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Literary Elements

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ________ is events and actions in the story.

a)

mood

b)

characters

c)

plot

2.

The _____ is the BIG problem in the story.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

theme

3.

The _______ is when & where the story takes place.

a)

setting

b)

mood

c)

characters

4.

__________ are the people & animals in the story.

a)

tone

b)

theme

c)

characters

5.

While reading a short story, you feel sad and lonely. The author created the ________ through the details in the story.

a)

mood

b)

characters

c)

tone

6.

After reading a story, you learned to always be kind. This is the _____ of the story.

a)

conflict

b)

tone

c)

theme

7.

After reading the 1st chapter of the novel Wonder, the author's ___________ was humourous.

a)

tone

b)

mood

c)

plot

8.

This genre uses characters, settings, and plots, that aren't real but could resemble the truth?

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-Fiction

9.

____________ elements are parts of a story.

a)

element

b)

literary element

c)

literary

10.

The _______ is the person telling the story.

a)

tone

b)

plot

c)

narrator

11.
All of the following are examples of themes except
a)
loyalty
b)
the first day of school
c)
growing up
d)
friendship
12.
Which of these could be the setting of a fairy tale?
a)
a king and queen 
b)
people change as they get older
c)
a faraway castle
d)
a wicked witch puts a curse on a princess
13.
If your life were a story, one of the characters might be:
a)
your fight with your mom
b)
your teacher
c)
your house
d)
the year 2015
14.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Respect your elders.
b)
Look before you leap.
c)
Don't brag too much.
d)
Be polite.
15.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't steal
b)
Look both ways before crossing the street. 
c)
Necessity is the mother of invention. 
d)
One good turn deserves another.
16.

In Historical Fiction the events are ______ and the characters are _______.

a)

fake & fake

b)

real & fake

c)

fake & real