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Short Stories Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dialogue is

a)

a conversation between/amongst characters

b)

a verb

c)

when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

d)

boring

2.

What is genre?

a)

a category or type of literature

b)

writing techniques

c)

a type of condiment

d)

types of poetry

3.

What is nonfiction?

a)

a made up story

b)

has unrealistic characters

c)

contains facts that can be proven and checked

d)

could not happen

4.

What is the definition of FICTION?

a)

stories once passed down orally

b)

a play or script

c)

imaginative or made up writing

d)

writing that is true and based on facts

5.

The story is told using "me" or "I"...

a)

genre

b)

1st person

c)

fantasy

d)

3rd person

6.

2. the hero

a)

narrator

b)

protagonist

c)

antagonist

d)

character

7.

3. the enemy of the protagonist

a)

character

b)

antagonist

c)

homonym

d)

protagonist

8.

writer of a text

a)

narrator

b)

antagonist

c)

author

d)

protagonist

9.

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

a)

pronouns like I, my and him are used

b)

the author is addressing the reader

c)

the narrator is not in the story

d)

pronouns like I, my and we are used

10.

Narrator shows the thoughts of several people...

a)

omniscient

b)

point of view

c)

3rd person limited

d)

genre

11.

What is point of view?

a)

The position from which a narrator tells a story

b)

The moral of a story

c)

The genre to which a story belongs

d)

The personality of the main character in a story

12.

What point of view is it when the narrator is not part of the story but can read just one character's thoughts?

a)

first person

b)

third person limited

c)

third person omniscient

d)

third person objective

13.
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
14.
You should tell me the truth.
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
15.
She is one of my best friends.
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
16.
He saw an alligator in the swamp
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
17.
The speaker in a story is the _____.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Resolution
c)
Narrator
d)
Antagonist
18.

The writer's attitude toward a subject, character or audience.

a)

Voice

b)

Tone

c)

Persona

d)

Fable

19.

The writer's or speaker's distinctive use of language in a text; consists of tone and diction.

a)

Allusion

b)

Diction

c)

Tone

d)

Voice

20.

The mask or voice assumed by a writer; the narrator and the writer are not necessarily the same person

a)

Persona

b)

Metaphor

c)

Symbol

d)

Character

21.

A credible, consistent, and knowledgeable narrator

a)

reliable narrator

b)

bad narrator

c)

unreliable narrator

d)

honest narrator

22.

A narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously compromised.

a)

reliable narrator

b)

unreliable narrator

c)

honest narrator

d)

dishonest narrator

23.
The series of events that make up a story is....
a)
foreshadowing
b)
plot
c)
resolution
d)
falling action
24.
A very sudden change in the expected outcome of the plot is called a....
a)
flashback
b)
flash forward
c)
plot twist
d)
climax
25.
The struggle between opposing forces in known as the...
a)
conflict
b)
rising action
c)
theme
d)
plot
26.
A sudden and vivid memory of a past event is called a...
a)
climax
b)
flash forward
c)
external conflict
d)
flashback
27.
When a writer tells you what a character is like or how they feel it is known as...
a)
indirect characterization
b)
characterization
28.
When a writer shows you what a character is like through words, actions, feelings, choices, etc. it is known as
a)
indirect characterization
b)
direct characterization
29.
A character that never changes is known as a
a)
static character
b)
dynamic character
c)
antagonist
d)
protagonist
30.
A character that changes throughout the plot is known as a
a)
minor character
b)
antagonist
c)
static character
d)
dynamic character
31.
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
32.
The beginning of a story where the setting and characters are introduced is known as the...
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
exposition
d)
resolution
33.
The turning point in the story is known as the...
a)
conflict
b)
climax
34.
A conflict that takes place outside of the body and mind is known as an
a)
external conflict
b)
internal conflict
35.
A conflict that takes place inside the body and the mind is known as an
a)
external conflict
b)
internal conflict
36.
The people, animals, or things that help to shape the plot
a)
Internal Force
b)
Rising Action
c)
Protagonist
d)
Characters
37.
This is where and when the story takes place
a)
Characters
b)
Climax
c)
Setting
d)
Falling Action
38.
The ending of a story where the outcome is revealed
a)
Characters
b)
Rising Action
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
39.
Hints/clues about what might happen later in the story is called?
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Mood
d)
Tone
40.
A feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what will happen next is called?
a)
Cliffhanger
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Suspense
d)
Flashback
41.
A story about an author that describes one incident in his/her life
a)
Setting
b)
Exposition
c)
Short Story
d)
Personal Narrative
42.
This part of a story is where the conflict takes place and it leads up to the character having to make a decision about the problem
a)
Internal Forces
b)
Climax
c)
Rising Action
d)
Falling Action
43.
The emotion or feeling that is expressed in a story.
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Genre
d)
Plot
44.
The type or category of a book.
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Genre
d)
Plot
45.
What is conflict?
a)
Two characters getting along.
b)
A struggle between two opposing forces.
c)
The climax in a story.
d)
Part of the resolution.
46.
What is an example of an INTERNAL conflict?
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. society
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. self
47.
character vs.character is ...
a)
 a character in conflict with society 
b)
Internal/mental conflict 
c)
 Two or more characters in conflict  
d)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane  
48.
A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean.  Chuck had to survive ... all on his own!
a)
character vs. self
b)
character vs. character
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
49.
He wants to ask someone to the dance but he's too scared.
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
50.
Alex can't stay awake in class because she stays up all night on her phone.  She can't bring herself to turn off the phone.
a)
individual vs. nature
b)
individual vs. individual
c)
individual vs. society
d)
individual vs. technology
51.
When a character goes up against the laws or beliefs of a group, it is called character vs. __________. 
a)
society
b)
self
c)
technology
d)
character
52.
An external conflict that puts a character up against things like insects or weather is character vs. _______________
a)
mother nature
b)
nature
c)
man
d)
self
53.
Name what type of conflict is used in this situation:
two girls compete for the same role in the school play
a)
character vs. nature
b)
character vs. technology
c)
character vs. character 
d)
character vs. self
54.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching. 
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
55.
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
a)
Skim through the story
b)
Just read the beginning of the story
c)
Think about what the character has learned
d)
Read the ending of the story
56.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Forc

b)

Force

c)

Forse

d)

Fource

57.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Corse

b)

Chorse

c)

Cource

d)

Course

58.

Which is spelled correctly?

a)

Croode

b)

Crewd

c)

Crude

d)

Cruude

59.

Which is spelled correctly?

a)

Retrieve

b)

Retreeve

c)

Retreive

d)

Retreve

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