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9/11/20

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a theme?

a)

the gist

b)

the main idea

c)

the moral, message, or lesson

d)

the plot

2.

Which of the following are similes? (check all that apply)

a)

Her hair was like a sunflower.

b)

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

c)

The dog moved as slow as a turtle.

d)

Her face turned as red as a tomato.

3.

What is the highest point of action in the plot of a story?

(a)  

4.

Which word may indicate first-person narration?

a)

her

b)

they

c)

you

d)

I

5.

What is the genre that uses made up characters and settings, but could happen in real life?

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Fantasy

c)

Poetry

d)

Realistic Fiction

6.

Type a sentence that uses onomatopoeia.

4 lines
7.

The _________ is comprised of both the time and geographic location of the story.

a)

tone

b)

rising action

c)

setting

d)

resolution

8.

The ________ is the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

a)

exposition

b)

resolution

c)

plot

d)

climax

9.

A person, animal, or figure in a story is referred to as a __________.

a)

character

b)

protagonist

c)

antagonist

d)

characters

10.

This is a struggle between opposing, both external and internal, forces in a story.

a)

climax

b)

antagonist

c)

falling action

d)

conflict

11.

This is the part of the story when conflicts and characters are developed.

a)

Exposition

b)

Falling action

c)

Rising action

d)

Resolution

12.

This is the way the author expresses his attitude through his writing.

a)

Tone

b)

Climax

c)

Conflict

d)

Plot

13.

The part of a story immediately following the climax that contains details that help end the story.

a)

resolution

b)

falling action

c)

exposition

d)

conflict

14.

The part of the story that introduces the setting and the characters to the reader.

a)

plot

b)

rising action

c)

exposition

d)

falling action

15.
What is the internal conflict of a character?
a)
the problem is in the character's mind
ex.  a problem about a personal choice or decision
b)
the problem is between a character and something outside the character
ex. such as another person or a force of nature
16.
The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What is the definition of plot?
a)
The lesson in the story
b)
The sequence of events in the story
c)
The turning point of the story
d)
The conflict in the story
18.
The overall feeling created by a piece of writing
a)
Mood
b)
Character
c)
Setting
d)
Theme
19.
The reason for writing 
a)
Author's Purpose
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolution
d)
Genre
20.
A character who is not very important in the story, so the reader knows very little about him/her
a)
Minor Character
b)
Main Character
c)
Plot
d)
Author's Purpose
21.
If your friend asks you what happens in a book you will probably tell her:
a)
the characters and theme
b)
theme and setting
c)
the plot and conflict
d)
the setting and characters
22.
another name for a story
a)
plot
b)
man v. man
c)
non-fiction
d)
narrative