WorksheetsStory Elements
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 3hrs 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The struggle or problem in a story
a)
Exposition
b)
Resolution
c)
Conflict
d)
Antagonist
2.
The people, animals, or things that help to shape the plot
a)
Internal Force
b)
Rising Action
c)
Protagonist
d)
Characters
3.
The central idea or lesson to be learned in a story
a)
Plot
b)
Exposition
c)
Theme
d)
Short Story
4.
This is where and when the story takes place
a)
Characters
b)
Climax
c)
Setting
d)
Falling Action
5.
The ending of a story where the outcome is revealed
a)
Characters
b)
Rising Action
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
6.
A story that is told using pronouns such as he, she, them, etc.
a)
Third Person Perspective
b)
First Person
c)
Summary
d)
Characterization
7.
A story that is told using pronouns such as me, my I, we, etc.
a)
Personal Narrative
b)
Short Story
c)
First Person
d)
Summary
8.
The part in the story that starts to bring the story to a close
a)
Setting
b)
Falling Action
c)
Resolution
d)
Force
9.
The series of events that make up a story
a)
Characters
b)
Conflict
c)
Theme
d)
Plot
10.
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
11.
A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story.
a)
exposition
b)
resolution
c)
rising action
d)
conflict
12.
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
a)
resolution
b)
exposition
c)
rising action
d)
falling action
13.
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
a)
exposition
b)
conflict
c)
climax
d)
rising action
14.
The series of events that make up a story is....
a)
foreshadowing
b)
plot
c)
resolution
d)
falling action
15.
The struggle between opposing forces in known as the...
a)
conflict
b)
rising action
c)
theme
d)
plot
16.
The protagonist of the story is often the least important character in the story, play, or novel.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The antagonist is the character who is working against the hero or protagonist in the story.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
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
19.
A conflict that takes place outside of the body and mind is known as an
a)
external conflict
b)
internal conflict
20.
A conflict that takes place inside the body and the mind is known as an
a)
external conflict
b)
internal conflict
21.
Telling of a story by a narrator who is a character in the story and describes his or her own thoughts and feelings
a)
First person point of view
b)
Second person point of view
c)
Third person limited point of view
d)
Third person omniscient point of view
22.
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
23.
The following passage is an example of ________ point of view:
"You walked into the room. You saw Sheila sitting there."
"You walked into the room. You saw Sheila sitting there."
a)
First-person
b)
Third-person limited
c)
Second-peron
d)
Third-person omniscient
24.
The __________ in a fiction story is how the problem is solved.
a)
Problem
b)
Solution
c)
Setting
d)
Characters
25.
The __________in a fiction story are the people or animals.
a)
Characters
b)
Setting
c)
Problem
d)
Solution
26.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Respect your elders.
b)
Look before you leap.
c)
Don't brag too much.
d)
Be polite.
27.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Slowly but surely wins the race.
b)
Don't be lazy.
c)
We are stronger together than we are apart.
d)
If you try to go on your own, you will get eaten by a big fish.
28.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Respect your elders.
b)
Don't steal.
c)
Don't be lazy.
d)
Help others because what goes around comes around.
29.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't steal
b)
Look both ways before crossing the street.
c)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
d)
One good turn deserves another.
30.
a method of storytelling that follows the order of events
a)
point of view
b)
chronological order
c)
plot
d)
narrative
31.
a guess about what is going to happen later
a)
prediction
b)
inference
c)
suspense
d)
trait
32.
a scene set at an earlier time than the plot
a)
theme
b)
plot
c)
flashback
d)
point of view
33.
conversations between characters
a)
prediction
b)
point of view
c)
narrative
d)
dialogue
34.
writing that is NOT meant to be taken literally
a)
plot
b)
fiction
c)
dialogue
d)
figurative language
35.
the writer's message;
a life lesson
a life lesson
a)
narrator
b)
prediction
c)
exposition
d)
theme
36.
Choose the two words that best go with setting.
a)
who, why
b)
where, when
c)
where, why
d)
why, when
37.
Which of the following sentences contains an example of a conflict?
a)
While Nicole played the piano, her brother played the violin.
b)
Mitch and Robby went to the same school for many years.
c)
At the campsite that night, the family was threatened by a hungry bear.
d)
Nina was elected class president two years in a row.
38.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
39.
What is an idiom?
a)
The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
b)
An exaggeration.
c)
Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently.
d)
A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.
40.
The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...
a)
A hyperbole/personification
b)
A metaphor/personification
c)
A simile/metaphor
d)
Personification/Onomatopoeia
41.
What is a simile?
a)
Comparing two unlike things without using like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using like and as
d)
None of the above
42.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
43.
It happened once in a blue moon is an example of a(n)...
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
44.
What is personification
a)
Giving human qualities to a human
b)
Giving non living qualities to living things
c)
Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
d)
Giving human qualities to a non human things
45.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf.
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
46.
Onomatopoeia is...
a)
An exaggerated statement
b)
A sound effect
c)
A comparison of two things using like or as
d)
The use of a word associated with a sound.
47.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
48.
"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
49.
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
simile and personification
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
50.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
51.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
52.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
53.
What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?
a)
A hero in a story that saves many lives.
b)
A problem that a character has with other characters.
c)
A struggle between a character and a family member.
d)
An issue that a character faces within him/her self.
54.
What is the definition of an "external" conflict?
a)
An issue between a character and an outside force.
b)
A problem within the exposition of a story.
c)
A struggle that a character has within him/her self.
d)
A problem caused by the protagonist.
55.
Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers.
a)
Character vs Character
b)
Character vs Nature
c)
Character vs Society
d)
Character vs Self
56.
What are the two MAIN types of conflict?
a)
setting and characters
b)
internal and essential
c)
internal and external
d)
external and essential
57.
Which is NOT an example of internal conflict?
a)
Overcoming fear
b)
Insecurity
c)
Surviving a hurricane
d)
Depression
58.
What is EXTERNAL conflict?
a)
Anything outside of the body
b)
Anything inside of the body
c)
Anything in cartoons
d)
Anything in fictional reality
59.
What is INTERNAL conflict?
a)
Takes place outside of the body
b)
Takes place in a fantasy story
c)
Takes place in the real world
d)
Takes place inside of the body
60.
A character struggles to survive being lost in the wilderness alone.
a)
Character v. Society
b)
Character v. Character
c)
Character v. Nature
d)
Character v. Self
61.
A kid struggles to fit in with some kids at school.
a)
Character v. Character
b)
Character v. Nature
c)
Character v. Self
d)
Character v. Society
62.
A character struggles to make a difficult choice or decision.
a)
Character v. Self
b)
Character v. Society
c)
Character v. Character
d)
Character v. Nature
63.
A fireman struggles to deliver a boy from a burning building!
a)
Character v. Nature
b)
Character v. Society
c)
Character v. Character
d)
Character v. Self
64.
Karen struggles to get along with the new kid in her math class.
a)
Character v. nature
b)
character v. self
c)
character v. society
d)
character v. character
65.
A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean. Chuck had to survive ... all on his own!
a)
individual vs. self
b)
individual vs. technology
c)
individual vs. nature
d)
individual vs. society
66.
Two Irish boys have to hide their friendship from their families because one is Catholic and the other is Protestant.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Nature
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Self
67.
A young detective tries to find out who stole the priceless painting from a museum.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Nature
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Self
68.
Two children are adopted by an aunt who plots to steal their inheritance.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Nature
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Self
69.
A star figure-skater must conquer her fear and get back on the ice after a terrifying accident.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Nature
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Self
70.
When a narrator interrupts a plot to describe a part of the story that happened in the past, it is called _____________.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
71.
A series of events of plot points that causes the reader to feel anxious are used to build __________.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
72.
A technique called ______________ gives the reader a clue about what will happen later in the story.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
73.
A _____________________ is a story device that leaves the reader wondering what will happen next.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
cliffhanger
d)
suspense
74.
For the passage, determine which story device is being used.Carlos laughed when he thought about how scared he was in the haunted house at the carnival last year. HE had no way of knowing he was about to face a fright that wasn't meant to be fun.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
75.
For the passage, determine which story device is being used
. 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.
. 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.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
76.
Lee approached the teacher's desk. He held his forged note in his hand. If she believed his mother had writtin it, he would get another day to finish his book report. If she didn't believe it, he would probably end up in detention. The teacher studied the note and finally looked up. She sighed and began to speak.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
77.
Suddenly, Timothy noticed that all the birds had stopped singing. The air was very still, and not a single branch moved on a single tree. He looked up at the sky. In the distance, he saw a funnel cloud forming. He thought he might have about ten minutes to get home before getting caught in the tornado. He began to run, his feet pounding on the pavement. He could hear the wind begin to howl behind him. Finally, he dove through the front door of his house and tumbled down the stairs.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
78.
The family gathered around the television to watch the lottery drawing. The TV announcer drew the first number and said, "6." Mom yelled, "Six! We have six!" The announcer drew the second number, "10." Mom yelled again, "Yes! We have ten!" The announcer said, "And the final number is...." Suddenly the TV went black and the room plunged into darkness. "The last number! What is the last number?" exclaimed Mom.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
79.
As the old men watched the boys playing baseball in the vacant lot, he thought back to his own boyhood and the friends he's had in his home town. They'd cleared debris and stray bushes from a lot and built their own baseball diamond, complete with an elevated pitcher's mound. The old man remembered the feeling of standing on that mound, exchanging signals with the catchers, and winding up to throw a pitch.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
80.
Shelly felt relieved. She had finally finished her homework, completed her chores, and written a long-overdue thank you note to her grandmother. Her relief wouldn't last for long, though. Her mother knocked on the bedroom door and walked in.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
81.
Shelly felt relieved. She had finally finished her homework, completed her chores, and written a long-overdue thank you note to her grandmother. Her relief wouldn't last for long, though. Her mother knocked on the bedroom door and walked in.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
suspense
d)
cliffhanger
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