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Short story vocab quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word matches this definition?

A character who wwe know a lot of information about.

a)

Dynamic Character

b)

Static Character

c)

First Character

d)

Round Character

2.

Which is NOT a synonym for Theme?

a)

Topic

b)

Set up

c)

Time

d)

Subject

3.

What word matches this definition?

A character that stays the same throughout the story.

a)

Dynamic Character

b)

Round Character

c)

Static Character

d)

Flat Character

4.

Which of these can be a setting?

a)

The Beach

b)

January 14th, 1996

c)

A dog

d)

Coloring

5.

What word matches this definition?

A Character who we know very little about.

a)

Flat Character

b)

Round Character

c)

Dynamic Character

d)

Static Character

6.

What word matches this definition?

A Character that changes die to an event in the story.

a)

Round Character

b)

Flat Character

c)

Dynamic Character

d)

Static Character

7.

Which is NOT a synonym for climax?

a)

Beginning

b)

peak

c)

turning point

d)

summit

8.

Which is NOT an example of Indirect Characterization?

a)

Jeff was a mean boy.

b)

Joe's boss was stingy and rude.

c)

Clarissa was the nicest girl in school.

d)

""Jane is a cruel person, she said.""

9.

Which is an antonym for Resolution?

a)

indecision

b)

resolve

c)

plan

d)

intent

10.

Introduces the character's (a)   and basic situations

11.

What is Omniscient?

4 lines
12.

the following words are synonyms of a Conflict...

a)

problem

b)

agreement

c)

peaceful

d)

disagreement

13.

A struggle that takes place inside a character's (a)   .

14.

What type of conflict that places characters at odds with forces outside themselves? External or Internal.

4 lines
15.

Rising actions does NOT include...

a)

Events

b)

tension

c)

critical period

d)

development

16.

Give an example of Verbal Irony being used.

4 lines
17.

How is Direct Characterization different from Indirect Characterization?

4 lines
18.

Examples of First person are...

a)

using "Me"

b)

using "I"

c)

using "We"

d)

Telling the story from someone else's point of view