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WorksheetsNarrative conventions and language features revision
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 21mins
What type of language feature gives human qualities to objects or animals?
personification
simile
onomatopoeia
alliteration
"Annie ate an abundance of apples for afternoon tea."
What language feature does the sentence show?
metaphor
alliteration
similie
onomatopoeia
What type of language feature uses "like" or "as" to compare two things?
simile
metaphor
Which of the following answers is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?
buzz
meow
splat
book
"Homework is a breeze," is an example of what?
repetition
simile
metaphor
alliteration
The word 'up' in this poem is an example of what?
simile
onomatopoeia
repetition
personification
"Her personality shines bright like a lighthouse in a storm."
What language feature does the sentence show?
metaphor
alliteration
simile
"The stars in the night sky winked at Jill from above"
What language feature does the sentence show?
personification
metaphor
simile
"My phone is taking forever to charge!"
What language feature does the sentence show?
onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
simile
An idiom is a common saying that uses figurative language (e.g. over the moon, see the light, that was a piece of cake).
Which of the following statements is an idiom:
I'm only joking
I'm just pulling your leg
"My lungs screamed for air as I sunk further and further below the surface."
What two language features are in the above sentence?
metaphor
personification
repetition
hyperbole
"The buzzing bee bumbled by."
What language feature does the sentence show?
metaphor
alliteration
similie
onomatopoeia
"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas."
What two language features does the sentence show?
metaphor
alliteration
simile
personification
"The wind howled in the night."
What type of language feature is this?
personification
simile
onomatopoeia
Zoomorphism
"The sun smiled down on us."
What type of language feature is this?
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
"She is as busy as a bee."
This sentence is an example of what?
simile
metaphor
personification
imagery
"The leaves danced in the wind."
What language feature does this sentence show?
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
What point of view is this in: "Well, I honestly don't know what all the fuss was about! It wasn't like it was our fault! We didn't do anything!"
What point of view is this in: "You jump! You weren't expecting the bell to go off so early!"
Setting can include:
Weather
Character
Speech
Landscape
Imagery
Uses sensory language to describe
Copying and pasting pictures into stories
Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities
The rate at which a story moves
Makes the reader smell, taste, feel, see, hear, and imagine what the writer is describing
Symbolism
Diction
Pacing
Imagery
Lexical choice
Choice of words
Tone of words
Number of words
Length of words
Dialogue
Conversation between characters
Word choice
Speed at which story moves
"He was my rock, so strong and supportive."
What two language features are in this sentence?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Why is it important to use narrative writing techniques/ strategies?
It is not important. They are a waste if time.
They help to keep the reader engaged in your writing and are creative ways to describe important characters, settings, and events.
They help to make the story flow from one idea to the next smoothly.
They increase the word count.
The problems, worries, and tensions between characters, situations, and the environment is known as the:
setting
conflicts
dialogue
resolution
Characterization
A contradiction or dilema.
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
Sounds written into words.
Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.
Which of these are narrative conventions?
Plot
Theme
Character
Anecdote
What are generic conventions?
The expected elements of a genre
The same as narrative techniques
General information about a text
No idea! Help!
What type of imagery relates to the sense of smell?
Olfactory
Auditory
Visual
Emotive
What type of imagery related to the sense of touch?
Tactile
Olfactory
Auditory
Gustatory
What type of imagery is related to taste?
Gustatory
Yum, yum in my tum-tum.
Olfactory
Tactile
What type of imagery is related to sight?
Gustatory
Visual
Olfactory
Tactile
What type of imagery is related to hearing?
Auditory
Visual
Olfactory
Tactile
