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Quarter 2 Literary Elements Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

a)

Conflict

b)

Resolution

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

2.

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

a)

Conflict

b)

Resolution

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

3.

The time and place of a story

a)

Mood

b)

Setting

c)

Plot

d)

Genre

4.

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

a)

Resolution

b)

Conflict

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

5.

Which of these isn't a Nickelodeon show?

a)

Side Hustle

b)

Danger Force

c)

Victorious

d)

Shake It Up!

6.

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Plot

d)

Metaphor

7.

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Conflict

d)

Theme

8.

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

a)

Rising Action

b)

Exposition

c)

Falling Action

d)

Conflict

9.

Jessie is a Nickelodeon show.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

a)

Conflict

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Rising Action

11.

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

12.

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

a)

Conflict

b)

Exposition

c)

Resolution

d)

Setting

13.

In The Thundermans, which two characters are twins?

a)

Nora and Billy

b)

Phoebe and Max

c)

Max and Nora

d)

Billy and Phoebe

14.

Sequence of events in a story

a)

Setting

b)

Plot

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

15.

The attitude of the author or narrator in a piece of writing.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

16.

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

17.

In Henry Danger, what is the true identity of Captain Man?

a)

Henry Hart

b)

Ray Manchester

c)

Jasper Dunlop

d)

Schwoz Schwartz

18.

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

a)

External Conflict

b)

Tone

c)

Internal Conflict

d)

Mood

19.

Perspective from which the story is told.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Point of View

c)

Plot

d)

Setting

20.

Narrator only gives insight into the thoughts and feelings of ONE character in a story, uses pronouns such as "she" "they", narrator not a character in the story

a)

First Person Point of View

b)

Second Person Point of View

c)

Third Person Omniscient ("all knowing") Point of View

d)

Third Person Limited Point of View

21.

How the writer assigns traits and features to a character

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Characterization

d)

Plot

22.

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

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Plot

d)

Genre

23.

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using the word "like" or "as"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Genre

d)

Mood

24.

In iCarly, what is Carly's brother's name?

a)

Spencer

b)

Gibby

c)

Freddie

d)

Guppy

25.

A DIRECT comparison of two seemingly unlike things.

a)

Simile

b)

Mood

c)

Metaphor

d)

Tone

26.

What show is your favorite?

a)

Stranger Things

b)

Gravity Falls

c)

Spongebob Squarepants

d)

Monster High

27.

Giving human characteristics to non-human things is?

a)

Irony

b)

Personification

c)

Similie

d)

Becoming Human

28.

-The central (main) character or hero, usually the one whom the audience identifies with in a story.

a)

Antagonist

b)

Protagonist

c)

Characterization

d)

Character Imagery

29.

Which of following represents the 6 common conflicts in story writing?

a)

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Self

Man vs. Technology

Man vs. Fate (Supernatural)

b)

Man vs. Woman

Man vs. Car

Man vs. iPhone

Man vs. Wal-Mart

Man vs. Batman

Man vs. Hulk

c)

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Disney

Man vs. U.S.

Man vs. Police

Man vs. Each Other

30.

A force working against the protagonist, or main character, in a story, play or novel.

a)

protagonist

b)

exposition

c)

antagonist

d)

setting

31.

#3

a)

Rising action

b)

Climax

c)

Falling action

d)

Resolution

32.

#2

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

33.

#5

a)

Exposition

b)

Resolution (Denouement)

c)

Rising action

d)

Climax

34.

#1

a)

Resolution

b)

Exposition

c)

Climax

d)

Falling action

35.

#4

a)

Resolution

b)

Exposition

c)

Climax

d)

Falling action

36.

The T____? is the author’s central argument or big idea they want to convey.

a)

Themes

b)

treasure

c)

time

d)

Theme

37.

What is 1st person point of view?

a)

The narrator is a character in the story; uses the pronouns I, me, my to refer to the main character

b)

The main character in a story - usually the "good guy"

c)

The person or force acting against the main character; tries to stop the main character from getting what they want

d)

The narrator is NOT involved in the story; uses the pronouns he, she, they to refer to the main character

38.

What is 2nd person point of view?

a)

The narrator is talking to a character in the story; uses the pronouns you and your to refer to the characters

b)

The main character in a story - usually the "good guy"

c)

The person or force acting against the main character; tries to stop the main character from getting what they want

d)

The narrator is NOT involved in the story; uses the pronouns he, she, they to refer to the main character

39.

What is 3rd person point of view?

a)

The narrator is talking about characters in the story; uses the pronouns he, she, they, them, their to refer to the characters

b)

The main character in a story - usually the "good guy"

c)

The person or force acting against the main character; tries to stop the main character from getting what they want

d)

The narrator is NOT involved in the story; uses the pronouns he, she, they to refer to the main character

40.

What is the setting of a story?

a)

Problem

b)

When and where the story takes place

c)

People

41.

What is an illustration?

a)

the author

b)

the illustrator

c)

the pictures in a story

d)

the setting

42.

What is figurative language?

a)

Language that uses words or expressions that are different from what is actually meant.

b)

Language that makes reading more interesting.

c)

Language that makes writing more interesting.

d)

All of the above