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Short Story Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She was as sly as a fox.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

2.

Laughter is the best medicine.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

3.

The plot begins after this occurs.

a)

Characters are introduced

b)

The setting is revealed

c)

The conflict is apparent

d)

The inciting incident

4.

Knowing something before the main character is called:

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Personification

c)

Direct Characterization

d)

Metaphor

5.

The setting is made up of:

a)

Time and Place

b)

City and Year

c)

Date and Area

d)

Time and Planet

6.

The climax of a story is:

a)

The highest point of tension

b)

The resolution

c)

Solves the conflict

d)

Explains the moral

7.

The falling action includes:

a)

The main character failing

b)

The most conflict

c)

Resolution of conflicts

d)

None of these

8.

The rain fell like Niagara Falls

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

9.

A story about being stranded on a deserted island includes this conflict

a)

Man v Man

b)

Man v Nature

c)

Man v Self

d)

Man v Society

10.

A big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

11.

A post on Facebook complains about how useless Facebook is

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Alliteration

12.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

13.

"Old man Humphrey never liked children, even when he himself was a child."

This is an example of:

a)

A flat character

b)

Direct characterization

c)

Indirect characterization

d)

Antagonist

14.

Bed Bath & Beyond

a)

An expensive store

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

15.

I just love watching the same cartoon five times every afternoon. It’s such a delight.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Alliteration

16.

Jeff walked up to Mark and took his sandwich off of his plate. He took a bite, smirked at Mark, and then walked away.

a)

Personification

b)

Indirect Characterization

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

17.

My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

18.

The main idea of the story.

a)

Theme

b)

Moral

c)

Lesson

d)

Conflict

19.

Man v Man

Man v Self

Man v Nature

Man v Society

Man v Supernatural/Technology

a)

Rising action

b)

Falling action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

20.

We found it under a blanket of sand.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Irony

21.

Hints as to what might happen later

a)

Falling Action

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Inciting Incident

d)

Metaphor