WorksheetsShort Story Literary Elements
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins
What describes a character
conflict
character traits
character problems
none of these
Can a character have more than one character trait
yes
no
The most important character is also referred to as
the antagonist.
the protagonist.
the major character.
not important.
What is a character in a story?
The people and animals in a story.
A picture.
When the story takes place
Where the story takes place.
Can a character change in a story?
Yes
No, they stay the same.
What is the Time and Place of the Story?
Rising Action
Plot
Conflict
Setting
The setting can affect a character's mood in a story.
True
False
Which of the following is an example of setting in a story?
a fight
a high school in 1987
blue jacket
yellow
Read the sentence: “The moon was shining brightly as the fox slowly crept toward the chicken coop.” What is the setting?
Fox slowly crept
Chicken coop
shining
Setting is defined as the _______and _______ of the story.
tone and place
tone and plot
time and place
time and plot
Why is the setting important in a story?
Because my teacher said it was important
It tells us the ending.
It helps us visualize what the land and characters look like in a story.
What is the setting of the passage below?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.
winter in a train station of a busy city
a hospital in the future
a summer morning in a castle
a grocery store in the 1980s
What is the end or conclusion called in a plot diagram
rising action
falling action
climax
resolution
Another word for conflict is
Resolution
Travel
Character
Problem
Which of the following is a type of internal conflict?
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Society
What do we call the central message or main idea of a story?
Topic
Theme
Conflict
In the story below, what is Randolph?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.
the problem
the conflict
the character
the solution
Read the sentence below. Choose the best answer that is an element of the setting.
“The moon was shining brightly as the fox slowly crept toward the chicken coop.”
it is night time
it is lunch time
the fox is slow
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."
Shirley Jackson begins the story by developing, what literary element?
Theme
Characters
Conflict
Setting
All the way to school, Nelson felt upset with himself. "Why had he played video games all night instead of studying for his Algebra test?" What type of conflict is this?
internal
external
A character who changes over the course of the story is a
static
dynamic
antagonist
protagonist
a struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group(external)
What type of conflict is described above?
