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ELA Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The moral or lesson of a story.

a)

Main Idea

b)

Theme

c)

Resolution

d)

Summary

2.

The very beginning of a story where you are introduced to the setting, the characters, and the situation or background information of a story.

a)

Exposition

b)

Expedition

c)

Exponents

d)

Denouement

3.

All the events of a story, from the beginning to the end.

a)

Plot

b)

Rising Action

c)

Summary

d)

Climax

4.

True or False: the climax is the highest point of suspense and excitement in the story. This is where the Protagonist and the Antagonist face-off.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Rising action is...

a)

Everything that happens after the climax before the very end of a story.

b)

The highest point of excitement in a story, where the protagonist faces-off against the antagonist.

c)

Everything that happens after the conflict, leading to the climax of the story.

d)

Everything that happens in the beginning of a story.

6.

Falling Action is the part in a story where you are introduced to the protagonist and the antagonist.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The main problem in the story. This is usually a problem between the protagonist and the antagonist. This problem is usually resolved in the climax.

a)

Conflict

b)

Flaw

c)

Conclusion

d)

Character

8.

The main character of a story

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Hero

d)

Villain

9.

The opposing force of the Protagonist.

a)

Antagonist

b)

Enemy

c)

Anti-hero

d)

Antibody

10.

Which type of conflict is missing?

Character VS Character, Character VS Self, Character VS _____________.

a)

Nature

b)

Animal

c)

Family

d)

Nurture

11.

What are the two categories of Conflict?

a)

Inhale & Exhale

b)

Internal & External

c)

Direct & Indirect

d)

Virtual & Hybrid

12.

Language that is not meant to be taken literally

a)

Figurative

b)

Foreign

c)

Direct

d)

Indirect

13.

Which is NOT a type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Transfiguration

d)

Alliteration

14.

True or False: A simile compares two nouns using "like" or "as," where a metaphor compares two nouns without using "like" or "as."

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Giving human-like characteristics to non-human or inanimate objects is...

a)

Personification

b)

Illusion

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

16.

An extreme exaggeration.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Allusion

d)

Idiom

17.

The repetition of a consonant sound.

a)

Allusion

b)

Illusion

c)

Alliteration

d)

Repeating

18.

Which of the following is not an example of Onomatopoeia.

a)

Boom

b)

Clap

c)

Pop

d)

Explosion

19.

Which of the following is a synonym for the word "plant."

a)

Water

b)

Leaf

c)

Tree

d)

Ground

20.

Which of the following is an antonym for the word "Determined?"

a)

Inspired

b)

Uninterested

c)

Excited

d)

Motivated

21.

True or False: Diction is the way a word makes you feel where Tone is the words an author chooses to use.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

BONUS (+1 Extra Credit): What type of poetry is written without a specific rhyme scheme or structure? HINT: It sounds like a slam poetry or regular spoken word.

4 lines
23.

BONUS (+.5 for each correct answer): What are the 4 steps we use in class to write in Short Answer Format?

4 lines
24.

BONUS (+5 points; All or Nothing): Name all 5 steps you should follow when answering multiple choice questions with a text.

4 lines
25.

Which of the following is NOT a type of Third-Person Point of View?

a)

Objective

b)

Limited

c)

Omniscient

d)

External

26.

I, me, my, our, we, and us are all words that can be found in which type of Narration?

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Objective

27.

"You're hanging out with your friends when you notice you've spilled hot sauce on your favorite pair of pants" is an example of which type of narration?

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient