WorksheetsLiterary Elements 1 Test Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 20mins
Directions: Read each passage. Select the choice that correctly answer each question.
You really want to go to the Valentine’s Day dance, but your mom said that you can only go if you didn’t have anything lower than a C on your report card. It just so happens that your teachers must hate you and want to ruin your life, because you received two D’s and an F. You tried to explain to your mother that it’s the teachers’ fault because they don’t like you, but she isn’t trying to hear that mess.
This passage is told from the point of view of--
your teacher
third person narrator
first person narrator
second person narrator
Directions: Read each passage. Select the choice that correctly answer each question.
“Mom,” Aaron whined, “I turned in my work, but the teachers must have lost it!”
“Aaron,” mom replied, “you expect me to believe that three of your teachers lost several of your assignments, which resulted in D’s and F’s in their class? You must think I was born yesterday!”
“But mom, they don’t like me. This isn’t my fault! I should get to go to the dance.”
The narrator of this passage is--
outside the story
a mom
a teacher
inside the story
Directions: Read each passage. Select the choice that correctly answer each question.
“Aaron, enough!” mom snapped. “I have had it with your excuses. I know how hard your teachers work, and I know that sometimes you “forget” to turn in your work. I found some of your papers just the other day balled up in your book bag. Now enough with the whining, or you will be grounded from your phone and I-Pad for a month!”
I stomped off to my room and slammed the door. Not only were my teachers trying to ruin my life, but obviously my mother was as well. I couldn’t wait for dad to get home. Maybe he would talk some sense into Mom and make her see the light. After all, everyone else would be at the dance, so I should get to go too.
You can tell that this passage is told from the point of view of a first person narrator because the narrator--
is not a character in the story.
does not take part in the action of the story.
is annoyed with Aaron's excuses.
refers to himself as I and uses my.
Which of these occur in a story written from the point of view of a third person narrator that does NOT occur in a story written from the point of view of a first person narrator?
YOU are the main character in the story.
The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts of one or more characters.
The narrator can describe how other characters look.
The narrator is a character in the story.
Check all parts of a CER.
reasoning
claim
repeat answer
citation
evidence
True or False:
The author NEVER uses dialogue to help us to understand a character.
True
False
True or False:
The author tells us about the character through their interactions with others.
True
False
True or False:
The actions of a character do NOT tell us anything about the character.
True
False
Using this short story below, who is the protagonist?
“Mom,” Aaron whined, “I turned in my work, but the teachers must have lost it!”
“Aaron,” mom replied, “you expect me to believe that three of your teachers lost several of your assignments, which resulted in D’s and F’s in their class? You must think I was born yesterday!”
“But mom, they don’t like me. This isn’t my fault! I should get to go to the dance.”
Aaron
Mom
Narrator
Teachers
Using the short story below, who is the antagonist?
“Mom,” Aaron whined, “I turned in my work, but the teachers must have lost it!”
“Aaron,” mom replied, “you expect me to believe that three of your teachers lost several of your assignments, which resulted in D’s and F’s in their class? You must think I was born yesterday!”
“But mom, they don’t like me. This isn’t my fault! I should get to go to the dance.”
Mom
Mom and the Teachers
Aaron
Dad
Using the text below, answer this question: What is an indirect character trait to describe the boy?
Once there was a mean little boy who lived in a small village. This mean little boy loved to mess with people, so one day he ran up to a sheep herder and shouted, “WOLF! WOLF! A wolf is attacking the town!” The sheep herder grabbed his staff and ran to defend the town, but realized he had been fooled when the boy started pointing and laughing at him. “Ha ha! I made you jump,” said the boy. Then the boy ran up to a farmer and shouted, “WOLF! WOLF! A wolf is attacking the town!” The farmer grabbed his pitchfork and ran to defend the town, but when the boy started pointing and laughing at him, he realized he had been tricked. As the boy went back to his family’s farm laughing about the funny trick he played, he saw a real wolf in his father’s chicken coop. As the wolf ate all of his father’s chickens, the boy screamed over and over again, “WOLF! WOLF! Please help us!” But nobody came to help him.
Thoughtful
Trickster
Generous
Helpless
Which answer is an example of indirect characterization?
The new boy and quiet girl were at the basketball game together.
John volunteered to watched his little brother for two hours while their mother was ill, which allowed her to take a nap.
Gary is a nice and caring person.
Sara went to the store to get ingredients to make dinner before it closed.
What type of characterization is this sentence, indirect or direct?
Ralph had fallen off his skateboard many times, but he kept trying to master the trick.
Direct characterization
indirect characterization
What type of characterization is this sentence, indirect or direct?
My cousin is the most intelligent person in our family.
direct characterization
indirect characterization
What type of characterization is this sentence, indirect or direct?
My sister and I are both shy, but willing to help backstage for the play.
direct characterization
indirect characterization
Check all the choices below that are perfect sentence stems when you want to disagree using accountable talk.
I disagree.
That idea doesn't seem to fit with________but you could consider________________.
I disagree because __________________.
Where is that in the text?
Which answer is NOT a "Guideline for Meaningful Discussions"?
Say something meaningful.
Listen with intent.
Be flexible with your thinking.
Address the point, not the person.
Tell the truth when someone got it wrong.
What is the author's purpose?
A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches.
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
What is the author's purpose?
A script for a TV show about a police officer who can read the minds of farm animals.
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
What is the author's purpose?
A child’s letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year.
Inform
Entertain
Persuade
If I am writing a CER, which answer is the correct CLAIM?
Prompt: Why is it important to drink water?
It is important to drink water.
it keeps you from being thirsty
It is important to drink water so you stay hydrated and healthy.
water is important to drink to stay hydrated
Which answer is the correct way to punctuate evidence from your text?
According to the passage (her favorite color is green.)
According to the passage "her favorite color is green".
"her favorite color is green"
The passage says "green.
What is a protagonist?
The climax of a story.
The villain in the story.
The main character in the story.
A supporting character in the story.
What is an antagonist?
The main character in a story.
The villain in the story.
The supporting character in the story.
The lesson we learn in the story.
Which is correct for Katnis in the Hunger Games?
Protagonist
Antagonist
Which is correct for Darth Vader in Star Wars?
Protagonist
Antagonist
Which is correct for Cruella in 101 Dalmations?
Protagonist
Antagonist
Which is correct for Simba in The Lion King?
Protagonist
Antagonist
