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Lit (Pre-Test)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this called?

a)

haiku

b)

sonnet

c)

tanka

d)

limerick

2.

What do we call these?

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

consonance

d)

dissonance

3.

What do we call these?

a)

synoynms

b)

homophones

c)

rhymes

d)

rhythm

4.

What type of poem is The Odyssey?

a)

epic poem

b)

elegy

c)

lyric poem

d)

ode

5.

What do we call poems that are metered but do not have any rhymed lines?

a)

modern poems

b)

lyric poems

c)

blank verse

d)

free verse

6.

What do we call poems with lines that are neither metered nor rhymed?

a)

modern poems

b)

lyric poems

c)

blank verse

d)

free verse

7.

Which of the following does NOT apply to the given images?

a)

book

b)

fiction

c)

novel

d)

biography

8.

In "Cinderella," who is the main antagonist?

a)

the prince

b)

Cinderella

c)

the stepmother

d)

the fairy godmother

9.

What do we call the person or character who tells us the story?

a)

narrator

b)

foil

c)

villain

d)

hero

10.

What is it called when the narrator knows everything in the story, including the thoughts of all the characters?

a)

limited

b)

omniscient

c)

objective

d)

subjective

11.

What do we call the main problem in a story?

a)

exposition

b)

point of view

c)

denouement

d)

conflict

12.

The story of Shrek happens in Far Far Away. What do we call this?

a)

characterization

b)

setting

c)

imagery

d)

introduction

13.

What do we call the sequence of events in a story?

a)

plot

b)

resolution

c)

climax

d)

action

14.

What do we call the big idea(s) presented in a story?
(Hint: Most refer to this as the "moral" or "lesson.")

a)

conflict

b)

theme

c)

quote

d)

reflection

15.

When a work is described as "based on a true story," what genre of literature is it?

a)

fiction

b)

nonfiction

c)

fantasy

d)

crime