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5 Weeks Overview Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is included in the "exposition" of a plot?

a)

Characters, setting, and the conflict is revealed

b)

The climax/turning point

c)

Most of the action

d)

The happy ending

2.

What is another word for the "resolution" of a plot?

a)

realization

b)

finale

c)

denouement

d)

antihero

3.

True or false?

The climax is always in the middle of the story.

(a)  

4.

This element is essential in a story and it can be considered internal or external.

a)

Dynamic character

b)

Conflict

c)

Falling action

d)

Protagonist

5.

This type of character CHANGES throughout the story.

a)

Static

b)

Antagonist

c)

The villain

d)

Dynamic

6.

What does the prefix "ant-" mean in the word antagonist?

a)

Against/

Opposite

b)

In support of

c)

Alive

d)

Friend/Ally

7.

How can you identify when a story is written in 1st person point of view?

a)

"They" "he" "she" "we"

b)

"You" "he" "she" "Mr. DePalma"

c)

"I" "me" "we" "us"

d)

"He" "she" "him" "her"

"Mr. DePalma"

8.

An author can have many purposes for writing.

Which purpose is mostly connected with fictional writing?

a)

To entertain

b)

To persuade

c)

To inform

d)

To convince

9.

Which main genre of reading/writing includes REAL facts and is NOT fake?

(a)  

10.

Which main genre includes a script, actors, a performance, and stage directions?

a)

Drama

b)

Poetry

c)

Media

d)

Fiction

11.

The Lord of The Rings and Harry Potter are classified under what subgenre of fiction?

a)

Realistic fiction

b)

Historical fiction

c)

Fantasy

d)

Magical Realism

12.

A (a)   is a subgenre where the whole society is affected by suffering and injustice and usually takes place in the future.

Examples would be The Hunger Games or Wall-E.

13.

A fictional story that takes place during the Holocaust would be classified under what subgenre?

a)

Realistic fiction

b)

Historical fiction

c)

Fantasy

d)

Magical Realism

14.

Folklore is a fictional subgenre that involves traditional stories passed down through generations. They include....

a)

Time travel, journeys, and magic

b)

Aliens, robots, and space elements

c)

Fables, fairytales, myths, and legends

d)

Poetry, drama, and tall tales

15.

What are you doing when you are "annotating" a passage?

a)

You are answering multiple choice questions about the passage.

b)

You are discovering the connotations of each word.

c)

You are looking up the definitions of all the unknown words.

d)

You are interacting with the passage by highlighting, and adding notes, questions, and thoughts.

16.

The Latin root word -dict- (which is found in words like "dictionary," "dictator," and "verdict") means...

a)

"to say, to speak"

b)

"to command"

c)

"to re-tell"

d)

"to define"

17.

What is the denotation of the word, "diction"?

a)

Diction is the author's choice and use of words.

b)

Diction is the connotation of a word.

c)

Diction is how a word in pronounced.

d)

Diction is a synonym for dictionary.

18.

Which TWO are the denotations of the word, "fire"?

a)

a combustion or burning, that produces heat and light

b)

a fireplace with logs and ash

c)

warmth and kindness

d)

to terminate someone from their job

19.

Which TWO choices include connotations of the word, "Instagram"?

a)

Positive, trends, stories, friends, reels, likes

b)

Old-fashioned, out-dated, disconnected, for older people

c)

Negative, time-consuming, pictures, videos, pretentious, fake

d)

a platform where people can post pictures and connect with people.

20.

The author's attitude conveyed in the story is... the tone or the mood?

(a)  

21.

As the reader, the emotions/feelings you experience from the story is called the...

(a)  

22.

What is the correct way to cite an author in your short answer response?

a)

The author says somewhere, "Never give up."

b)

"I knew I could pass the test" (Smith 45).

c)

Smith states, "The students knew it was easy."

d)

According to Smith, they all passed the quiz with a 100.