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Elements of short stories

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Where and When a story takes place

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Conflict

d)

Theme

2.

The struggle between opposing forces

a)

Resolution

b)

Climax

c)

Conflict

d)

Tone

3.

Having to choose between two opposing desires

a)

Internal conflict

b)

External conflict

c)

Man vs. Man

d)

Man. vs. Nature

4.

When the narrator is a character in the story

a)

First Person POV

b)

Second Person POV

c)

Omniscient POV

5.

The sequence of events in a story

a)

Conflict

b)

Setting

c)

Characterization

d)

Plot

6.

The main idea of the story. The life lesson.

a)

Plot

b)

Conflict

c)

Theme

d)

Mood

7.

When the narrator is able to get into the head of all the characters

a)

First Person POV

b)

Second Person POV

c)

Omniscient POV

8.

Person vs. person, nature, society, etc.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

c)

Internal Conflict

d)

External Conflict

9.

The highest point of suspense/turning point of a story

a)

Theme

b)

Climax

c)

Rising Action

d)

Resolution

10.

 A character that undergoes changes in attitude

a)

Dynamic

b)

Static

c)

Flat

d)

Antagonist

11.

The successful ending to a story

a)

Mood

b)

Resolution

c)

Falling Action

d)

Climax

12.

 Events that bring the story to a close and resolve the conflict

a)

Resolution

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Characterization

13.

How the reader feels while reading the text

a)

Theme

b)

Tone

c)

Conflict

d)

Mood

14.

The author tells us what characters thinks, feels, sees, and hears

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

c)

First Person POV

d)

Second Person POV

15.

The part of the story that builds the conflict and leads to the climax

a)

Setting

b)

Rising Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Tone

16.

when an author reveals what a character is about through the character’s words/actions

a)

External Conflict

b)

Internal Conflict

c)

Indirect Characterization

d)

Direct Characterization

17.

When a character remains the same throughout a story

a)

Static

b)

Flat

c)

Round

d)

Dynamic

18.

 How the author writes to set a feeling for a character, event or setting in a text

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Theme

d)

Conflict