WorksheetsLiterary Elements - Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The most exciting part of a story is called the
peak
mountain top
climax
tip
You are reading a story and suddenly the character has a memory of the past. This is called a ______________.
memory
flashback
concussion
climax
Telling a story in order with a beginning, middle, and end is referred to as _______________.
alphabetical order
numbering
alternating
sequencing
This is a hint or clue that the author gives in the story which tells about something that will happen later.
detection
foreshadowing
pre-dawning
analysis
A "side story" happening within a main story is often called a __________________.
subplot
mini version
secondary story
substandard
If a character is involved in two stories that cross over, it is referred to as ___________________________.
parallel plot structure
cross-linking
structure deficit
plot twist
Where a story takes place is called the __________________.
location
destination
setting
directional awareness
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 _______________________.
jumping plot structure
skipping
non-linear
anti-sequenced
The fourth step on the plot mountain is called the __________________.
Falling action
Rising Action
End
Climax
At which point on the plot mountain are characters and the setting introduced?
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
Falling Action
Venus is the __________________ for "All Summer in a Day"
climax
plot
setting
flashback
The plot of "Priscilla and the Wimps" was ________________.
complicated
linear
non-linear
flashback
When Margot thought about her days on earth and described the sun, this was a type of ________________.
flashback
foreshadowing
subplot
parallel plot structure
The kids being mean to Margot and telling her "Nothing's happening today, is it? Nothing!" is an example of _________________.
flashback
subplot
foreshadowing
setting
The setting of "Priscilla and the Wimps" is ___________________.
A school on Earth
A school on Venus
A parking lot at a school
The cafeteria at a school
