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Elements of Short Story

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It tells where and when the story takes place.

a)

Setting

b)

Character

c)

Plot

d)

Theme

2.

It refers to the people, and in some stories, animals or moving objects that take part in the story.

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Character

d)

Theme

3.

It refers to the sequence or order of events in a story.

a)

Setting

b)

Character

c)

Plot

d)

Theme

4.

What is the correct order of the Plot Diagram?

a)

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Resolution, Falling Action

b)

Exposition, Climax, Rising Action, Falling Action, Resolution

c)

Exposition, Resolution, Climax, Rising Action, Falling Action

d)

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

5.

These are the struggles or problems between opposing forces.

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Conflict

d)

Point of View

6.

A character who is also known as the "Villain" who opposes the protagonist.

a)

Antigonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Round character

d)

Flat character

7.

3. The highest point of drama, also described as the turning point, in the story is called what?

a)

the climax

b)

the resolution

c)

the exposition

8.

4. The events that happen after the climax of the story that lead up to the end are called ____________________.

a)

resolution

b)

falling action

c)

characters

9.

6.Who is the main character of a story?

a)

antagonist

b)

narrator

c)

protagonist

10.

10. What is theme?

a)

the law in the story

b)

the life lesson of the story

c)

the title of the story

11.

The standpoint from which a story is told is known as the...

a)

Characterization

b)

Conflict

c)

Setting

d)

Exposition

e)

Point of View

12.

What is the point of view called when a story is narrated by the main character?

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person

13.

What is the point of view called when it is narrated by someone outside the story?

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person

14.

What would you call the many ways an author reveals the personality of an individual?

a)

Characterization

b)

Conflict

c)

Setting

d)

Exposition

e)

Point of View

15.

The main problem faced by the protagonist of the story is also known as the...

a)

Characterization

b)

Conflict

c)

Setting

d)

Exposition

e)

Point of View

16.

The only true internal conflict is...

a)

Man vs. Society

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Self

d)

Man vs. Nature

e)

Man vs. Fate/Supernatural

17.

When a character struggles against another human, the conflict is called...

a)

Man vs. Society

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Self

d)

Man vs. Nature

e)

Man vs. Fate/Supernatural

18.

When a character finds themselves at odds with nature, the conflict is called...

a)

Man vs. Society

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Self

d)

Man vs. Nature

e)

Man vs. Fate/Supernatural

19.

When a character contradicts the norms and values of their culture, the conflict is called...

a)

Man vs. Society

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Self

d)

Man vs. Nature

e)

Man vs. Fate/Supernatural

20.

When a character struggles with the “forces” of the universe, the conflict is called...

a)

Man vs. Society

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Self

d)

Man vs. Nature

e)

Man vs. Fate/Supernatural

21.

The message that the author wants to share with the reader is called the...

a)

Theme

b)

Character Foil

c)

Antagoinst

d)

Protagonist

22.

A character that has little or no change by the end of the book is a ____________________ character.

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Static

d)

Dynamic

23.

A character that we know little about

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Static

d)

Dynamic

24.

A character that does change by the end of the story is a_______________ character.

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Static

d)

Dynamic

25.

A well developed, complex character is

a)

round

b)

flat

c)

static

d)

dynamic

26.

This type of character is often a stereotype

a)

Round

b)

flat

c)

static

d)

dynamic

27.

This type of character has layers

a)

round

b)

flat

c)

static

d)

dynamic

28.
What is direct characterization?
a)
Reactions of other characters give us information we need
b)
We learn about a character through their physical appearance
c)
We learn about a character through their thoughts
d)
An author tells you directly about a character
29.
Indirect Characterization involves...
a)
Learning about characters through their thoughts and actions
b)
An author telling us that a character is shy
c)
An author's comments
d)
A listing of a character qualities from the author
30.
If the author shows you what the character is like and you have to infer, that is
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
31.

What type of character is:

a)

Round

b)

Flat

32.

What type of character is:

a)

Round

b)

Flat

33.

What type of character is:

a)

Round

b)

Flat

34.

What type of character is:

a)

Round

b)

Flat

35.

What type of character is:

a)

Dynamic

b)

Static

36.

What type of character is:

a)

Dynamic

b)

Static

37.

What type of character is:

a)

Dynamic

b)

Static

38.
Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?
a)
Marcia was a good listener and wonderful friend.
b)
Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow when she saw the number of questions on the test, and she tugged her hair anxiously. 
c)
Marcia was a nervous person.
d)
Marcia was an optimist who always believed the best about people.
39.
Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
a)
He tapped his foot anxiously.
b)
"I wouldn't  trust that man," said Ma.
c)
Frank was a shy, quiet person.
d)
Every time he earned a high grade, he would hang the test on his wall.
40.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Percy Jackson of "The Lightning Thief" series is a character who starts as a "troubled teen" who gets into a lot of mischief. By the end of the story, he turns into a powerful demi-god who helps save the world. This makes him a dynamic character. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
41.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
42.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
43.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
44.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
45.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
falling action
d)
resolution