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Literature

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The choice of appropriate words to convey

the writer’s thought is called________

a)

Diction

b)

Setting

c)

Figure of speech

d)

Comic relief

2.

The major difference between a novel and a

novella is the ______

a)

Theme

b)

Setting

c)

Length

d)

Plot

3.

When a human attribute is given to an

inanimate object, it is_________

a)

Simile

b)

Metonymy

c)

Personification

d)

Apostrophe

4.

A literary work is a satire when it ________

a)

Finds fault

b)

Humorously criticizes to improve a situation

c)

Proves laughter

d)

Teaches a lesson for social improvement

5.

The bees buzz around in the garden” is an

example of ___________

a)

Simile

b)

Irony

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

6.

The attitude of a writer towards the subject matter is the

a)

Tone

b)

Plot

c)

Empathy

d)

Mood

7.

A short speech, spoken directly at the

audience at the end of a play is___________

a)

Tone

b)

Epilogue

c)

Prologue

d)

Routine

8.

The part of the story’s plot where the main

problem is settled is called ___________

a)

Suspense

b)

Aside

c)

Plot

d)

Resolution

9.

The type of stage in which the audience is seated around three-fourths of the major acting area is called _____________

a)

Arena stage

b)

Thrust stage

c)

Spectacle stage

d)

Proscenium stage

10.

Props are important in drama because___________

a)

They add information about characters

b)

Enlarges the play’s irrelevance

c)

Multiply the audience

d)

Deprives scenes of their beauty

11.

The physical background on which the action of a narrative drama is executed is called a _______

a)

Plot

b)

Flux

c)

Stage

d)

Setting

12.

_________ is the use or imitation of language and thought without authorization of the main author and representing them as your own work.

a)

Suspense

b)

Denouncement

c)

Camouflage

d)

Plagiarism

13.

A ____________in literature is defined as any struggle between opposing forces.

a)

Resolution

b)

Suspense

c)

Conflict

d)

Tone

14.

A story or piece of drama that gives real facts or accounts is known as _________

a)

Farce

b)

Fiction

c)

Nonfiction

d)

Dereliction

15.

_____________ is a literary device by which the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.

a)

Tragedy

b)

Authorization

c)

Imitation

d)

Dramatic irony

16.

___________ is a didactic lesson given through some sort of animal story.

a)

Autism

b)

Fable

c)

Horror

d)

Classic

17.

In literature ___________is a work that describes imaginary events and people.

a)

Prose

b)

Fiction

c)

Minimalism

d)

Tension

18.

Costumes in the theatre can play this role

a)

Characterization

b)

Laughter

c)

Weeping

d)

Entanglement