Worksheets8th ELA Unit 1 Content Voc
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following are an example of different character types?
Exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and resolution
Dynamic character, static character, protagonist, and antagonist
Internal conflicts, external conflicts, and motivations
Setting, plot, conflicts, and character motivations
What is the definition of setting?
the time and place of a story
where and how the events take place in the story
when and to what extent the events take place in a story
the motives behind a character's actions in a story
Why is setting important to a story?
It explains the conflict of the story.
It sets the mood and gives the context for the characters' actions in the story.
It helps predict the ending of the story.
It resolves the conflict between the characters.
When identifying the setting of a story, you should be naming two parts. Which of these would be an incomplete setting?
Los Angeles, California
Philadelphia, the 1950s
London, England, Present Day
Ethiopia, the 1800s
Which of these would be a setting for a science fiction story?
New York City, the 1980s
Amazon rainforest; 1500 AD
Mars colony; year 3024
Iceland; present day
Identify what is being described below:
It is is a struggle between opposing forces.
Conflict
Characters
Resolution
Climax
Rosa Parks struggles against racism and discrimination in the Jim Crow South. What type of conflict is shown here?
Character vs. Fates/Gods
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Technology
Tom Hanks' character in Castaway is stranded on a deserted island during a storm. What type of conflict is shown here?
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Fate/Gods
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Supernatural
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
Conflict
Resolution
Exposition
Climax
The term for the events that make up a story
Conflict
Exposition
Resolution
Theme
Plot
Writers use dialogue and events in a story to...
provoke a decision
propel the action in a story or move the plot forward
reveal aspects of a character
all of the above
What is dialogue?
Conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie
Descriptions of characters and the setting in a story
Repetition of the same sound or word
What is theme?
Message about life that the author expresses
Sequence of events
Main events
Time, location, and mood of a story
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Your past does not define you.
A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.
Returning home after a long time.
An old man who used to be a farmer.
What does theme add to a story?
A sense of location
Motivation for the characters
An important message
Dialogue for the characters
Themes are universal because...
all humans share common experiences
the entire universe enjoys them
authors add them to make the writing more interesting
the stories go on forever
