WorksheetsLiterary Elements Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 36mins
What is tone?
where and when a story takes place
the author's reason for writing a story
the author's attitude toward the story
how the story makes you feel
What is mood?
where and when a story takes place
the author's reason for writing a story
the author's attitude toward the story
how the story makes you feel
Which word best describes the tone of the passage below?
I never wanted to see that movie, but my annoying little sister kept pestering me. Eventually, her whining wore me down, and I gave in. But that waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
admiring
sad
annoyed
hopeful
What is the best definition of imagery?
An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.
The author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.
Exaggeration
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.
This sensory language sentence appeals to which sense:
The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.
hearing
smell
sight
touch
This sentence appeals to which sense:
After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.
Sight
Taste
Touch
Smell
This sentence appeals to which sense:
The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.
Hearing
Taste
Smell
Sight
What is symbolism in literature?
Something that is used to represent an idea or quality.
A picture that means exactly what it is.
A symbol.
Eric's car broke down in the woods and his phone wasn't getting a signal. He used his car antenna as a spear and caught fresh salmon. He started a fire with sparks from his car battery, and he ate the cooked salmon while waiting for help. What character trait does Eric BEST demonstrate?
Helpless- Eric has no clue what to do in a crisis.
Daring- Eric is brave and doesn't ask anyone for help and can do everything alone.
Fun-loving- Eric loves to have adventures.
Resourceful- Eric uses the resources he has: antenna and car battery- to make the best out of a bad situation.
Michael has clothes all over the floor of his bedroom. Underneath the clothes on his floor is a pizza box with crusts in it. Underneath the pizza box are pieces to a board game that Michael never put away. Michael takes a seat on his unmade bed with his shoes on and plays video games all night. What character trait does Michael BEST demonstrate?
Dreamer- Michael is not engaged with reality because he loves video games.
Messy- Michael does not clean up after himself, and has leftover food and clothes on his floor.
Rude- Michael does not engage with his friends.
Spoiled- Michael has everything done for him so he doesn't have to work.
Arnold sat on the couch. He wanted to change the television station, but the controller was all the way at the end of the couch by his feet. Arnold sort of scooted toward it and attempted to grab it with his feet. The controller fell and landed several feet away from him. Arnold quit trying to change the channel and just watched whatever was playing. What character trait does Arnold BEST demonstrate?
Methodical- using several methods, Arnold gets what he wants- he changes the TV channel.
Reckless- He knocked the remote on the floor in his attempt to reach it.
Selfish- He wants to change the channel to something he likes instead of just being happy with the current program.
Lazy- He is too lazy to sit up and get the remote properly and when he fails he doesn't try again and settles for a boring program.
The repetition of the sound at the beginning of a word (ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.)
alliteration
simile
setting
none of the above
CLUES about what is going to happen as the story unfolds
simile
alliteration
setting
foreshadowing
The place the story happens. The description of it can create a specific mood or feeling or give hints about
the future
setting
alliteration
plot
exposition
A comparison between two things using “like” or “as”
(examples: They fought like cats and dogs. You were as brave as a lion.)
simile
alliteration
hyperbole
When someone says one thing but means the opposite
verbal irony
dramatic irony
climax
An example of alliteration is...
The tree danced.
Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
She looked as innocent as an angel.
Boom! Bang! Pow!
Often, the most important decision an author makes is his or her word choice. What is word choice also known as?
Diction
Words
Foreshadowing
Metaphors
Any instance in which the narrator or a character says one thing but means something else is...
A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in waiting down the path where the woman is jogging.
Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, but the audience knows she drank a sleeping potion.
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
No Irony
What type of irony is shown on this cartoon?
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
No Irony
