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WorksheetsUnit 2 Quizziz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
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1.
Describing a character’s fancy style of dress is an example of revealing character through —
a)
setting
b)
appearance
c)
speech
d)
contrast
2.
Characters reveal themselves most vividly through their —
a)
actions
b)
names
c)
ages
d)
places of birth
3.
By using indirect characterization, writers —
a)
directly describe a character’s personality
b)
provide little information about characters
c)
prevent readers from forming their own opinions about characters
d)
show, rather than tell, readers what a character is like
4.
Characters with internal conflicts —
a)
struggle with opposing desires or emotions
b)
are incapable of taking action
c)
do not clash with other people
d)
face threats from their family or community
5.
When writers convey the reasons for a character’s actions, they are describing the character’s —
a)
outcome
b)
autobiography
c)
motivation
d)
Exposition
6.
Which of the following statements about theme is false?
a)
The theme of a story is a central idea, or insight, about life.
b)
The title of a story may provide a clue to the story’s theme.
c)
The term theme refers to the subject of a story.
d)
Writers may convey a story’s theme through what a character learns.
7.
The theme of a literary work —
a)
is always unique
b)
may recur in literature from different cultures and historical periods
c)
is not subject to interpretation
d)
is usually stated in the opening of the work
8.
Writers reveal the motivation of their characters to —
a)
explain the characters’ backgrounds
b)
resolve conflicts in stories
c)
convey the reasons for the characters’ actions
d)
create universal characters
e)
praises a person
9.
When you make an inference, you —
a)
make a judgment or form an opinion based on evidence
b)
make a prediction, or an educated guess
c)
present an opposing view
d)
support an argument
10.
What is a word’s denotation?
a)
The word’s dictionary definition
b)
The history and origin of the word
c)
The way in which a writer uses the word
d)
The emotions associated with the word
11.
A struggle or clash that drives the plot is known as —
a)
theme
b)
point of view
c)
conflict
d)
characterization
e)
Basic situation
12.
What is chronological order?
a)
The order in which objects are arranged in space
b)
The logical order in which ideas are presented
c)
A sequence that goes from question to answer
d)
The time order in which things happen
13.
Foreshadowing is —
a)
giving away the ending of a story
b)
having a surprise twist at the end of a story
c)
scaring the reader in a way the reader enjoys
d)
hinting at what will happen later in a story
14.
Which of the following elements is not part of the setting of a story?
a)
A character’s nickname
b)
The weather
c)
The time period
d)
The location
15.
Which of the following images would create a scary mood?
a)
The opening of a creaky door
b)
A bird chirping in the early morning
c)
The smell of baking bread
d)
Two swans on a lake
16.
To tell a story from the point of view of one character, authors —
a)
limit the number of characters in the story
b)
do not provide information about other characters
c)
tell about the thoughts and feelings of all the characters
d)
use the first-person pronoun I to write the story
17.
A narrator in a story —
a)
does not always tell the truth
b)
can be fully trusted by the reader
c)
is always the main character
d)
describes the past, present, and future
e)
The body of an essay
18.
Restating a passage in your own words is called —
a)
paraphrasing
b)
making inferences
c)
analyzing
d)
brainstorming
e)
transitions
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