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Literary Terms Y9

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following means the time and the place in which the events of the story happen?
a)
Setting 
b)
Dialogue
c)
Plot
d)
Characterisation
2.
Which best describes the plot?
a)
The people in the story
b)
The end of the story
c)
The events that happen in the story
d)
A type of conflict
3.
What point of view is this in: "Perseus did all he could to guard his mother against the King’s unwanted attentions."
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person
c)
Second Person
4.
What is a narrative?
a)
A story
b)
Poetry
c)
A biography
d)
A research project
5.

Setting can include:

a)

Weather

b)

Character

c)

Speech

d)

Landscape

6.

Imagery

a)

Uses sensory language to describe

b)

Copying and pasting pictures into stories

c)

Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities

d)

The rate at which a story moves

7.

Makes the reader smell, taste, feel, see, hear, and imagine what the writer is describing

a)

Symbolism

b)

Diction

c)

Pacing

d)

Imagery

8.

Diction

a)

Choice of words

b)

Tone of words

c)

Number of words

d)

Length of words

9.

Dialogue

a)

Conversation between characters

b)

Word choice

c)

Speed at which story moves

10.

Is this a simile or a metaphor?

He was my rock, so strong and supportive.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

11.

Why is it important to use narrative writing techniques/ strategies?

a)

It is not important. They are a waste if time.

b)

They help to keep the reader engaged in your writing and are creative ways to describe important characters, settings, and events.

c)

They help to make the story flow from one idea to the next smoothly.

12.

The problems, worries, and tensions between characters, situations, and the environment is known as the:

a)

setting

b)

conflicts

c)

dialogue

d)

resolution

13.

Characterization

a)

A contradiction or dilema.

b)

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

c)

Sounds written into words.

d)

Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.

14.

What is another word for narrative techniques?

a)

Language features

b)

Narrative conventions

c)

Literary elements

d)

Generic conventions

15.

What are generic conventions?

a)

The necessary elements of the genre

b)

The necessary elements of the text type

c)

The creative elements of the text type

d)

The same as narrative techniques

16.

What type of imagery relates to the sense of smell?

a)

Olfactory

b)

Auditory

c)

Visual

d)

Emotive

17.

What type of imagery related to the sense of touch?

a)

Tactile

b)

Olfactory

c)

Auditory

d)

Gustatory