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5th grade ELA narrative terms review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are characters?

a)

The main things in a story

b)

The people who tell the story

c)

People in a story

2.

"My hamster ran away last night in my bedroom and I can't find it anywhere in my house. I wonder if I'll ever see her again..."said Lilly. What is the setting in this passage?

a)

Lilly's room

b)

Lilly's House

3.

Which questions about a 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?

d)

Why and when did the author write the story?

4.

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

a)

cat and mouse

b)

happy and caring

c)

a middle school in 2020

d)

treat others the way you want to be treated

5.

The sequence of events of a story is called the ____________.

a)

action

b)

conflict

c)

plot

d)

setting

6.

What are traits?

a)

descriptive adjectives that tell what the character is like

b)

the struggles in the plot of the story

c)

all of the events that happen in a story

d)

the places where a story happens

7.

What can you use to figure out what a character's traits are?

a)

what the character says

b)

what the character thinks

c)

how the character reacts to things

d)

all answers are correct

8.

Plot is the __________.

a)

moral or lesson learned

b)

characters in the story

c)

beginning, middle, and the end of a story

d)

setting

9.

"Joy never wants to share her toys. When her friends come over, she never gives them a chance to play with any of them." Which character trait best describes Joy?

a)

generous

b)

selfish

c)

smart

d)

kind

10.

"Look, Mrs. Lazenby! I did five Achieve lessons for homework!" said Antonio.

Which character trait best describes Antonio?

a)

dishonest

b)

confused

c)

proud

d)

funny

11.

During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ______________ and _____________.

a)

characters, setting

b)

characters, falling action

c)

climax, conflict

d)

conflict, resolution

12.
The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What is the definition of plot?
a)
The lesson in the story
b)
The sequence of events in the story
c)
The turning point of the story
d)
The conflict in the story
14.
The main character of the story is the....
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
15.
The character that causes trouble for the main character is the.....
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
16.
The story's time and place is called the....
a)
tone
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
voice
17.
What is the conflict of a story?
a)
the problem faced by the main character
b)
a bad hair day
c)
the ending of the story
d)
a boxing match