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Power Words Part 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a protagonist?

a)

Minor Character

b)

Central / "good guy" character

c)

Gives background information

d)

Involved in the subplot

2.

What is an antagonist?

a)

Chief foe or enemy of the central character

b)

Minor character

c)

"Good Guy"

d)

Always evil

3.

Who is the antagonist in "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows"?

a)

Draco Malfoy

b)

Harry Potter

c)

Professor Dumbledore

d)

Voldemort

4.

These characters can not be summed up easily.

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Neither

d)

Both

5.

These characters are usually static and don't change.

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Neither

d)

Both

6.

In "Shrek", Donkey is a ______ character because we don't learn very much about him.

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Neither

d)

Both

7.

In "Shrek", Fiona is a ______ character because we learn about her background story and upbringing. We know why she is cursed.

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Neither

d)

Both

8.
This type of character does not change.
a)
Dynamic Character
b)
Static Character
9.
Man vs. Self is what type of conflict?
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
10.
Man vs. Man is what type of conflict?
a)
External Conflict
b)
Internal Conflict
11.

What is characterization?

a)

Character traits

b)

What a character says and thinks

c)

The process in which the author tells the personality of a character.

d)

What a character looks like and what are his actions

12.

What is indirect characterization?

a)

The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

b)

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

13.

What is direct characterization?

a)

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

b)

The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

14.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
15.
A look back to an earlier event...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
rising action
16.

“Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”

“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

17.

“You’ve got this!” Sara cheered, standing on the sidewalk. She watched as her dad followed closely behind her little brother’s bike. As he let go, she couldn’t help but think of when she first learned to ride a bike. She could still feel her heart racing and remember how scared she was, waiting for her dad to let go. She knew exactly how her brother was feeling.

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

18.
Which part of the plot
introduces the characters?
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
19.
Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.
During the exposition, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.
a)
characters, setting 
b)
characters, falling action 
c)
climax, conflict 
d)
conflict, resolution
20.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
21.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
22.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
23.

Setting is the ___________________ of the action of the story.

a)

Problem

b)

Solution

c)

time and place

d)

plot

24.
A brief introduction of the setting, characters, and opening situation. 
a)
Rising Action
b)
Exposition
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution
25.
The events that follow the climax, which lessen the conflict.
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action 
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
26.
The central message expressed by the author of a story. 
a)
Plot
b)
Theme
c)
point of view
d)
Character 
27.

What is a symbol?

a)

an emoji

b)

something that stands for something else

c)

a saying

d)

a promise

28.

Sunrise often symbolizes_______?

a)

Hopes and dreams

b)

A new beginning

c)

The end of time

d)

Death

29.

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (person, place, thing). Some examples are he, she, it, they.


An antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces or refers to.


Whenever students are under a great deal of stress,they often stop studying.


What is the antecedent?

a)

students

b)

stress

c)

they

30.

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (person, place, thing). Some examples are he, she, it, they.


An antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces or refers to.


We wanted to come on time, but our bus was delayed.


Identify the antecedent.

a)

time

b)

we

c)

bus

31.
What do pronouns replace?
a)
prepositions
b)
verbs
c)
nouns and noun phrases
d)
adjectives
32.
Which part of speech expresses action or a state of being?
a)
adverb
b)
interjection
c)
preposition
d)
verb
33.
Read the sentence, and choose the conjunction
Hey, I got a bicycle and  scooter for me birthday!
a)
hey
b)
got
c)
bicycle
d)
and
34.
Read the sentence. How would you rewrite it using a pronoun?
I walked up the hill to wait for Lily. 
a)
I walked up the hill to wait for her. 
b)
I walked down the hill to wait for Leslie. 
c)
I climbed up the hill to wait for Leslie. 
d)
I walked quickly up the hill to wait for Leslie. 
35.
Choose the sentence where the verb is in blue. 
a)
Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone. 
b)
Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone. 
c)
Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone. 
d)
Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice ream cone. 
36.

The trendy fashion designer released her new line on Wednesday.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

37.

The Office is my favorite show, but I also love Atypical.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

38.

While waiting for the food to finish, Angie washed the dishes.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

39.

If Reagan gets in trouble, he won't be able to go to the dance, and his parents will be furious.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

40.

When I wrote my ELA paper, my mother helped me, and my father napped on the sofa.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex