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WorksheetsTest 1: Theme, Characterization, Plot
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Characterization is...
The main idea
The central message in the story
the process by which a writer reveals a character's personality and qualities
In indirect characterization.
The writer describes the character
the character's personality is directly described by the author
The writer reveals the character through S.T.E.A.L
Read the passage and determine if it is direct characterization or indirect characterization: "Mark stomped to his room and slammed the door. Everything seemed so unfair.
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Read the passage and determine if it is direct characterization or indirect characterization: "But I am so much more than that! I am a musician, and a swimmer, and a person able to make my own decisions."
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
The theme of the story is..
The main character
A sequence of events
Message about life that the author expresses
Short summary on what the story is about
Which of the following could be a theme?
A 35 year old
woman names Essie and her brother
A small apartment Marfa, Texas
Telling the truth may cause you pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.
Essie lied to
her brother.
Read the following sentence: Friendship helps people get through hard times. The sentence is an example of a
Plot
Characterization
Main Idea
Theme
Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce fossil fuel emissions.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
A poem about a chef who ruins every meal he cooks.
Persuade
Inform
Explain
Entertain
A sticker on a frozen pizza with directions explaining how to cook the pizza
Explain
Inform
Persuade
Entertain
What type of characterization is the following quotation?
“....I suddenly knew that I could not stand another
day at the bottom — I wanted to be a part of the noise and the laughter; I wanted, I needed, to be popular.”
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
What part of the plot diagram is illustrated in step 6?
Exposition
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Resolution
What part of the plot diagram is illustrated in step 1?
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Climax
Resolution
Rising Action
What part of the plot diagram is illustrated in step 3?
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
Inciting Incident
What part of the plot diagram is illustrated in step 2?
Resolution
Inciting Incident
Climax
Falling action
Exposition
What part of the plot diagram is illustrated in step 4?
Inciting Incident
Plot
exposition
Climax
Rising Action
What part of the plot diagram is illustrated in step 5?
Climax
Rising Action
Exposition
Resolution
Falling Action
Conflict is..
Written conversation between two or more characters
The problem faced by characters
The turning point of the story
A sequence of events
What type of characterization is the following quotation?
”It did not take a genius to know that, upon the continent of this playground, the two Allans and I were stableboys.”
Direct
Indirect
The Inciting Incident
The beginning of the conflict is introduced
The sequence of events in a story
The turning point of
the story
The problem faced by the character.
What does Inference mean?
Giving a reason for
tour answer
Finding details in a story
Using only what you know
Use clues and what you already know to come up with an idea
How do you make an inference?
You look for clues in the text, little pieces of information that seem to relate to the missing information or your question.
You think about what you already know from your own experience in the real world.
You look for clues, hints, and evidence, and think about what you know together in a logical way to produce a reasonable conclusion that supplies the missing piece of information or the answer to your question.
All the above
A monkey put his hand into a jar of cookies. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the cookie jar. Unwilling to lose the cookies, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment.
What is the theme of the story?
Don’t be greedy
Work now, Play later
Appreciate what you have
There is strength in unity
Which sentence from the selection shows that the pet is a cat?
Bryan’s pet never bites
Bryan had to feed the pet everyday
It was Bryan's job to clean out the litter box every 3 days.
Bryan had to take his pet outside right away after school.
What acronym is used for indirect Characterization?
F.A.S.T
S.T.E.A.L
There’s an acronym?
