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WorksheetsThe Gift of the Magi and Elements of a Short Story
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Reorder the following
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
conclusion/resolution
The (a) are the people or animals in the story.
The _____________ is the series of event.
plot
character
setting
conflict
Match the following
character
setting
plot
conflict
point of view
Draw or write what you understand of what is setting.
The (a) is the time and place of the story's action.
Fill in the blank with the correct story element.
The ______________is a message about life.
setting
plot
theme
conflict
Fill in the blank with the correct story element.
The plot contains a ___________, or problem, between opposing forces.
theme
plot
conflict
setting
An example of __________________ might be a small village in England in the winter of 1765.
plot
setting
character
theme
What is the conflict of a story?
The main problem the characters face.
The most exciting part of the story.
The beginning of the story.
Time and place
What is rising action?
After the climax, when the action starts to wind down.
Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.
The main character in a piece of literature is called the...
Protagonist
Antagonist
Theme
Conflict
One type of external conflict where the protagonist struggles against the antagonist (either as a single person or a small group of people) is called ____________________-.
man vs society
man vs self
man vs man
A type of external conflict where the setting or the environment works against the protagonist is called ________________.
man vs man
man vs nature(society)
man vs self
Which of the following are key words for first person point of view?
they, it, he, she, them
I, me, my, our, we, us
Ms. Redfoot, Mrs. Manippo, Mrs. Gaye, Mrs. Woodhead, Mrs. Barron
From the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
What are Jim and Della's most valued possessions?
Jim's watch and Della's hat
Jim's shoes and Della's cooking pot
Jim's watch and Della's hair
From the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry,
With which statement would the narrator most likely agree?
Jim and Della's gifts were good because they sacrificed so much for one another.
Jim and Della's gifts were bad because they wasted their money on things that they can't use.
From the short story "The Gift of the Magi" O. Henry,
Which statement expresses the main theme of the story.
The best gifts involve sacrifice.
Don't waste your money on expensive gifts.
