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Elements of Fiction

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A character who occurs frequently in fiction and whose nature is IMMEDIATELY known
a)
round 
b)
stock
c)
static
d)
dynamic
2.
character who is the same sort of person at the end of the story as at the beginning
a)
round
b)
stock
c)
static
d)
dynamic
3.
character who is developmentally complex and many sided (but doesn't necessarily undergo a change)
a)
round
b)
stock
c)
static
d)
dynamic
4.
character who undergoes a permanent change in some aspect that is something important and basic
a)
round
b)
stock
c)
static
d)
dynamic
5.
POV: danger that narrators may be forced to transcend their own knowledge or powers of language in order to tell the story
a)
omniscient
b)
first person
c)
limited omniscient
d)
objective
6.
POV: narrators may peer inside the minds and hearts of characters at will 
a)
omniscient
b)
first person
c)
limited omniscient
d)
objective
7.
PLOT: What is the CONSEQUENCE of the crisis?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
crisis
d)
complication
8.
When and where a story takes place is the ______ of a story.
a)
Characters
b)
Point of View
c)
Setting
d)
Climax
9.
The resolution is where the story ______________.
a)
tells how the problem was solved
b)
introduces characters and setting
c)
has an event that starts the story
d)
shows when and where the story takes place
10.
_________ is another name for the problem .
a)
Point of View
b)
Conflict
c)
Plot
d)
Setting
11.
The perspective from which a story is told is called the __________. Usually it is in 1st or 3rd person.
a)
Conflict
b)
Plot
c)
Point of View
d)
Setting
12.
Plot
a)
The lesson  learned
b)
The events in a story
c)
Support the main idea
13.
Main idea
a)
What the story is all about
b)
The lesson learned
c)
Read between the lines
14.
What is the setting?
a)
Where and when the story takes place
b)
The main character's home
c)
Where the author wrote the story
d)
A place to sit
15.
author's purpose
a)
what the selection is mostly about
b)
the reason someone writes
c)
to put the events in order
d)
when and where the story takes place
16.
What happens as a result of the cause
a)
cause
b)
effect
c)
inference
d)
main idea
17.
When something is the reason for an action it is the 
a)
cause
b)
effect
c)
main idea
d)
inference
18.
Fiction writing is 
a)
Real
b)
Fake
c)
Fun to read
19.
Non fiction writing is 
a)
real
b)
fake
c)
fun to read
d)
not real
20.
A person, animal, or object who has a part
in the action of the story.
a)
setting
b)
character
c)
plot
d)
theme
21.
The struggle or problem between two characters.
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
character
d)
conflict
22.
The series of related events that make up the story. (Action)
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
characters
d)
theme
23.
The main idea or message that is revealed in a work of literature.
a)
plot
b)
theme
c)
setting
d)
conflict
24.
The central idea of the story is ______
a)
the time and place of the story.
b)
the action of the story.
c)
what the story is mostly about.
d)
the problem in the st
25.
The location and time period.
a)
setting
b)
plot
c)
characters
d)
conflict
26.
This character is the main character in the story.
a)
antagonist
b)
secondary character
c)
background character
d)
protagonist
27.
This character goes against the main character. 
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
secondary character
d)
background character
28.
Choose the two words that best go with setting.
a)
who and why
b)
when and where
c)
where and why
d)
why and when
29.
Which Point Of View Says ''I''?
a)
2nd
b)
1st
c)
5th
d)
3rd
30.
The Person That Explains & Tells The Story
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Narrator
d)
Point Of View
31.
“I LOVE MEETING NEW PEOPLE!” SHIRLEY EXCLAIMED.
a)
indirect
b)
direct
32.
CONNOR WAS FEELING DEPRESSED.
a)
indirect
b)
direct
33.
A type of narrative perspective in where the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."
a)
Second Person POV
b)
Third Person POV
c)
First Person POV
34.

The Climax is...

a)

when we are introduced to the Protagonist

b)

the highest moment of suspense in a story

c)

when all conflicts or problems are resolved

35.

The Antagonist is

a)

typically the villian or bad guy

b)

typically the hero of our story

c)

typically unimportant

36.

Dynamic characters are

a)

ones who are unchanged by their experiences

b)

ones who are typically not central to the story

c)

ones who are changed by their experiences

37.

Static characters are

a)

characters who are well developed throughout the story

b)

characters who are unchanged by their experiences

c)

often the main character or protagonist