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WorksheetsEnglish Vocabulary-1
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is plot?
The sequence of events that make up a story; how the story develops, unfolds, and moves in time.
The highest point of tension or drama in a story.
The central idea or point of a story.
A figure of speech in which the author purposely exaggerates to an extreme.
The (a) in the story is the main character (which the story circles around). The audience is invited to see things from this person's point of view.
The opponent/opposite of the main character is known as the:
Villain
Protagonist
Antagonist
Simile
Which of the following statements are told from the 1st person point-of-view? (check all that apply)
"I walked down the street to the ice cream shop."
"I was so happy, I couldn't stop smiling."
"Emma and Julie didn't want to go to the party on Friday."
"My mom told me to clean my room but I refused."
What is 3rd person omniscient point-of-view?
A story being told by a narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
A story being told by a narrator who only relates their own thoughts, feelings, and knowledge about various situations and the other characters.
A story being told by the protagonist relaying their experiences or by a peripheral character telling the protagonist's story.
A story being told by a narrator who knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while the other characters are presented externally is being told from the 3rd person (a) point-of-view.
"Love", "hate", and "betrayal" are all examples of:
Theme
Metaphor
Simile
Symbolism
What is the "style" or "voice" of a piece of writing called?
What is mood in literature?
How the characters feel in a story.
A literary element that evokes certain feelings or emotions in readers through words and descriptions.
An allusion.
When an author uses details to teach the reader about a character, it is known as (a) .
The word choice and phrasing in any written or spoken text is know as:
Symbolism
Figurative Language
Alliteration
Diction
"Thousands of bright stars lit up the obsidian night sky in beautiful constellations" is an example of which concrete literary element?
Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Symbolism, and Hyperbole are all examples of:
Figurative Language
Alliteration
Abstract Ideas
Theme
A (a) is a figure of speech that directly relates one thing to another unrelated thing (without the use of "like" or "as").
Which of the following are examples of similes? (check all that apply)
"Her hair was as soft as a hand-woven blanket."
"My sister's eyes were daggers as she ripped the candy from my hand."
"My siblings fight like cats and dogs."
"After walking home from school, my nose was as red as a poppy."
What is personification?
Purposely exaggerating to an extreme.
A type of metaphor in which you describe an inanimate object, abstract thing, or non-human animal using human characteristics/terms.
A reference to something else.
When the author uses details to teach us about a person/character.
When an author purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme, it is known as a (a) .
What is an allusion?
A metaphor.
A story within a story.
An extreme exaggeration.
A reference to something else.
Which of the following are examples of alliteration? (check all that apply)
Mary Matthews made a massive monkey mad.
George played twister with his brother.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
The common rhetorical device of repeating a word or phrase to add emphasis and stress in writing is known as (a) .
What is symbolism?
A literary device that uses symbols, (like words, people, locations, or abstract ideas) to represent something beyond literal meaning.
When the author purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme.
Visually descriptive or figurative language that represents objects, ideas, and actions by appealing to the 5 senses.
A (a) is when the author uses "like" or "as" to compare two different things and show a shared quality.
Which are examples of symbolism? (check all that apply)
It was negative 2,000 degrees outside on Christmas Eve.
The color red stands for anger and rage.
The color white often symbolizes life and purity.
