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Literary Elements

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The time or place in which a story takes place is the

a)

Main Idea

b)

Solution

c)

Setting

d)

Title

2.

Another word for conflict is

a)

Resolution

b)

Fight

c)

Character

d)

Problem

3.

The pieces that make up a story are the

a)

Author's Purpose

b)

Literary Elements

c)

Theme

d)

Text Structure

4.

The resolution is how the __________ is solved.

a)

Conflict

b)

Answer

c)

Setting

d)

Character

5.

The most important character is also referred to as

a)

the minor character.

b)

the animal in the story.

c)

the major character.

d)

not important.

6.

Can a story have different settings?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

What is a character in a story?

a)

The people and animals in a story.

b)

A picture.

c)

What kind of person someone is.

d)

Where the story takes place.

8.

Can a character change in a story?

a)

Yes

b)

No, they stay the same.

9.
Lesson or moral learned from the story 
a)
Theme 
b)
Point of View 
c)
Setting 
d)
Conflict 
10.

Lucas, Cricket, Marcus, Marius, and Ms. Hockaday

*This is an example of a story's _________.

a)

characters

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

theme

11.
What is setting? 
a)
The time and location in which a story takes place
b)
A series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
c)
a struggle between two people or things in a short story.
d)
What you turn on the washer
12.

Why is the setting important in a story?

a)

Because my teacher said it was important

b)

It tells us the ending.

c)

It helps us visualize what the land and characters look like in a story.

13.

Jake found his seat with the other trumpet players. He had

just enough time to get his trumpet assembled before Mr. Ashley, the band teacher, called them to attention.

Which of these things would you be likely to see in this setting?

a)

baseball bat

b)

a toothbrush

c)

a piano

d)

a jar of jam

14.

After they bought popcorn and soda, Jacob and Lauren found seats near the front. Lauren was excited, but Jacob was a little nervous. He had heard that this one was really

scary. Where does this story take place?

a)

at school

b)

in the living the room

c)

at the movies

d)

at a basketball game

15.

Mrs. Craig stood in the long line tapping her foot impatiently. She had a package to mail to her aunt across the country and she wanted to buy some stamps too. Where does this take place?

a)

at the hospital

b)

in the mall

c)

in the airport

d)

at the post office

16.

As Brian opened the door, sunlight flooded the small room.

He grabbed a shovel that was leaning against the wall and headed back out to the garden without closing the door. Which of these things would you be likely to see in this setting?

a)

a balloon

b)

a rake

c)

a loaf of bread

d)

a basket

17.

"Okay, we need apples, milk, some cereal, and a carton of

eggs, " said Mom as she grabbed a cart.

Where does this take place?

a)

in a toy store

b)

in a restrurant

c)

at a grocery store

d)

at a bookstore