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Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 51mins
The main character of the story
(a)
Man vs. him or herself
(a)
Person or thing working against the main character
(a)
a brief work of fiction where, usually, the main character faces a conflict that is worked out in the plot of the story
novel
short story
poem
novella
This type of character is fully developed, has many different character traits
Round
Flat
Static
Dynamic
This type of character is stereotyped, one-dimensional, few traits
Static
Dynamic
Flat
Round
This type of character does not change
Dynamic
Round
Static
Flat
This type of character changes as a result of the story's events
Flat
Static
Dynamic
Round
In this type of characterization the author directly states what the character’s personality is like. Example: cruel, kind
(a)
In this type of characterization an author shows a character’s personality through his/her actions, thoughts, feelings, words, appearance or other character’s observations or reactions
(a)
A struggle between two opposing forces
(a)
Series of related events that make up a story.
(a)
All of these are examples of external conflict except the following
man/society
man vs. himself
animal
supernatural
nature
This type of literature revolves around made up people/events
(a)
Section that introduces characters, the setting, and conflicts.
Climax
Exposition
rising action
falling action
This part of the plot consists of a series of complications.
These occur when the main characters take action to resolve their problems and are met with further problems
(a)
Highest point of tension in a story
Denoument
climax
Setting
Resolution
Where and when a story takes place
(a)
All events following the climax or turning point in the story. These events are a result of the action taken at the climax
(a)
Part of the story where all the loose ends are tied up
Setting
Exposition
Denoument
Theme
Main take away of the story or the central insight of the story.
(a)
POV where one of the characters is actually telling the story using the pronoun “I”
Omniscient
First Person
Third Person
Second Person
POV that centers on one character’s thoughts and actions.
First Person
Second Person
Omniscient
Third Person
POV that has an all knowing narrator. Can center on the thoughts and actions of any and all characters.
Omniscient
Second Person
First Person
Third Person
Vantage point from which the writer tells the story (or who)
(a)
When the present scene in the story is interrupted to flash backward and tell what happened in an earlier time.
(a)
The clues the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint about what is to come.
(a)
a contrast between expectation and reality
(a)
When a character (or someone) says one thing but means something completely different
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
When there is a contradiction between what we expect to happen and what really does happen
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
When the reader/audience knows something important that the characters in the story do not know
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story.
verbal irony
situational irony
suspense
dramatic irony
if I see someone eating a new food and he or she makes a face,
and then I MADE AN EDUCATED GUESS THEY DID NOT LIKE THAT FOOD, I made an...
(a)
When a person, thing, or idea from a different historical period is used in a story
Example: Dinosaurs and humans existing together in The Flintstones
(a)
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
Overstatement
Hyperbole
Simile
Understatement
The feeling that YOU, THE READER, get after reading
Mood
Tone
The feeling the AUTHOR presents with his/her words
Tone
Mood
_____is a word that imitates the sound it represents.
Hyperbole
Alliteration
ONOMATOPOEIA
Simile
Pick all the examples of ONOMATOPOEIA
whosh
tick-tock
sally sells seashells by the sea shore
POW!
when a writer gives human qualities to animals or objects it is called...
(a)
Pick the phrase that USES PERSONIFICATION.
The wind was chilly.
The wind howled in the night.
Pick the phrase the USES PERSONIFICATION
My alarm clock yelled at me to get out of bed.
My alarm clock rang at 3am.
Alliteration is the repetition of _____ sounds.
vowel
None of these are correct
consonant
Assonance is the repetition of the sound of a _____.
consonant
vowel
None of these answers is correct.
using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning is called (a)
If you're watching a movie about the Titanic and a character
leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die, this is an example of...
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
If a traffic cop gets caught speeding, this would be an example of...
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
Someone saying “Just what I needed”, after spilling coffee on their shirt on the way to an important meeting is an example of
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
symbols that are often used in the same way and are therefore easily recognized and understood by many
(a)
Hearts, crosses, and the peace symbol are examples of THIS type of symbol
CONVENTIONAL
CONTEXTUAL
these types of symbols appear only within the framework of a particular text.
(a)
Harry Potter's scar is an example of this type of symbol
CONTEXTUAL
CONVENTIONAL
reveals something true which at first seems contradictory.
hyperbole
simile
oxymoron
paradox
Pick the example of the paradox
He looks like a fish out of water
jumbo shrimp
If I know one thing, it is that I know nothing.
The classroom was a zoo
_____is an obvious exaggeration or overstatement
hyperbole
simile
understatement
metaphor
Pick the example of hyperbole
Kick the bucket
Baby grand piano
Deep down, you're really shallow
I walked a million miles to get here.
(a) is an expression comparing one thing to another using the words “like” or “as”.
Pick the example of a simile
Her eyes were icy
He was as busy as a bee
jumbo shrimp
I was so hungry I could eat a horse
(a) is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as”.
Pick the example of a metaphor
He was a statue, waiting to hear the news.
Life is like a box of chocolates
old news
it was the beginnig of the end
A/an (a) is a casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event.
(a) is when a writer invokes the five senses
______is an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words.
euphamism
pun
idiom
hyperbole
Pick the example of the idiom
she isn't sick; she is under the weather
a bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired
give someone the cold shoulder
jumbo shrimp
two opposite terms put together to make one term
(a)
pick the example of an oxymoron
life is like a box of chocolates
When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.
friendly fight
easy as pie
___ is a polite word or phrase used in place of one that may be too direct, unpleasant, or embarrassing.
paradox
pun
euphemism
metaphor
Pick the example of a euphemism
If it doesn’t stop raining, I’m going to build an ark.
Saying Joe was "let go" instead of "fired"
She was a mother hen, trying to take care of everyone around her.
talking a mile a minute
(a) is an expression that has lost its power or originality from overuse.
Pick the example of the cliche
a generous cheapskate
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
He was a statue, waiting to hear the news.
the grass is greener on the other side
(a) is a humorous play on words, often involving double meanings
Pick the example of a pun
Let's taco bout it
jumbo shrimp
easy as pie
My love is a red rose
