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Trimester 1 Literary Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The way writers create and describe characters is...

a)

Characterization

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Man vs. Man

d)

Dramatic Irony

2.

A character's physical appearance is considered...

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

3.

A character's speech, thoughts, effect on others, and actions are considered...

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

4.

Which plot device establishes the setting and mood, characterization, and any important background information?

a)

exposition

b)

inciting incident

c)

rising action

d)

climax

5.

Which plot device is the "turning point" for the main characters?

a)

inciting incident

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

6.
"Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air."
This passage is a good example of ...
a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

7.
An emerald is as green as grass,
A ruby red as blood;
A sapphire shines as blue as heaven. 
a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

8.
Which of the following sentences is a simile?
a)
The classroom was a zoo.
b)
The night sky was as black as coal.
c)
If I can't get an iPhone, I will die.
d)
My alarm clock yells at me every morning.
9.
"Brian was a wall, quickly returning every tennis ball back at his opponent over the net."
This is an example of ...
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
10.

What is the difference between internal conflict and external conflict?

a)

Internal conflict happens inside a person and external conflict happens outside a person.

b)

Internal conflict happens outside a person and external happens inside a person.

c)

Internal and external conflict are the same and happen inside a person.

d)

Internal and external conflict are the same and happen outside a person.

11.

Identify the point of view: I walked towards the bus stop, hoping to not see Maria. She told everyone my biggest secret and I was never going to forgive her, no matter how hard she tried to cheer me up.

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person

12.

What is the meaning of point of view?

a)

Point of view describes when and where a story takes place.

b)

Point of view describes the conflict in the story.

c)

Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told or who is telling the story

d)

Point of view describes the turning point of the story.

13.
Which sentence is written in third person point of view?
a)
I brought my mother breakfast this morning. 
b)
You always wear your seat belt. 
c)
We didn't mean to hurt Jorge's feelings!
d)
Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon. 
14.

Why is it important to know the narrative point of view of a story? Choose the BEST answer.

a)

Because who the narrator is determines what information the readers know and doesn't know.

b)

Because characters are important.

c)

Because the teacher says so.

d)

Because the point of view tells us the mood of the story.

15.

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

a)

The word "she or he" are used somewhere in the text

b)

the author is addressing the reader

c)

the narrator is not in the story

d)

The story is told from the perspective of one character in the text using the pronoun "I"

16.
The point of view, or perspective of a story is
a)
The way the story makes you feel
b)
A conversation between characters
c)
The sound of the story, or the author's voice
d)
Who is telling the story
17.

John looked nervously at Patty as she reached into the cage without hesitation. She seemed to not be scared of snakes in the slightest.

a)

first person

b)

third person

c)

second person

18.

Daren showed up at the banquet with food stains all over his dress shirt. He sat down, put his feet on the table, and burped loudly. The other people sitting at the table looked at each other but continued eating.


What character train does Daren demonstrate?

a)

puzzled

b)

hysterical

c)

rude

d)

sophisticated

19.

Courtney asked her neighbor if she could borrow an egg to complete a recipe that she had already started. The next day Courtney returned an egg to her neighbor along with a thank you card expressing her sincere gratitude.


What character trait does Courtney demonstrate?

a)

Stingy

b)

Appreciative

c)

responsible

d)

Acceptable

20.

Kelvin found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman's ID card. Kelvin took the money out of the wallet and threw the wallet in a ditch.


What character trait does Kelvin demonstrate?

a)

Melancholy

b)

penniless

c)

Selfish

d)

playful

21.
The problem is resolved during the 
a)
climax
b)
resolution
c)
rising action
22.
Characters _____________ throughout a story or drama. 
They learn lessons as a result of the events and/or problems in the story. 
a)
stay the same 
b)
never change 
c)
grow and change 
23.

Which term describes something that is clearly revealed and not hidden?

a)

Implicit

b)

Analyze

c)

Explicit

d)

Central Idea

24.

Which word describes what the author wants you to learn about the subject of the text?

a)

Central Idea

b)

Summary

c)

Inference

d)

Explicit

25.

Which term describes a conclusion that a reader develops with their own reasoning based on facts presented in the text?

a)

Summary

b)

Development

c)

Inference

d)

Central Idea

26.

Which term describes something that is not clearly stated or obviously expressed?

a)

Implicit

b)

Central Idea

c)

Explicit

d)

Inference

27.

Which term describes how the details in a text build on the central idea?

a)

Summary

b)

Text Evidence

c)

Analyze

d)

Development

28.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town. 
29.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 
30.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
31.
He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
32.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
33.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
34.

A statement of truth that confirms your ideas, like a statistic, fact, quotation from a source, or other supporting example.

a)

Cohesion

b)

Evidence

c)

Clarity

d)

Bias

35.

An inference is BEST defined as...

a)

A wild guess

b)

A random guess

c)

An educated guess

d)

Text Evidence

36.

A main idea is...

a)

OPINION BASED evidence

b)

The main point or most important idea that the writer is communicating

c)

The key points, examples, evidence to support or elaborate on the main idea.

d)

A summary of a text  that only includes factual information.

37.

Supporting Details are...

a)

OPINION BASED evidence

b)

The main point or most important idea that the writer is communicating

c)

The key points, examples, evidence to support or elaborate on the main idea.

d)

A summary of a text  that only includes factual information.

38.

Choose the best definition for EXPLICIT.

a)

Clearly stated leaving no room for doubt.

b)

Highly inappropriate.

c)

Clues and information for a reader.

d)

Understood, but not clearly stated or put into words.

39.

Facts and data stated in the numerical form are called ___.

a)

Facts

b)

Expert quotes

c)

Statistics

d)

Details

40.

It means not being influenced by personal feelings or opinions when considering and representing facts.

a)

Subjective

b)

Descriptive

c)

Objective