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Suspense Techniques

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Foreshadowing is ___________
a)
When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion
b)
The way you, the reader, feels at the end of a story.
c)
Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come
d)
The  author's/character's attitude towards his/her subject, setting, or character(s)
2.
The state of tension and uncertainty caused by an uncertain, undecided or mysterious situation that creates an emotional pull to encourage the audience to keep reading or watching
a)
MOOD
b)
MYSTERY
c)
SUSPENSE
d)
TONE
3.
What is the definition of an "external" conflict?
a)
An issue between a character and an outside force.
b)
A problem within the exposition of a story.
c)
A struggle that a character has within him/her self.
d)
A problem caused by the protagonist.
4.
What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?
a)
A hero in a story that saves many lives.
b)
A problem that a character has with other characters.
c)
A struggle between a character and a family member.
d)
An issue that a character faces within him/her self.
5.

Which technique is when the author builds the story to intensity and the reader to the edge of their seat and then changes the pace of the story to draw out suspense?

a)

Suspenseful Title

b)

Selective Information

c)

Slow Down Method

d)

Figurative Language

6.

Suspense makes you want to read what happens next.

a)

true

b)

false

7.
The attitude a writer takes towards their subject matter--characters, events, and audience.
a)
DILEMMA
b)
MOOD TONE
c)
TONE
d)
VERBAL IRONY
8.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
9.
The rising action of the plot...
a)
is the series of events that help the reader understand the conflict.
b)
show a change in the main character.
c)
show how the problem is resolved.
d)
is the theme.
10.
Climax is... 
a)
Events that make up a story
b)
The exploding part of story/ turning point of story
c)
setting and characters
d)
the solution to the problem
11.

A hint or clue in a story that suggests some action is to follow to create interest or suspense is called:

a)

foreshadowing

b)

allusion

c)

stereotyping

d)

flashback

12.

4. In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move while the audience is aware

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

none of the above

13.

The MOOD of the following photo is....

a)

hopeful

b)

humorous

c)

foreboding

d)

happy

14.

A person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself.

a)

Mood

b)

Symbolism

c)

Diction

d)

Imagery

15.

Words and phrases that appeal to readers five senses.

a)

Imagery

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Conflict

d)

Simile

16.
The struggle occurring within the character's mind.
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conlict
c)
Mind Conflict
d)
Decision Conflict
17.
The struggle between a character and an outside force.
a)
the dark side
b)
internal conflict
c)
external conflcit
d)
life
18.
An atmosphere created by a writer's word choice and the details selected; the emotions of a scene; how it makes the reader feel.
a)
tone
b)
monotone
c)
mood
d)
foreshadowing
19.
Where the audience knows more than the characters. We know more than the characters do with creates humor or suspense.
a)
verbal irony
b)
situational irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
"Iron't" I funny?
20.
When an author interrupts the chronological sequence of a story by inserting past events. 
a)
flashback
b)
foreshadowing
c)
flashshadowing
d)
foreback
21.

how the story ends; how the conflict is solved

a)

genre

b)

plot

c)

introduction

d)

resolution

22.

the most exciting part of a story; the moment of greatest suspense or action

a)

conflict

b)

climax

c)

exposition

d)

resolution

23.
In a story, point of view means... 
a)
whose perspective the author uses to tell the story
b)
whether or not a story has a narrator
c)
the author's opinion about the events in the story 
d)
what the reader can see about the story
24.
The difference between connotation and denotation is...
a)
Connotation is what a word implies, and denotation is the literal definition. 
b)
Nothing, they're synonyms.
c)
Denotation is what a word implies, and connotation is the literal definition.
d)
Everything, they're antonyms. 
25.
The implied meaning of the word that may be different than the dictionary definition.
a)
Denotation
b)
Diction
c)
Connotation
d)
Citation
26.
The dictionary meaning of the word.
a)
Diction
b)
Denotation
c)
Dialect
d)
Syntax
27.
Which point of view uses pronouns like “I”, “we”, “my”?
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
Third Person Omniscient
d)
None of the above
28.
Which point of view uses a narrator that tells the story from only one character’s perspective?
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
Third Person Omniscient
d)
None of the above
29.
Which point of view allows the reader to find out what all of the characters do, know, think, and witness?
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
Third Person Omniscient
d)
None of the above
30.
What literary device can include memories, dreams, or stories of the past?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Flashback
d)
Irony

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