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Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

central message or lesson learned

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

conflict

d)

foreshadowing

2.

problem in a story

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

conflict

d)

foreshadowing

3.

the overall feeling the reader has while reading a story

a)

mood

b)

theme

c)

tone

d)

foreshadowing

4.

the author's attitude while writing a story

a)

mood

b)

theme

c)

tone

d)

foreshadowing

5.

the way an author describes or shows what a character is like

a)

mood

b)

characterization

c)

tone

d)

foreshadowing

6.

hints the author gives a reader to show what will happen in the future

a)

mood

b)

characterization

c)

tone

d)

foreshadowing

7.

The S in STEAL stands for...

a)

speech

b)

thoughts

c)

effects on others

d)

actions

8.

The T in STEAL stands for...

a)

speech

b)

thoughts

c)

effects on others

d)

actions

9.

The E in STEAL stands for...

a)

speech

b)

thoughts

c)

effects on others

d)

actions

10.

The A in STEAL stands for...

a)

speech

b)

thoughts

c)

effects on others

d)

actions

11.

The L in STEAL stands for...

a)

speech

b)

looks

c)

effects on others

d)

actions

12.

A static character....

a)

stays the same

b)

changes throughout the story

13.

A dynamic character....

a)

stays the same

b)

changes throughout the story

14.

The leading character in a ficitional story

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

main character

d)

villain

15.

A character or force against the main character

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

main character

d)

villain

16.

a pause in a story to recall previous events

a)

foreshadowing

b)

flashback

c)

tone

d)

recall

17.

uses figures of speech to enhance writing and create a stronger effect on a reader

a)

figurative language

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

18.

a comparison using like or as

a)

figurative language

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

19.

compares two things using a direct comparison.

a)

figurative language

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

20.

the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words

a)

figurative language

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

21.

an over-exaggeration, used for emphasis or effect

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

Onomatopoeia 

d)

imagery

22.

the use of words that sound like what they mean

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

Onomatopoeia 

d)

imagery

23.

giving human qualities to a nonhuman thing

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

Onomatopoeia 

d)

imagery

24.

vivid, descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

Onomatopoeia 

d)

imagery

25.

a sequence of events in a story

a)

plot

b)

exposition

c)

rising action

d)

climax

26.

introduces characters, setting, and background information needed

a)

plot

b)

exposition

c)

rising action

d)

climax

27.

includes all the events that lead to the climax.  It also presents some type of conflict.

a)

plot

b)

exposition

c)

rising action

d)

climax

28.

the high point or turning point of the story

a)

plot

b)

exposition

c)

rising action

d)

climax

29.

All loose ends of the plot are tied up.  The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of.

a)

plot

b)

exposition

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

30.

The story comes to a reasonable ending.

a)

plot

b)

exposition

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

31.

describes where and when the story takes place.

a)

plot

b)

setting

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

32.

A character faces personal, internal challenges.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

33.

A character faces a problem with an outside force such as another character, weather, or society's rules

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

34.

The narrator is in the story and refers to him/herself

The reader learns about the narrator’s feelings, thoughts and opinions

a)

first person point of view

b)

third person point of view limited

c)

third person point of view omniscient

35.

The narrator knows everything that needs to be known about all character’s thoughts feelings and motives

a)

first person point of view

b)

third person point of view limited

c)

third person point of view omniscient

36.

The narrator only knows what SOME of the characters think or feel

a)

first person point of view

b)

third person point of view limited

c)

third person point of view omniscient

37.

"I don't want to go home," said Julia.

The underlined part is....

a)

quotation mark

b)

speaker tag line

c)

punctuation

38.

"I don't want to go home," said Julia.

The underlined part is....

a)

quotation mark

b)

speaker tag line

c)

punctuation

39.

"I don't want to go home," said Julia.

The underlined part is....

a)

quotation mark

b)

speaker tag line

c)

punctuation

40.

A character says one thing but means the opposite

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

41.

When the reader understands more about the events of a story than a character.

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

42.

When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected.

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

43.

hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.

a)

context clues

b)

definitions

c)

hints

44.

a noun that describes a type of person, thing, or place or that names a concept

a)

common noun

b)

proper noun

45.

a noun that names of specific individuals, things, places, companies, etc.

a)

common noun

b)

proper noun