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Short Story Literature Terms, List 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The narrator is NOT a character in the story; can reveal what characters in the story do, say, and think

a)

First person POV

b)

Third person omniscient POV

c)

Conflict

d)

Third person limited POV

2.

The conclusion of the story, where the conflict is resolved

a)

conflict

b)

exposition

c)

resolution

d)

plot

3.

A struggle between opposing forces, causing action to form the plot

a)

conflict

b)

point of view

c)

rising action

d)

falling action

4.

The part of the plot after the climax where the solution to the conflict is introduced

a)

rising action

b)

exposition

c)

falling action

d)

point of view

5.

The high point of interest, or turning point, in the story

a)

rising action

b)

resolution

c)

exposition

d)

climax

6.

The sequence of events in a story

a)

foreshadowing

b)

conflict

c)

plot

d)

rising action

7.

Hints or clues to events that have yet to occue

a)

foreshadowing

b)

conflict

c)

rising action

d)

falling action

8.

The part of the plot where the story is introduced; establishes the setting and characters

a)

falling action

b)

resolution

c)

rising action

d)

exposition

9.

The perspective from which the story is told; determines how much information the narrator can tell the reader

a)

third person limited POV

b)

point of view (POV)

c)

first person POV

d)

third person omniscient POV

10.

The narrator is NOT a character in the story; can reveal only what the characters DO and SAY

a)

third person limited POV

b)

first person POV

c)

point of view (POV)

d)

third person omniscient POV

11.

The second part of the plot; includes the events that make up most of the story and where the conflict is introduced

a)

falling action

b)

climax

c)

resolution

d)

rising action

12.

The story is told from the perspective of a single character who IS IN the story (uses words like I, me)

a)

first person narrative (POV)

b)

third person limited (POV)

c)

third person omniscient (POV)

d)

point of view (POV)