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Literary Terms!

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

a)

Conflict

b)

Resolution

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

2.

The time and place of a story

a)

Mood

b)

Setting

c)

Plot

d)

Genre

3.

a struggle or problem in a story that the main character encounters.

a)

Resolution

b)

Conflict

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

4.

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

a)

Rising Action

b)

Exposition

c)

Falling Action

d)

Conflict

5.

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

a)

Conflict

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Rising Action

6.

A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.

a)

Falling Action

b)

Rising Action

c)

Conflict

d)

Resolution

7.

Sequence of events in a story

a)

Setting

b)

Plot

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

8.

The conflict in the story between a character and an OUTSIDE force such as nature, technology, or another character.

a)

Internal Conflict

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

External Conflict

9.

The conflict of a story where a character struggles with something INSIDE themselves.

a)

External Conflict

b)

Tone

c)

Internal Conflict

d)

Mood

10.

How the writer assigns traits and features to a character

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Characterization

d)

Plot

11.

A major category or type of literature such as fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, mystery, or historical fiction.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Plot

d)

Genre

12.

An example of an external character trait is

a)

large hands

b)

kind

c)

vivacious

d)

fearless

13.

An example of a internal character trait is

a)

student

b)

12 years old

c)

helpful

d)

little toes

14.

Theme is

a)

the topic of the story

b)

the lesson that you are meant to learn from the story

c)

the summary of the story

d)

always at the end of the story

15.

Which is an example of a common theme?

a)

Growing Up

b)

Always be kind

c)

Love

d)

Maturity is always the best way to get what you want

16.

The setting of the story is almost always found in what part of the plot

a)

Introduction or Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Climax