
suspense
d)
theme
13.
The sequence of events within a story is
a)
plot
b)
voice
c)
characters
d)
theme
14.
The excitement that involves readers in a story and motivates them to discover its outcome is
a)
point of view
b)
setting
c)
dialogue
d)
suspense
15.
First person and third person are examples of this (method used to tell a story)
a)
point of view
b)
setting
c)
characters
d)
plot
16.
People, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of a story
a)
conflict
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
characters
17.
what a character thinks or feels about something
a)
point of view
b)
setting
c)
resolution
d)
plot
18.
how the conflict is resolved (the ending)
a)
theme
b)
genre
c)
resolution
d)
point of view
19.
the message the author wants to deliver (a life lesson)
a)
resolution
b)
setting
c)
plot
d)
theme
20.
What is the definition of climax?
a)
the turning point of the story
b)
the struggle between two characters
c)
the beginning of the story
d)
the point when the conflict is resolved
21.
Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?
a)
exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
b)
exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution
c)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
d)
rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution
22.
What two things makes up a story's setting?
a)
time and place
b)
time and conflict
c)
place and resolution
d)
resolution and conflict
23.
What is the point of view of the following passage?
“I’m proud to say that I’m the first person in my family to go to college.”
“I’m proud to say that I’m the first person in my family to go to college.”
a)
Second person point of view
b)
First person point view
c)
Third person limited point of view
d)
Third person omnicient point of view
24.
This type of conflict is a struggle within a character’s mind. It may occur when a character faces a difficult decision or conflicting feelings.
a)
Character vs. character
b)
Internal conflict
c)
Character vs. nature
d)
Character vs. society
25.
What is the SETTING of the following passage?
It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom, Margaret Murray, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind.
a)
At night, in a garden
b)
During the day, in an attic
c)
During medieval times, in a kingdom
d)
At night, in Margaret's bedroom
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