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Literature - Unit 5 (9th)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plot development that violates the reader's expectations is called a

a)

plot twist

b)

surprise ending

c)

flashback

d)

suspense

2.

The part of the story that introduces the setting, characters, and situation is called the

a)

climax

b)

crisis

c)

exposition

d)

denouement

3.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds is

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

4.

Onomatopoeia is

a)

the repetition of similar vowel sounds

b)

the repetition of initial consonant sounds

c)

giving human qualities to something non-human

d)

the use of words that sound like what they mean

5.

The event that sets the conflict in motion is called

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

inciting incident

d)

climax

6.

The events leading up to a crisis of the story is called the

a)

climax

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

7.

A plot twist at the end of a story is called

a)

dramatic irony

b)

suspense

c)

surprise ending

d)

flashback

8.

The final outcome of the story is the

a)

climax

b)

denouement

c)

exposition

d)

fallingaction

9.

The difference in consonance and alliteration is that:

a)

consonance is the repetition of ending consonant sounds; alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds

b)

consonance is the repetition of initial consonant sounds;

alliteration is the repetition of ending consonant sounds

c)

There is no difference .

d)

consonance is repeating consonants; alliteration is repeating vowels

10.

Irony in which the reader is aware of a plot development, but the characters are unaware is called

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

d)

comedic irony

11.

The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a series of words

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

12.

The plot's moment of highest emotional intensity

a)

climax

b)

crisis

c)

denouement

d)

inciting incident

13.

Falling action is

a)

the plot resolution

b)

the events that unfold the results of the crisis and lead to the conclusion

c)

the event that sets the plot in motion

d)

leads to the crisis

14.

Two or more words having identical sounds in the last stressed syllable and all sounds following that vowel

a)

perfect rhyme

b)

slant rhyme

c)

eye rhyme

d)

internal rhyme

15.

The words cough and rough are examples of what type of rhyme?

a)

perfect rhyme

b)

eye rhyme

c)

slant rhyme

d)

internal rhyme

16.

When a poem has end rhyme and regular meter, it has

a)

rhymed verse

b)

blank verse

c)

free verse

d)

internal verse

17.

The regular arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem is

a)

rhyme

b)

meter

c)

verse form

d)

blank verse

18.

A narrative poem intended to be sung or recited

a)

cinquain

b)

haiku

c)

sonnet

d)

ballad

19.

A songlike poem consisting of 14 lines

a)

ballad

b)

sonnet

c)

haiku

d)

quatrain

20.

A haiku is

a)

a quintet focused on imagery

b)

a three line poem written to create vivid imagery

c)

a lyric poem of 14 lines

d)

a blank verse poem