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Elements of Fiction

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The setting of a story is _______

a)

when and where a story takes place

b)

who is in the story

c)

what happens in the story

d)

the rising action

2.

The sequence of events in a story is the _______

a)

characters

b)

setting

c)

theme

d)

plot

3.

The emotional high point of the story. All of the conflict throughout the rising action leads to this moment.

a)

inciting incident

b)

resolution

c)

exposition

d)

climax

4.

Who is the protagonist in a story?

a)

The main character

b)

The opponent of the main character

5.

Who is the antagonist in a story?

a)

The main character

b)

The opponent of the main character

6.

All of these are elements of fiction EXCEPT

a)

point of view

b)

character

c)

setting

d)

dialogue

7.

True or False: the antagonist of a story MUST be a person

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What does the prefix "arch-" mean (e.g. "arch-rival" or "archenemy")

a)

primary or first

b)

shaped like an arch

c)

favorite

9.

What is the definition of "ruckus"

a)

fun

b)

serious

c)

disturbance or commotion

d)

suffering or deprived

10.

What is the theme of a story?

a)

the genre

b)

the resolution

c)

the moral or lesson

d)

the plot

11.

What is the perspective from which the text is written?

a)

Plot

b)

Point of View

c)

Characters

d)

Theme

12.

What are the people (or things or animals) that speak in a story called?

a)

Plot

b)

Conflict

c)

Characters

d)

Setting

13.

What is the struggle or problem of a story?

a)

Setting

b)

Characters

c)

Point of View

d)

Conflict

14.

Using I, Me, or We in a story means it is written in...

a)

second person

b)

first person

c)

third person

15.

What is the definition of "frantic"?

a)

wild or distraught with fear

b)

calm and collected

c)

slow

16.

The outcome of the story (...and they lived happily ever after as they road off into the sunset on a rainbow sparkled unicorn).

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

17.

Which part of the plot introduces the characters?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Climax

c)

Exposition

d)

Falling Action

18.

Which of these is an internal conflict?

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. nature

c)

character vs. society

d)

character vs. self