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Literary Elements - Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most exciting part of a story is called the

a)

peak

b)

mountain top

c)

climax

d)

tip

2.

You are reading a story and suddenly the character has a memory of the past. This is called a ______________.

a)

memory

b)

flashback

c)

concussion

d)

climax

3.

Telling a story in order with a beginning, middle, and end is referred to as _______________.

a)

alphabetical order

b)

numbering

c)

alternating

d)

sequencing

4.

This is a hint or clue that the author gives in the story which tells about something that will happen later.

a)

detection

b)

foreshadowing

c)

pre-dawning

d)

analysis

5.

A "side story" happening within a main story is often called a __________________.

a)

subplot

b)

mini version

c)

secondary story

d)

substandard

6.

If a character is involved in two stories that cross over, it is referred to as ___________________________.

a)

parallel plot structure

b)

cross-linking

c)

structure deficit

d)

plot twist

7.

Where a story takes place is called the __________________.

a)

location

b)

destination

c)

setting

d)

directional awareness

8.

If a story jumps around, possibly starting in the middle, then going to the beginning, back to the middle, then to the end, is called _______________________.

a)

jumping plot structure

b)

skipping

c)

non-linear

d)

anti-sequenced

9.

The fourth step on the plot mountain is called the __________________.

a)

Falling action

b)

Rising Action

c)

End

d)

Climax

10.

At which point on the plot mountain are characters and the setting introduced?

a)

Climax

b)

Resolution

c)

Exposition

d)

Falling Action

11.

Venus is the __________________ for "All Summer in a Day"

a)

climax

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

flashback

12.

The plot of "Priscilla and the Wimps" was ________________.

a)

complicated

b)

linear

c)

non-linear

d)

flashback

13.

When Margot thought about her days on earth and described the sun, this was a type of ________________.

a)

flashback

b)

foreshadowing

c)

subplot

d)

parallel plot structure

14.

The kids being mean to Margot and telling her "Nothing's happening today, is it? Nothing!" is an example of _________________.

a)

flashback

b)

subplot

c)

foreshadowing

d)

setting

15.

The setting of "Priscilla and the Wimps" is ___________________.

a)

A school on Earth

b)

A school on Venus

c)

A parking lot at a school

d)

The cafeteria at a school