WorksheetsNarrative Check-in
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a narrative?
a story
an essay
a poem
an article
What is hyperbole?
a big exaggeration
comparing two unlike things
repeating deep ideas
making a person sound like an animal
What is a metaphor?
using "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
comparing two things NOT using like or as
when a word has a double meaning
a big exaggeration
When the wind is low, and the sea is soft, the heat-lightning plays.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
The city was a jungle.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
I could grow very still like an old stone on a hill.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
The little road says, Go,
The little house says, Stay.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Indirect characterization is...
the author telling you a character's traits
the author showing you a character's traits
Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
He tapped his foot anxiously.
"I wouldn't trust that man," said Maggie.
Frank was a shy, quiet person.
Every time he earned a high grade, he would hang the test on his wall.
Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?
Marcia was a good listener and wonderful friend.
During the test, Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow and she tugged her hair anxiously.
Marcia was a nervous person.
Marcia was an optimist who always believed the best about people.
She was short with dark, black hair that had pink sections on either side of her face. She wore dark skinny jeans tucked into military style boots.
direct characterization
indirect characterization
Silas was conscientious student. He always did his homework and studied hard. It showed up each time he took a test and aced it. When he arrived at school each day, he would ask his teachers if they needed him to take the chairs down or make copies. He enjoyed going to each class and doing little jobs for his teachers.
Which statement is an example of indirect characterization of Silas being helpful?
He always did his homework and studied hard. It showed up each time he took a test and aced it.
Silas was conscientious student.
He enjoyed going to each class and doing little jobs for his teachers.
When he arrived at school each day, he would ask his teachers if they needed him to take the chairs down or make copies.
Helena stormed out of the room and slammed her books on the desk. She thought that she'd for sure earned A on that test. She studied all night, but when she looked at the test, she realized that she studied the wrong chapters. Helena was a star athlete. She needed that A so that he could play the game on Friday. Lucky for her, it was Tuesday, and her teacher was going to allow her to retake it on Thursday.
Which indirect characterization from the story suggests that Helena is frustrated?
Helena was a great athlete.
She really needed that A so that she could play the game.
Helena stormed out of the room and slammed his books on the desk.
She studied all night, but when she looked at the test, she realized that she studied the wrong chapters.
Dialogue is ___________.
a conversation between characters
a description of character traits
when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
a comparison without like or as
Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.
Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
Polly shouted! "I want a cracker."
Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
"Polly shouted," I want a cracker!
Cliff exclaimed, "Seventh grade is the best year yet!"
