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Fiction Terms

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the perspective from which a story is told

a)

descriptive language

b)

point of view

c)

simile

d)

theme

2.

the narrator is a character in the story

a)

first person point of view

b)

narrator

c)

sensory language

d)

metaphor

3.

time and place of a story

a)

motivation

b)

setting

c)

first person point of view

d)

trait

4.

central message that readers can apply to life; life lesson

a)

point of view

b)

plot

c)

theme

d)

figurative language

5.

writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

for example: simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.

a)

setting

b)

figurative language

c)

metaphor

d)

motivation

6.

"The character was kind and generous."

This is an example of:

a)

physical trait

b)

character trait

7.

Which literary term means the problem in the story

a)

traits

b)

character motivation

c)

protagonist

d)

conflict

8.
How would you know if a story is in first person point of view?
a)
Uses pronouns I, me, my
b)
Uses pronouns he, she, they
9.

How would allusion be defined?

a)

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

b)

words that involve one of the five senses

c)

two lines working as a unit

d)

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

10.

What is the common allusion for Goofy?

a)

to be a coward

b)

to be silly

c)

to be mean

d)

all of the above

11.

When we compare and contrast while reading we are looking for?

a)

Truth and lies

b)

Clues and Facts

c)

similarities and differences

d)

wrongs and rights

12.

An inference is BEST defined as...

a)

A wild guess

b)

A random guess

c)

An educated guess

d)

Text Evidence

13.

Select the term that best matches: An original model after which other things

are similarly patterned;

an image, story pattern, character type,

representation, or recurring idea; Jung's "collective unconscious"

a)

archetype

b)

hero's journey

c)

symbol

d)

Earth Mother

14.

Traditionally the protagonist of a story;

Often their past is a mystery;

the champion, queen/king, leader or savior of many;

Endures pain and sorrow that all lead to a greater good

a)

the hero

b)

the loyal retainer

c)

evil figure with a good heart

d)

friendly beast

15.

What is verbal irony?

a)

what is said is different than what is meant

b)

the audience knows something a character doesn't know.

c)

what happens is the opposite of what is expected

16.

Situational irony is when

a)

what is said is the opposite of what is meant

b)

the audience knows something the character doesn't

c)

what happens is the opposite of what is expected

17.

What is a summary?

a)

briefly retelling a story using important details

b)

a short story you write

c)

a paragraph

d)

a detailed piece of writing that tells a story