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the basic elements of literature

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which period for English/Language Arts are you in? *just asking, or if you are not ok with that, press the "no thanks" answer, there is no wrong or right answer*

a)

7-8

b)

1-2

c)

no thanks

2.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. "people, forces, or elements that go against the protagonist"

a)

protagonist

b)

main character

c)

antagonist

3.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. point of greatest suspense; the exact point where the main conflict is resolved.

a)

climax

b)

falling action

c)

rising action

4.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. a struggle between a character and an outside force (character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. society)

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

c)

main conflict

d)

conflicts

5.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. introduction to a story

a)

exposition

b)

introduction

6.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. events between the climax and end of the story; loose ends are tied up (not all stories have it)

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

climax

7.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. a character tells a story using pronouns I, me, my.

a)

first person point of view

b)

second person point of view

c)

none are correct

d)

third person point of view

8.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. a struggle within a single character's mind over opposing needs, desires, or emotions.

a)

external conflict

b)

conflict

c)

internal conclict

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

9.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. message in a story about how one should behave or live life.

a)

theme

b)

authors message

c)

lesson

d)

moral

10.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. an organised pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.

a)

moral

b)

plot

c)

others

11.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. hero of a story; the main action surrounds this character.

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

main character

d)

others

12.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. the conclusion of a story

a)

END!!!

b)

THE END!!!!

c)

resolution

13.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. a series of complications making the central conflict worse, creating tension, and leading to the climax.

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

14.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. A story's time and place, when and where

a)

plot

b)

setting

c)

home

d)

place

15.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. central idea an author conveys in a story.

a)

theme

b)

moral

c)

plot

d)

setting

16.

select the correct word that will mach the sentence. an outside person tells a story using pronouns he, she, they

a)

third person

b)

second person

c)

first person