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Literary Plot Elements

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The problem in a story is the...

a)

theme

b)

resolution

c)

climax

d)

conflict

2.

What is the Time and Place of the Story?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Plot

c)

Conflict

d)

Setting

3.

The first part of the plot diagram is known as the

a)

rising action

b)

exposition

c)

climax

d)

resolution

4.

What part of the plot diagram gives the reader the problem

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

5.

What part of the plot is where the problem is solved

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

6.

What is the end or conclusion called in a plot diagram

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

7.

What describes a character

a)

conflict

b)

character traits

c)

character problems

d)

none of these

8.

Can a character have more than one character trait

a)

yes

b)

no

9.

All the way to school, Nelson felt upset with himself. "Why had he played video games all night instead of studying for his Algebra test?" What type of conflict is this?

a)

internal

b)

external

10.

man vs. government or group

a)

man vs. man

b)

man vs. nature

c)

man vs. society

11.
What is conflict?
a)
Two characters getting along.
b)
A struggle between two opposing forces.
c)
The climax in a story.
12.
What character trait is revealed?
After pulling an all-nighter studying, Sarah moved through the dance routine sluggishly.  She was off-beat and missed several moves, but she pushed herself through the routine.
a)
passionate
b)
nervous
c)
tired
d)
bored
13.
What is direct characterization?
a)
Reactions of other characters give us information we need
b)
We learn about a character through their physical appearance
c)
We learn about a character through their thoughts
d)
An author tells you directly about a character
14.
Indirect Characterization involves...
a)
Learning about characters through their thoughts and actions
b)
An author telling us that a character is shy
c)
An author's comments
d)
A listing of a character qualities from the author
15.
Which is NOT a character trait?
a)
bossy
b)
scared
c)
responsible
d)
shy
16.
You can learn a character's traits by watching the character's ...
a)
thoughts, words, actions
b)
physical appearance 
c)
spiritual appearance
d)
thoughts, farts, actions
17.
I might have been smaller and younger than the other boys, but I was the fastest runner in the whole school for anything up to a hundred meters.
a)
character trait
b)
physical description
c)
mood
18.
He's short and wears glasses, but like he says, at least he has hair- thick, dark stuff that he passed on to me.
a)
character trait
b)
mood
c)
physical description