wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

SHORT STORIES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

THE SETTING IS ...

a)

What the story is about

b)

Where and when the story takes place

c)

What happens to the protagonist

d)

What happens in the end

2.

The PLOT is ...

a)

Like the structure of the story

b)

The place where the character is buried

c)

What the author intends to do

d)

The place where the story takes place

3.

The most important event in the story is the

a)

Exposition

b)

Falling action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

4.

Plots can be linear or ...

a)

Complex

b)

Circular

c)

A flashback

d)

Chronological

5.

In Cinderella, the discovery of her everyday life is the ...

a)

Climax

b)

Exposition

c)

Rising action

d)

Resolution

6.

In Cinderella, the action rises when

a)

Cinderella gets invited to the ball

b)

Cinderella tries on the glass slipper

c)

Cinderella's fairy godmother arrives

d)

Cinderella leaves the ball

7.

When Cinderella leaves the ball, losing her glass slipper, that is the _____ of the story.

a)

Falling action

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Rising action

8.

The resolution of Cinderella is when ...

a)

Cinderella tries on the glass slipper

b)

The Prince looks for Cinderella

c)

Cinderella and the prince get married

d)

Cinderella decides to go to the ball

9.

The Characters in a short story are either flat or ...

a)

Round, complex, dynamic

b)

Interesting, difficult, annoying

c)

Round, static, boring

d)

Simple, complex, dull

10.

The Antagonist is ...

a)

The opposite of the Protagonist

b)

The same as the Protagonist

c)

In love with the Protagonist

d)

Always helping the Protagonist

11.

The personality of the Protagonist is revealed directly or ...

a)

Obviously

b)

Gradually

c)

Never at all

d)

Indirectly

12.

The indirect characteristics of the protagonist are ...

a)

How the character speaks, argues and thinks

b)

The physical description

c)

What the character says

d)

What the character does

13.

In a short story, conflict can be ...

a)

Resolved or anticipated

b)

Internal or external

c)

Confusing or complex

d)

Direct or indirect

14.

Internal conflict DOES NOT involve

a)

A difficult decision

b)

Denial

c)

Dealing with a trauma

d)

Behaviour

15.

There are generally how many types of point of view?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

What are themes?

a)

The general ideas that make up the story

b)

The plot and the setting

c)

The problem the protagonist has to solve

d)

The conflit in the narrative

17.

The writer's style creates the _____ in the story.

a)

Humour

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Rising action

d)

Theme

18.

In a literature essay, student should mention the name of the author in the ...

a)

Introduction

b)

Body

c)

Conclusion

d)

It is never mentioned

19.

In an literature essay, students must answer "W" questions in the ...

a)

Introduction

b)

Body

c)

Conclusion

d)

This is not part of the literature essay

20.

What is the best tense to use when writing a literature essay?

a)

The Past Tense

b)

The Future Tense

c)

The Present Tense

d)

All tenses are appropriate