WorksheetsLiterary Terms Test - Part 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The turning point or high point in a story is called the:
a)
Plot
b)
Conflict
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution
2.
The part of the story when the conflict is solved is called the:
a)
Plot
b)
Conflict
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution
3.
The events of the story put together in an order chosen by the author is called the:
a)
Plot
b)
Conflict
c)
Climax
d)
Escalation
4.
Setting is: (Select multiple answers)
a)
How a story takes place
b)
When a story takes place
c)
Where a story takes place
d)
What a story is about
5.
When an author interrupts the present action of the story to go back to an earlier time:
a)
Flashback
b)
Allusion
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Symbolism
6.
When you read a story the main point or universal idea from the story is also called the:
a)
Plot
b)
Subject
c)
Theme
d)
Epilog
7.
When there are hints in the story that give you clues of what’s to come, it is called:
a)
Flashback
b)
Theme
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Allusion
8.
When an object, design, or person represents a bigger idea it is called:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Theme
c)
Symbolism
d)
Metaphor
9.
Adding description to writing using the five senses is called:
a)
Imagery
b)
Voice
c)
Style
d)
Simile
10.
A comparison that uses “like”, or “as”, to compare two things:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
11.
Giving human characteristics to a non-human thing:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
12.
The repetition of the same consonant sound like, “Beautiful bubbles blow by” is called:
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
13.
Words like “Murmur”, “Slap” and “Hush” sound like what they mean and are an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Hyperbole
14.
An extreme exaggeration is:
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Hyperbole
15.
Foils in literature are:
a)
Types of swords.
b)
A recurring problem the protagonist faces.
c)
Two similar characters who fight over small differences.
d)
Two characters who reveal something about each other through their differences.
16.
Extra Credit: A coming of age story is also known as a:
a)
Call to adventure
b)
Allagory
c)
Autobiography
d)
Bildungsroman
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