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Keystone vocab list practice 1

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Diction?

a)

Any story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact

b)

The part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated. Rising action leads up to the climax or turning point. 

c)

An author’s choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning and tone.

d)

Traits that mark a work as imaginative or narrative discourse

2.

What is diction?

a)

Author's attitude about a subject

b)

Author's random choice of words

c)

Author's intentional choice of words

d)

Author's sophisticated choice of words

3.
What is conflict?
a)
Two characters getting along.
b)

A struggle between two opposing forces, or emotions

c)
The climax in a story.
d)
Part of the resolution.
4.
What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?
a)
A hero in a story that saves many lives.
b)
A problem that a character has with other characters.
c)
A struggle between a character and a family member.
d)
A struggle that a character faces within him/her self.
5.
What is the definition of an "external" conflict?
a)
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
b)
A problem within the story.
c)
A struggle that a character has within him/her self.
d)
A problem caused by the protagonist.
6.

What is the definition of theme?

a)

topic/subject + message = theme

b)

topic of the story

c)

life lesson, meaning, moral, or meaning about life or human nature communicated by a literary work

d)

the reason why an authors writes

7.
What is the theme of this story?  
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest. 
c)
Don't talk to strangers. 
d)
What does the fox say?
8.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
b)
Don't steal.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Slow and steady wins the race.
9.

The process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another. To examine closely and carefully and point out the important information, details, and their relationships to one another

a)

Summarize

b)

Analysis /Analyze

c)

genre

d)

Imagery

10.

Analyzing the question

You need to use question analysis for assignments, exam essays, and short answer questions. If you learn the steps for question analysis and take 10-15 minutes to think through the question in this systematic way, then you will have a good start to writing a successful essay—

What should you do when responding to an Analyzing question?

a)

think through the question, use RACE to restate, answer, cite, and explain all parts of the question

b)

think through the question, restate the question and answer it

c)

think through the question and just rewrite what the question said in statement form

d)

think through the question and answer it

11.
To identify a theme in a story, a reader can ask ...
a)
What has the character learned?
b)
What is the setting?
c)
Who is the narrator?
d)
ALL of the above
12.

What’s the resolution in a story?

a)

The end

b)

The funny part

c)

The beginning

d)

The main character's mother reminds him to take his lunch

13.

So what might be in the resolution?

a)

The words “The End”

b)

Something final-sounding.

c)

What the character learned.

14.

Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.

During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.

a)

characters, setting

b)

characters, falling action

c)

climax, conflict

d)

conflict, resolution

15.

What do we use to describe the beginning of the story where the main characters, setting, and problem are introduced?

a)

climax

b)

rising action

c)

introduction/exposition

d)

resolution

16.

What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?

a)

resolution

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

17.

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

18.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
19.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
20.

Which part of the plot is

the most intense?

a)

falling action

b)

exposition

c)

exposition

d)

climax

21.
What is setting? 
a)
The time and location in which a story takes place
b)
A series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
c)
a struggle between two people or things in a short story.
d)
What you turn on the washer
22.

Which list shows the correct order for most stories?

a)

exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

b)

exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution

c)

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

d)

rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

23.

The structure of a story. The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story. The structure often includes the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution.

a)
Theme
b)
 Main Character
c)
Exposition
d)
Plot
24.
The meaning, moral or message about life the writer conveys to the reader.  It can be revealed by the title; important phrases and statements about ideas like courage and freedom; and the ways the characters change and the lessons they learn about life.
a)
Fiction
b)
Exposition
c)
Theme
d)
Character Motives
25.

Internal Conflict is

a)

when the protagonist struggles with something inside of themselves (mind and body)

b)

when the Protagonist struggles with another character in the story (outside of their own body)

c)

when the Protagonist feels like eating a donut

26.
POV: readers see and hear but must infer the thoughts and feelings of the character
a)
omniscient
b)
first person
c)
limited omniscient
d)
objective
27.
POV: story is told in third person, but the viewpoint of only one character is revealed
a)
omniscient
b)
first person
c)
limited omniscient
d)
objective
28.
POV: narrators may peer inside the minds and hearts of characters at will 
a)
omniscient
b)
first person
c)
limited omniscient
d)
objective
29.

Traits that mark a work as imaginative or narrative discourse (e.g., plot, theme, symbol).

a)

Genre

b)

Evaluate

c)

Elements of fiction

d)

Elements of nonfiction

30.
The point of view where multiple or all characters have feelings and thoughts being exposed to the audience. Uses words such as they, he, she, and proper nouns, etc.
a)
3rd person objective
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd Person omniscient
d)
1st person
31.
What is the "tone" of a story?
a)
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
b)
The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
c)
The time and place of the story
d)
The summary of events in the story
32.
If a passages tone is playful, the author's attitude is...
a)
full of amusement, lighthearted.
b)
serious, non humorous.
c)
haunting, spooky.
d)
uncaring.
33.
Which tone is represented in the following passage?
Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
a)
Calm
b)
Annoyed
c)
Scary
d)
Excited
34.

What is tone?

a)

How the author feels about the topic/subject of the story

b)

How the reader feels based off of the author's tone

35.

A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. Ex. horror, fantasy, biography, etc.

a)

Theme

b)

Genre

c)

Narration

d)

Suspense

36.

The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. Ex. The _________ of the Lion King is that life is constantly changing, using the motif of the circle of life. One day you're born, then you're a child, then you fly the nest and become an adult, then you become a parent yourself, and the circle starts all over again.

a)

Suspense

b)

Genre

c)

Climax

d)

Theme

37.
What is the name for the people, animals, or things participating in a story?
a)
Characters
b)
Setting
c)
Plot elements
d)
Personnel
38.
What is the organized pattern or sequence of events in a story?
a)
Plot
b)
Exposition
c)
Conflict
d)
Setting
39.
When in the story is the greatest point of interest or suspense?
a)
Rising Action
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
Conflict
40.
What is the term for the struggle between two forces?
a)
Antagonist
b)
Protagonist
c)
Conflict
d)
Climax
41.

Which of the following is NOT a type of external conflict?

a)

Man vs. Man

b)

Man vs. Nature

c)

Man vs. Self

d)

Man vs. Society

42.
Which of the following is a type of internal conflict?
a)
Man vs. Self
b)
Man vs. Man
c)
Man vs. Society
d)
Man vs. Nature
43.
What is the name for the perspective from which a story is told?
a)
Point of View
b)
Character
c)
Theme
d)
Setting
44.

An essential technique used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme). 

a)

genre

b)

nonfiction

c)

Literary Element

d)

Fiction

45.

Examine and judge carefully. To judge or determine the significance, worth or quality of something; to assess. 

a)

Imagery

b)

Evaluate

c)

Diction

d)

Genre

46.

What do we call the central lesson or moral of a story?

a)

Topic

b)

Theme

c)

Concept

d)

Conflict

47.
Directions: Read the following excerpt from an essay. Evaluate the evidence that the writer uses to support the claim. Does the author provide evidence to support the claim?
A growing number of researchers are learning the benefits of bamboo. It can be used instead of wood for paper. Beautiful green stalks set this plant apart from others. Bamboo is the perfect alternative to traditional wood. New laws should be created to enforce the use of bamboo instead of wood in paper products.
a)
Yes
b)
No
48.

Evaluate

a)

Judge or look at carefully

b)

Write a summary

c)

provide a prescription

d)

To scan the reading

49.

This refers to the writer’s use of vivid and descriptive language that appeal to the senses in order to add depth to his/her work.

a)

Description

b)

Imagery

c)

Senses

d)

Symbols

50.

Imagery in poetry appeal into the following senses.

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Touch

d)

All of the above

51.

What is the best primary objective of the writer in using different types of imagery?

a)

Encourage the reader to keep on reading

b)

Encourage the reader to start writing

c)

Help the reader experience the emotional connection with the poem.

d)

none of the above

52.
How does imagery help us understand the story?
a)
It doesn't
b)
By expressing how the author is feeling
c)
Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see
d)
By telling the mood
53.

When the narrator is “all-knowing” and not a character in the story they are in what point of view?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

54.

When the narrator sometimes knows one character’s thoughts and feelings, it is in which point of view?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

55.
The linear sequence of related events in a story.
a)
Resolution
b)
Linear Equations
c)
Plot
d)
Beliefs
56.

A book with talking dogs.

a)

Fiction

b)

Non Fiction

57.

imagery

a)

conversation between two or more characters

b)

author’s presentation of information about characters (personality, actions, appearance, speech, thoughts, etc)

c)

words or phrases that appeal to the senses and create mental images (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound)

d)

author’s decision to repeat an idea, action, behavior, event, word or phrase

58.

voice

a)

words/expressions with a meaning that differs from the literal interpretation, such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, alliteration and symbolism

b)

the perspective from which the story is told

c)

the unique characteristics of the first person narrator’s use of language (ex: y’all)

d)

conversation between two or more characters

59.

point of view

a)

the perspective from which the story is told

b)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

c)

words/expressions with a meaning that differs from the literal interpretation, such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, alliteration and symbolism

d)

a hint of a future event, which often creates suspense

60.

Which best describes a SUMMARY?

a)

A really long detailed piece of writing.

b)

The entire text told in your own words.

c)

The main ideas and important details of a text.

d)

Your favorite part of a passage.

61.

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.


What is the best SUMMARY of this passage?

a)

There are a lot of cows in Texas.

b)

Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

c)

There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

d)

There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

62.

This type of narrator is outside the story and reveals thoughts of only one character

a)

First person narrator

b)

Third person limited narrator

c)

Second person narrator

d)

Omniscient narrator

63.

This type of narrator is outside the story and knows everything that's going on in the story; can present multiple points of view

a)

First person narrator

b)

Second person narrator

c)

Third person limited narrator

d)

Omniscient narrator

64.

The writer's attitude toward a subject, character or audience.

a)

Voice

b)

Tone

c)

Persona

d)

Fable

65.
How would you know if a story is in first person point of view?
a)
Uses pronouns I, me, my
b)
Uses pronouns he, she, they
66.
The speaker in a story is the _____.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Resolution
c)
Narrator
d)
Antagonist
67.

Which point of view is this sentence: You need to ask for help when you are having trouble.

a)

Second person

b)

Third person

c)

First person

d)

None of the above

68.
Which questions about the story will the setting answer?
a)
What is the author's attitude toward the characters?
b)
Where and when does the story take place?
c)
Who are the people the story is about?
Why and why did the author write the story?
69.
Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?
a)
a frog and a witch
b)
happy and loving 
c)
a high school in 1956
d)
love is stronger than fear
70.
A _____ narrator can see and describe every character's thoughts. 
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person, limited
d)
third person, omniscient 
71.

In 3rd person limited, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

a)

1 character

b)

none of the characters

c)

all of the characters

72.

The narrator is the...

a)

person telling the story

b)

main character in the story

c)

enemy of the main character

d)

person listening to the story

73.
The central message of a literary work--the universal meaning
a)
theme
b)
frame story
c)
denotation
d)
syntax

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