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Creative Writing Final Exam

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A fiction narrative which typically includes characters, dialogue, plot and conflict is

a)

poem

b)

essay

c)

short story

d)

sonnet

2.

When the plot shifts in time by recalling events that happened earlier

a)

Exposition

b)

Flashback

c)

Hook or lead

d)

Conflict

3.

A direct comparison between two unlike things (i.e. My love is a red rose)

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

image

d)

personification

4.

A struggle between opposing forces

a)

complication

b)

love

c)

education

d)

conflict

5.

When a story is told by one of the characters and that character refers to him/herself as "I."

a)

3rd person limited point of view

b)

3rd person objective point of view

c)

1st person point of view

6.

The series of events in a work of fiction or what the writer does to organize those events.

a)

conflict

b)

plot

c)

characterization

d)

suspense

7.

When a narrative only reveals what a camera or microphone could record and no character's thoughts are revealed

a)

3rd person limited point of view

b)

3rd person objective point of view

c)

1st person point of view

8.

Where and when a story takes place.

a)

climax

b)

setting

c)

characters

9.

All of the information the reader need to know

before the story begins. Who are the characters?

What is the problem? What is the setting?

a)

characters

b)

plot

c)

exposition

10.

All of the events in the story leading up to the

climax. The tension in the story is building.

a)

falling action

b)

rising action

c)

exposition

11.

The turning point in the story. The tension is

at its highest point in the story.

a)

conflict

b)

climax

c)

falling action

12.

All of the events after the climax. The tension

of the story comes down.

a)

conflict

b)

falling action

c)

rising action

13.

How is the problem/conflict in the story

solved?

a)

resolution

b)

exposition

c)

conflict

14.

The problem in the story.

a)

conflict

b)

climax

c)

exposition

15.

People or animals that are in the story.

a)

setting

b)

characters

c)

resolution

16.

What is number 4 on the plot diagram?

a)

conflict

b)

climax

c)

resolution

17.

What is number 3 on the plot diagram?

a)

conflict

b)

falling action

c)

rising action

18.

What is number 5 on the plot diagram?

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

19.

What is number 6 on the plot diagram?

a)

exposition

b)

resolution

c)

falling action

20.
A PROTAGONIST can also be known as
a)
the sidekick
b)
a small character
c)
the main character
d)
a bad guy
21.
What is the definition of a Antagonist?
a)
The main character
b)
The side kick
c)
The "bad" guy
d)
Someone who is against tag
22.
character who is against the main character
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
round character
d)
flat character
23.
What is the best definition of THEME?
a)
The location and time of the story
b)
A short summary of the story
c)
A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express
d)
The events that occur in the story
24.
What two questions does SETTING answer?
a)
What happened? Who was involved?
b)
Who is involved? Why are they involved?
c)
Who are the main characters and what is the problem?
d)
When and where does the story take place?
25.
Why is the setting important in a story?
a)
It tells us the end.
b)
It tells us about the conflict.
c)
It helps us be a part of the story.
d)
Its not important
26.
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.
27.

The events that happen in a story. There is usually a problem and a solution.

a)

Plot

b)

Main Idea

c)

Setting

d)

Theme

28.

Jessica writes a short story about her childhood.

a)

Autobiography

b)

Biography

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Poetry

29.
Which part of the plot
ties up loose ends?
a)
climax
b)
resolution
c)
falling action
d)
rising action
30.
Which part of the plot
introduces the setting?
a)
climax
b)
falling action
c)
resolution
d)
exposition
31.
Which of these would be a good example of theme in a story?
a)
math is difficult
b)
if you steal, something bad will happen to you
c)
pets make people happy
d)
respect for others
32.

What is meant by the hero?

a)

The main character in the story who loses

b)

The main character in the story who kills the antagonist

c)

The antagonist in the story who fights against difficulties to prove their worth.

d)

The main character in the story who fights against difficulties to prove their worth.

33.

What is meant by conflict?

a)

Is the challenge main characters need to solve to achieve their goals

b)

Is the setting main characters live in

c)

Is the challenge main characters fail at

d)

Is the main character in a horror film

34.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A mansion that is haunted

b)

A woman who leads a play

c)

A figure of speech comparing animals

d)

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using the words “like” and “as”.

35.

What is a protagonist?

a)

The minor character in a play, film, novel

b)

The leading character in a film

c)

The leading character in a play, film or novel

d)

The leading character in a play, film or novel who always dies

36.

What is imagery?

a)

Use of particular sounds that create visual representation of ideas in the protagonist

b)

Use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds

c)

Use of particular words that create visual representation of hate in our minds

d)

Use of particular headings that create visual representation of love in our minds

37.

What is a simile?

a)

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things linked by the words using the words “like” and “as”.

b)

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things linked by the words using the words “us” and “them”.

c)

A figure of speech comparing two similar things linked by the words using the words “like” and “as”.

d)

A figure of speech comparing four unlike things linked by the words using the words “like” and “it”.

38.
What is sensory writing?
a)
writing with your feet
b)
writing about emotions
c)
including details about what one can sense
d)
inclduing details in a story to make to make you cry
39.
Figurative language can be used in ANY type of writing.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
What is one element that will help establish the tone of your paper?
a)
editing
b)
paragraphs
c)
word count
d)
word choice
41.
What is the tone of a story?
a)
The setting
b)
The word choice
c)
Author's feeling toward the story
d)
Reader's feelings toward the story
42.

What technique uses direct comparison?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Synecdoche

43.

What technique uses an indirect comparison?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Synecdoche

44.

Is the word "digging" a noun, verb, adjective or adverb?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

45.
A commercial about abandoned animals needing a shelter of a forever home. They ask for a small donation to help these struggling animals. 
a)
Celebrity Endorsement
b)
Emotional Appeal
c)
Testimonial
d)
Bandwagon
46.
An advertisement asking people to give to St. Jude Research Center to help children struggling with cancer. 
a)
Humor
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Testimonial
d)
Emotional Appeal
47.
Appeals to credibility or character...
a)
Fallacy
b)
Ethos
c)
Bribery
d)
Exaggeration
48.
Appeals to logic or reason...
a)
Emotional Appeal
b)
Fallacy
c)
Pathos
d)
Logos
49.
Appeal to emotion...
a)
Ethos
b)
Bribery
c)
Pathos
d)
Patriotism
50.

What type of persuasive technique does this sentence demonstrate?


"8 out of 10 teachers prefer Quizizz to Kahoot for test reviews!"

a)

Rhetorical question

b)

Plain Folks

c)

Pathos

d)

Logos

51.

What persuasive technique does this sentence demonstrate?


"According to mathematician Dr. Anna York, students should be doing more consumer math."

a)

Logos

b)

Ethos

c)

Pathos

d)

Plain Folks

52.
What is the persuasive technique known as ethos?
a)
A reference to religion, mythology, historical events, pop culture, literature, etc
b)
ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.
c)
emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions
d)
appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason
53.
What is pathos?
a)
appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.
b)
emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions
c)
ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.
d)
appeal to one's social group or community
54.
What is the persausive technique known as logos?
a)
appeal using a company's visual symbol
b)
appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.
c)
ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.
d)
emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions
55.
“Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan”...FDR
Which rhetorical devices and/or persuasive techniques are used in the above statement?
a)
logos and pathos
b)
ethos and pathos
c)
allusion and pathos
d)
allusion and ethos
56.
What is the best definition of imagery? 
a)
Imagery is the author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.
b)
An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.
c)
 A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.
d)
Exaggeration
57.
This sentence appeals to which sense:

The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.
a)
taste
b)
sound
c)
sight
d)
smell
58.
This sentence appeals to which sense:

The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.
a)
sight
b)
smell
c)
touch
d)
taste
59.
This sentence appeals to which sense:

After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.
a)
smell
b)
touch
c)
taste
d)
sound
60.
This sentence appeals to which sense:

The tree bark was rough against her skin.
a)
touch
b)
taste
c)
sound
d)
sight
61.
This excerpt appeals to which sense:

Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue..
a)
sight
b)
smell
c)
touch
d)
taste
62.
How does imagery help us understand the story?
a)
It doesn't
b)
By expressing how the author is feeling
c)
Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see
d)
By telling the mood
63.
Writers create imagery through figurative language.  Which is NOT a type of figurative language.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
theme
64.
The drumbeats sounded like distant thunder.
What type of figurative language is used?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
65.
After Dan climbed the steep hill, his legs were rubber.
What type of figurative language is used?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
66.
Vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted
a)
Theme
b)
Sensory Details 
c)
Imagery 
d)
Sound Devices
67.
Why is imagery important? Choose the BEST answer. 
a)
It makes the reader more engaged
b)
It sounds better
c)
Because my teacher said so 
d)
It makes my paper longer
68.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The girl could smell the fresh lavender as she glided through the beautiful garden of delicate flowers. 
a)
Imagery
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
69.
"The Monkey Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs  for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of sound.
a)
"he took the box of matches"
b)
"the darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage..."
c)
"he stood motionless"
d)
"at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible"
70.

Here (is, are) the garden chairs for your party.

a)

is

b)

are

71.

Among the shrubs (was, were) a tiny kitten.

a)

was

b)

were

72.
How many words in the following sentence should be capitalized?  "A few days ago, my mother told my father, "i'm taking phillip to frankfurt, kentucky."
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
73.
Identify the capitalization error in the following information:
Stone Magnet Middle School
1101 E. University blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901
a)
E.
b)
University
c)
blvd.
d)
at
74.
True or False: It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc.
a)
False; it is never necessary.
b)
False; it is sometimes necessary.
c)
True; it is sometimes necessary.
d)
True; it is always necessary
75.
Correct the error in capitalization: "I have miss Roy for Intensive Language Arts."
a)
No mistake
b)
miss
c)
I
d)
Language Arts

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