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Plot assessment REVIEW

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is story plot?

a)

the lesson of the story

b)

a sequence of events in chronological order that make up a story

c)

the most exciting turning point of the story

d)

several different types of conflict of the story

2.

The story's time and place is called the..

a)

setting

b)

climax

c)

rising action

d)

resolution

3.

Which part of plot introduces characters?

a)

resolution

b)

climax

c)

rising action

d)

exposition

4.

The main character of the story is the..

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

internal character

5.

What is the main conflict of the story?

a)

the ending of the story

b)

the problem faced by the main character

c)

a bad hair day

d)

a bad test grade

6.

The character that causes problems for the main character is the...

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

a hero

7.

Time travel is exhausting. It took me 200 million years to realize that. Well, actually it only took me a few seconds, but I first realized it about 200 million years ago. That was the first time that I traveled through time. "Try it!" said the mad scientist. "History needs you," he told me. I went with my gut.

What is the point of view?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscent

8.

Rock music was playing through the speakers at the gas station. John jumped out the window of his yellow Jeep without opening the door. As he pumped gas into the Jeep, he danced to the rock music. A girl with blonde hair was walking past. She said, "Wow, partner, you can really move." John tipped his hat to her and winked, and then he continued his performance. John climbed onto the hood of his Jeep and began stomping, shaking his hips, and clapping. Gas overflowed from the tank of the Jeep and spilled onto the ground. John continued to strut his stuff.

What is the point of view?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd omniscient

9.

Brandon stepped to the pitcher's mound. He held the ball in his mitt and adjusted his fingers on the seams. He could feel the pressure of the moment. It was the ninth inning. His team was up by one. The bases were loaded. "You can do it," Brandon thought to himself, but he felt hesitation in his heart. He stared at the batter. His name was Jimmy. Jimmy could sense Brandon's hesitation. He was going to capitalize on it. Jimmy knew that Brandon was going to throw it down the middle. He couldn't wait to take a swing. This was Jimmy's chance to be a hero and he had no intentions of blowing it.

What is the point of view?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

10.

What is the definition of climax?

a)

when the problem starts to get solved, the shift, the turning point

b)

ongoing struggle between characters

c)

beginning of the story that introduces the characters and problem

11.

Interest and suspense are built in this section of the story?

a)

falling action

b)

climax

c)

resolution

d)

rising action

12.

The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict

a)

falling action

b)

resolution

c)

climax

d)

setting

13.

Batman vs joker is an example of which conflict?

a)

Internal

b)

External: man vs man

c)

External: man vs nature

d)

External: man vs society

14.

Clayton Byrd vs Hurricane Katrina is an example of which type of conflict?

a)

Internal

b)

external: man vs man

c)

external: man vs nature

d)

external: man vs society

15.

An employee who fights for animal rights makes sure that the animal shelter in Moore County are humane.

a)

internal

b)

external: man vs man

c)

external: man vs nature

d)

external: man vs society

16.

A person trying not to cry in public is which type of conflict

a)

internal: man self

b)

external: man vs man

c)

external: man vs society

d)

external: man vs nature

17.

What is theme?

a)

message about life that the author expresses

b)

sequence of events

c)

the time, location, and mood of a story

d)

the main events

18.

What is derived from the character learning a lesson and overcoming his/her problem?

a)

conflict

b)

theme

c)

plot

d)

resolution

19.

What figurative language is : ”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

20.

What figurative language is: “I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far.” - Mark Twain, Old Times on the Mississippi

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

allusion

d)

idiom

21.

What figurative language is: “Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh

a)

similie

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

22.

When the question asks, “The reader can conclude” readers know that this is an ______________ (assumption) based on the text evidence and their _______________(schema)

a)

internal, plot

b)

inference, background knowledge

c)

idiom, similie

d)

external, internal

23.

What is symbolism in literature?

a)

a symbol

b)

Something that is used to represent an idea or quality.

c)

a picture that means exactly what it is

24.

Which of the following symbols may represent a broken relationship?

a)

a tiger

b)

shattered glass

c)

fire

d)

stars

25.

A light bulb symbolizes..

a)

a dream

b)

sadness

c)

happiness

d)

an idea or invention

26.

What does SWBST stand for?

a)

somebody, wanted, but, so ,then

b)

soon, wanted, but, so, tomorrow

c)

somebody, what, but, so , then

27.

Read the sentence from the selection,

Stephanie fell and felt the sting as sharp as thorns tear at her bare skin and clothes.

This sentence best appeals to the reader's sense of

a)

taste

b)

feel/touch

c)

hear

d)

sight

28.

It was too dark to see in the cave, but I tasted the tang of salt on my lips. I must be near the ocean! Excited, I moved toward the salty spray.

What sense did the writer describe?

a)

touch

b)

taste

c)

hear

d)

smell

29.

What is "sensory language"?

a)

language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.

b)

language that has been censored (censorship)

c)

language that is not very descriptive

30.

The moment when the reader knows the outcome of the story; point of greatest interest in story; the mood/tone may change.

a)

exposition

b)

climax

c)

resolution

d)

rising action

31.

The struggle between a character and an outside force such as society, nature, another character, or themselves

a)

rising action

b)

plot

c)

waft

d)

conflict

32.

Uses, I, we, us, myself. Character is telling the “inside” story. Example: I will pass my test!

a)

1st person pov

b)

2nd person pov

c)

3rd person pov

33.

Uses, he, she, they, it Narrator only know one character’s thoughts

a)

1st person pov

b)

3rd person limited pov

c)

3rd person omniscient pov

34.

Uses he, she, they, it, Narrator knows the inner thoughts of all characters

a)

1st person pov

b)

3rd person limited

c)

3rd person omniscient

35.

the position of the narrator in relation to the story

a)

point of view

b)

mood

c)

tone

d)

speech

36.

part of the story plot that includes the relevant events that lead up to the climax

a)

falling action

b)

setting

c)

rising action

d)

turning point