WorksheetsStory Elements Quiz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 21mins
What are the events that happen while the main character tries to solve the conflict?
Falling Action
Characters
Rising Action
Point of View
What is the sequence of events of a story?
plot
rising action
conflict
point of view
What do you call the person or voice that tells a story?
climax
narrator
fiction
resolution
What is the outcome of the story?
falling action
resolution
plot
fiction
Who are the people or animals that take part in a story's plot?
dialogue
narrator
characters
rising action
When and where a story takes place is the _____.
characters
plot
setting
resolution
The beginning of a story that may include introducing characters and the setting is
setting
falling action
exposition
characters
The conversation between two characters is
plot
climax
dialogue
point of view
Point-of-view is
when and where a story takes place
the perspective from which a story is told
the emotional high point of a story
the outcome of a story
The events between the climax and resolution where the loose ends get tied up is called the
exposition
falling action
rising action
plot
A work of literature where the characters and story is made up by the writer is
autobiography
fiction
nonfiction
graphics
The emotional high point of the story is the
climax
exposition
fiction
resolution
A character that changes in a dramatic way is a (a) character
Characters that remain the same throughout the story are called (a) characters
Characters who are complex are called (a) characters. (Example Ron Weasley)
Characters represented with just a single character trait are called (a) characters.
The central idea or message about life that the author wants to convey to the reader is
imagery
theme
genre
tone
Symbolism is
when earlier events are inserted into the story
the feeling or atmosphere that an author creates in a literary work
words or phases that appeal to the readers' senses
an object, person, place, or event that represents something else entirely
When earlier events are inserted into the story the author is using a _____________ to show the reader something that has already happened.
foreshadow
flashback
theme
symbolism
Foreshadowing
gives the reader clues or hints about what is going to happen
is the author's attitude or feelings about the characters, situations, or topics
appeal to the reader's senses
is a type of literature that is created by an author
Imagery
appeals to one or more of the readers' five senses
is the central idea of a text
is a story made up by an author
is a type of foreshadowing
The feeling or atmosphere that an author creates in a literary work is the
imagery
mood
theme
symbolism
Tone is
the clues or hints the author gives about what happens next
earlier events inserted into the story
the author's attitudes or feelings about the characters, situations, or topics.
words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses
The type of literature characterized by a particular form or style is __________.
tone
mood
genre
flashback
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens is
tone
mood
irony
image
Name the type of irony: the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what one would expect. Example: The fire station burned down.
dramatic irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
Name the type of irony: the reader knows something that a character does not know.
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
Name the type of irony: a person says one thing, but means another. (Example, "What a beautiful day!" -- it's pouring rain outside.)
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
Which point of view?
The narrator is part of the story.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
omniscient
Which point of view?
The narrator speaks directly to the reader.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
omniscient
Which point of view?
The narrator is all-knowing and understands the thoughts and feelings of any and all of the characters.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
omniscient
What point of view?
The narrator is knowledgeable about a few or just one character's thoughts and feelings.
1st person
3rd person
limited omniscient
omniscient
The narrator is NOT part of the story. Uses "he" and "she".
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
omniscient
Who is the protagonist of a story?
the opponent that works against the main character
the main character (usually hero) of the story
the struggle a character has
Who is the antagonist of a story?
the main character (usually the hero) of a story
the opponent that works against the main character
the frustrations and problems the character faces in a story
What is internal conflict
the struggle a character has with his thoughts or feelings
a problem between a character and an animal or nature
a problem between a character and another character
a problem between a character and a group of other people or society
