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Narrative Elements Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Indirect Characterization is:

a)

When an author plainly tells you what a character is like.

b)

When an author uses a characters speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks to tell the reader what the character is like.

c)

None of these.

2.

What is a character trait?

a)

The character's name.

b)

Words used to describe different aspects of the character.

3.

Direct Characterization is:

a)

When the author uses the character's speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks to tell the reader what the character is like.

b)

When the author plainly states what the character is like.

c)

Neither of these.

4.
What type of characterization is the following example?
Brandon leaned back in his chair during the lecture.  He was bored with the classes discussion of rock formations.
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
5.
What type of character trait is the following example?
Tiffany loved when her teachers gave her creative projects.  Her favorite things to do were paint, write music, play her guitar, and mold pottery.
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
6.
What type of character trait is the following example?
Jake walked around the lunchroom.  For every new student he saw, he stopped and said hello and gave them a fist bump.
a)
talented
b)
friendly
c)
adventurous
d)
humorous
7.

What is considered the turning point and most intense part of the story?

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

8.

When does the reader learn about the characters, setting, and main conflict?

a)

resolution

b)

falling action

c)

exposition

d)

climax

9.

When are loose ends of the plot tied up and the conflict is being resolved?

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

10.

When does the story come to a conclusion?

a)

resolution

b)

climax

c)

rising action

d)

falling action

11.

What part of the story does majority of the action take place?

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

12.
What is a plot?
a)
a guess about what will happen next in a story
b)
the series of events or action in a story
c)
the final outcome of a story
d)
the high point of a story
13.
What is a plot?
a)
a guess about what will happen next in a story
b)
the series of events or action in a story
c)
the final outcome of a story
d)
the high point of a story
14.
The story's time and place is its ___.
a)
tone
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
voice
15.
The main character in a story is the ___.
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
exposition
d)
climax
16.
The opposing character or force to the main character is the ___.
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
plankton
d)
villian
17.
Which part of the plot is
the most intense? This is usually a turning point for the main character.
a)
falling action
b)
exposition
c)
exposition
d)
climax
18.
A problem faced by the main character.
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
exposition
d)
symbol
19.
Is the following situation an example of an internal or external conflict?
Joe can't decide whether to live with his mom or his dad.
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
20.
Is the following situation an example of an internal or external conflict?
Alice can't find her phone because her brother stole it from her room.
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
21.
All the events that lead to the climax of a story are called the ___.
a)
conflict
b)
exposition
c)
falling action
d)
rising action
22.
The exposition...
a)
Introduces the reader to the characters and setting
b)
Is the part of the story where a character changes
c)
Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved
d)
Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is
23.
The ending of a story usually contains the ___.
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
24.
What happens in the falling action?
a)
You are introduced to the conflict.
b)
The setting is described in detail. 
c)
Events begin to calm down after the climax. 
d)
It is the exact same as the rising action. 
25.
Which list shows the correct order for most stories? 
a)
exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution 
b)
exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution
c)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution 
d)
rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution
26.

What type of conflict is this:

Katniss Everdeen fights against the govenment of Panem

a)

Man vs Society

b)

Man vs Nature

c)

Man vs. Self

27.

What type of conflict is this:

Sam is trapped in a flooded cave and has to find his way out.

a)

man vs nature

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs self

28.

setting

a)

when and where the story takes place.

b)

the turning point or most intense and exciting part of a story, play or movie.

29.

conflict

a)

a struggle or problem a character in a story must overcome.

b)

a related series of events in the plot of a story that build toward the point of greatest interest.

30.

internal conflict

a)

a character struggles with something within themselves.

b)

when and where the story takes place

31.

falling action

a)

action that happens right after the climax of a story, where the tension decreases

b)

a related series of events in the plot of a story that build toward the point of greatest interest

32.
Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.
During the exposition, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.
a)
characters, setting 
b)
characters, falling action 
c)
climax, conflict 
d)
conflict, resolution
33.
What is the definition of plot?
a)
The lesson in the story
b)
The sequence of events in the story
c)
The turning point of the story
d)
The conflict in the story
34.
I ran up a steep hill. I was very hot and exhausted. It was a long race, but I was in the lead. I knew if I could keep my pace I would be able to win the race. 
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
35.
What point of view uses the word 
I?
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
36.
What point of view uses the word 
he?
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
37.
"You need to try harder, Kyle, if you want to graduate," Mr. Jenkins intoned. Kyle nodded his head, but he wasn't really listening. He was picturing himself snowboarding down a mountain while Mr. Jenkins lectured him. Somehow, Kyle knew exactly where to put the "uh-huhs" even though he wasn't listening to a word that Mr. Jenkins was saying. "Do you want to graduate, Kyle?" Mr. Jenkins asked.
"Uh-huh," replied Kyle.
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
38.
Corman hit the garage door button. There was no response. This frustrated Corman, who hit the button several more times in a fit of rage. Still, there was no response. Kathy said, "Let me try, Corman." Kathy believed that Corman was a clumsy oaf and that he was hitting the button incorrectly. She tested her suspicions by hitting the button gently. The opener whirred and pulled up the garage door. Corman felt embarrassed. Kathy was happy that they would be able to leave the garage now.
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
39.
Rudy took a bite of the sandwich. Even though he did not like eggs, he knew that eating it would make Marissa happy. It did. Marissa was pleased as punch to see Rudy enjoying the sandwich that she had made for him. "Do you like it?" Marissa asked excitedly. Rudy lied with a big fake smile, "Yup! Eggs are my favorite. This is so good." Nothing could have made Marissa happier.
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
40.
As the train pulled into the station, we finally met eyes. We had been avoiding this moment, but it was here now. Tears welled. Words choked. We hugged each other awkwardly before I grabbed my bags and jumped on the train. A chapter had ended. Things would never be the same between us again.
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
41.
What is the purpose of point of view?
a)
to let the characters know what the reader can see or hear
b)
to express the character's thoughts and allow the reader to see and hear the story in different ways
c)
to let the reader know what the author knows about a story
d)
to express the author's thoughts and feelings and allow the reader to know what the character's know
42.
Third person omniscient point of view is when the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of ______ characters.
a)
all
b)
one
c)
no
d)
more than three
43.
Point of view is...
a)
the author's opinion
b)
who the narrator is
c)
the vantage point, or perspective of a story
d)
the reader's opinion or perspective
44.
Which point of view is when the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character?
a)
Second person
b)
Third person objective
c)
Third person limited
d)
Third person omniscient
45.

I dipped my hand in the sparkling night-lit water, cupping the warm water in my hand and throwing it at my cousin Alexi.

a)

Sight

b)

Sound

c)

Taste

d)

Touch

46.

“Goal!!! Goal!!!” you hear on the TV…hearing the loud screams on the background.

a)

Sight

b)

Sound

c)

Touch

d)

Taste

47.

 He looked swollen and a little red and purple…he had a lot of black hair. All the walls were white…He was wrapped in a white blanket and it had a red and blue stripe at the top. He looked like a burrito wrapped in it.

a)

Touch

b)

Smell

c)

Sight

d)

Sound

48.

The road was calm, no cars would come only a few times moving through the sand. I could hear the fish jumping in and out of the water with the nooks in the bottom of the river.

a)

Smell

b)

Sight

c)

Sound

d)

Touch

49.

Which is true about sensory details?

a)

The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting

b)

They describe at least one of the 5 senses

c)

Both are true

50.

Which of the following describes the sense of smell.

a)

He bit into the juicy apple.

b)

His breath was minty fresh when we spoke.

c)

His eyes were as blue as the ocean.

d)

He was singing like an injured cat.

51.
Dialogue is
a)
a conversation between/amongst characters
b)
a verb
c)
when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
d)
boring