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Elements of Literature Bryant

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the conflict of a story?
a)
The characters of the story
b)
The setting of the story
c)
The situation of the story
d)
The struggle/problem in the story
2.

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

3.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
4.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
5.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
6.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
7.

Point of View can be described as

a)

The person telling the story

b)

The conversations that are taking place in the story

c)

The perspective from which the story is told

d)

The main idea of the story

8.

Where and when the story takes place is called the ___.

a)

Plot

b)

Expostion

c)

Rising Action

d)

Setting

9.

The central message or moral of a narrative is called the ____.

a)

Theme

b)

Character

c)

Plot

d)

Climax

10.
What is tone in writing?
a)
The reader's attitude toward the subject.
b)
The author's attitude toward the subject.
c)
The reader's feelings about the subject.
d)
The sound that comes from a piano when you press a key. 
11.
The definition of mood is 
a)
the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
b)
revising your writing so that it is free of errors.
c)
overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader. 
d)
working with a partner to check your writing. 
12.
Internal Conflict can be also known as
a)
Man vs. Supernatural
b)
Man vs. Technology
c)
Man vs. Self
d)
Man vs. Nature
13.

A figure of speech where two seemingly contrasting terms are combined to create a new term (Ex. Jumbo shrimp, bittersweet, act naturally) is...

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Paradox

d)

Idiom

14.
What is the setting of the following passage?
It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom, Margaret Murray, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind.
What is your text evidence? __________________________________
a)
During the day, in an attic
b)
At night, in Margaret's bedroom
c)
At night, in a garden
d)
During medieval times, in a kingdom
15.

When a narrator knows what all characters are doing and thinking, that is called the

a)

third person limited point of view

b)

third person omniscient point of view

c)

first person point of view

16.
The city had been destroyed. Shopkeepers had been robbed and beaten, their businesses destroyed.  Each day became harder and harder for the poor, ravaged members of the community who managed to survive.  
What is the mood of the passage?
a)
romantic
b)
sorrowful 
c)
joyful
d)
suspenseful 
17.
Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
a)
He tapped his foot anxiously.
b)
"I wouldn't  trust that man," said Ma.
c)
Frank was a shy, quiet person.
d)
Every time he earned a high grade, he would hang the test on his wall.
18.
What type of character stays the same internally throughout the story?
a)
Round 
b)
Flat
c)
Static
d)
Dynamic
19.

A character that, has few traits and is easily described but not well-developed is...

a)

the antagonist

b)

the protagonist

c)

round

d)

flat

20.

What is a 'dynamic character'?

a)

A character that goes through a change

b)

A character that stays the same

c)

A character with super powers

d)

A character who dies

21.

What type of conflict is this:

Katniss Everdeen fights against the govenment of Panem

a)

Man vs Society

b)

Man vs Nature

c)

Man vs. Self

22.

What point of view is this piece of text?

"Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or of grief --oh, no! --it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe. I knew the sound well. Many a night, just at midnight, when all the world slept, it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted me. I say I knew it well."

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person

23.

The "people, forces, or elements that go against the protagonist" is called the ___________________________.

a)

protagonist

b)

main character

c)

antagonist

24.
Plot is defined as
a)
Two or more plots developing alongside each other
b)
The sequence of events in a story
c)
When a story begins and ends in the same place
d)
Two different stories with the same types of plot
25.

Understanding of the characters comes from what they say, do, and think and how others act toward the characters.

a)

Plot

b)

Theme

c)

Climax

d)

Characterization

26.

Which of the following is an example of Man vs Society?

a)

When a character has an argument with another character.

b)

When a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts and ideas.

c)

When a character has a problem with outside forces like weather or land.

d)

When a character disagrees with the values, laws, or beliefs of a group.

27.

Which of the following is an example of Man vs Self?

a)

When a character disagrees with the values, laws, or beliefs of a group.

b)

When a character has a problem with outside forces like weather or land.

c)

When a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts and ideas.

d)

When a character has an argument with another character

28.

A scene from the past that breaks into the order of events and provides important information about the past is known as what?

a)

foreshadowing

b)

interruption

c)

flashback

d)

resolution

29.

A comparison of two unlike things where one becomes the other is a ___________________.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

30.

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects is called ___________________.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Idiom

31.

A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter is called a ___________________.

a)

Plot

b)

Short Story

c)

Genre

d)

Fiction

32.

A _______________________ is a relatively brief fictional narrative having definite formal development.

a)

Poem

b)

Biography

c)

Novel

d)

Short Story

33.

____________________ is a literary technique that shows differences between appearance and reality, expectation and result, or meaning and intention

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Conflict

c)

Irony

d)

Analogy

34.

_______________________ is the dictionary definition of a word or phrase.

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Figurative Language

d)

Fiction

35.

_______________ is the feelings/emotions associated with a word or phrase.

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Figurative Language

d)

Fiction

36.

Diction is

a)

language that appeals to the senses

b)

the central idea of a story; what the author is saying about humanity or the world in general

c)

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

d)

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

37.

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as is a __________________.

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

38.

Language that appeals to the senses is _____________________. (There are at least 5 different types.)

a)

Figurative language

b)

Genres

c)

Imagery

d)

Fiction

39.

A __________________ stands for itself and for something else like the American flag or the Statue of Liberty.

a)

Personification

b)

Symbol

c)

Idiom

d)

Theme

40.

The _______________________ is the main character or the one for whom the reader feels empathy.

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Dynamic Character

d)

Flat Character

41.

When an author gives the reader a clue early in the text that something will happen later, it’s called __________________________.

a)

Flashback

b)

Figurative Language

c)

Mystery

d)

Foreshadowing

42.

The ________________________ is the character or force that goes against the main character.

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Dynamic Character

d)

Flat Character

43.

______________________________ is defined as the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named like buzz, sizzle, or bang.

a)

Allusion

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatoepoeia

d)

Consonance

44.

Oh, what a delicious and darling day it is! contains an example of ___________________

a)

Allusion

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatoepoeia

d)

Assonance

45.

A reference to something else in the text is called an ________________________; the five main types are Biblical, mythological, cultural, literary (Shakespeare, fairy tales), and historical.

a)

Allusion

b)

Alliteration

c)

Figurative Language

d)

Hyperbole