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Narrative conventions and language features revision

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of language feature gives human qualities to objects or animals?

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

2.

"Annie ate an abundance of apples for afternoon tea."

What language feature does the sentence show?

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

similie

d)

onomatopoeia

3.

What type of language feature uses "like" or "as" to compare two things?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

4.

Which of the following answers is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

buzz

b)

meow

c)

splat

d)

book

5.

"Homework is a breeze," is an example of what?

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

6.

The word 'up' in this poem is an example of what?

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

repetition

d)

personification

7.

"Her personality shines bright like a lighthouse in a storm."

What language feature does the sentence show?

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

8.

"The stars in the night sky winked at Jill from above"

What language feature does the sentence show?

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

9.

"My phone is taking forever to charge!"

What language feature does the sentence show?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

simile

10.

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:

a)

I'm only joking

b)

I'm just pulling your leg

11.

"My lungs screamed for air as I sunk further and further below the surface."

What two language features are in the above sentence?

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

repetition

d)

hyperbole

12.

"The buzzing bee bumbled by."

What language feature does the sentence show?

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

similie

d)

onomatopoeia

13.

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas."

What two language features does the sentence show?

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

personification

14.

"The wind howled in the night."

What type of language feature is this?

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

Zoomorphism

15.

"The sun smiled down on us."

What type of language feature is this?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

16.

"She is as busy as a bee."

This sentence is an example of what?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

imagery

17.

"The leaves danced in the wind."

What language feature does this sentence show?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

18.
Which of the following means the time and the place in which the events of the story happen?
a)
Setting 
b)
Dialogue
c)
Plot
d)
Characterisation
19.
Which best describes the plot?
a)
The people in the story
b)
The end of the story
c)
The events that happen in the story
d)
A type of conflict
20.
What point of view is this in: "Perseus did all he could to guard his mother against the King’s unwanted attentions."
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person
c)
Second Person
21.

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!"

a)
First Person
b)
Third Person
c)
Second Person
22.

What point of view is this in: "You jump! You weren't expecting the bell to go off so early!"

a)
First Person
b)
Third Person
c)
Second Person
23.
What is a narrative?
a)
A story
b)
Poetry
c)
A biography
d)
A research project
24.

Setting can include:

a)

Weather

b)

Character

c)

Speech

d)

Landscape

25.

Imagery

a)

Uses sensory language to describe

b)

Copying and pasting pictures into stories

c)

Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities

d)

The rate at which a story moves

26.

Makes the reader smell, taste, feel, see, hear, and imagine what the writer is describing

a)

Symbolism

b)

Diction

c)

Pacing

d)

Imagery

27.

Lexical choice

a)

Choice of words

b)

Tone of words

c)

Number of words

d)

Length of words

28.

Dialogue

a)

Conversation between characters

b)

Word choice

c)

Speed at which story moves

29.

"He was my rock, so strong and supportive."

What two language features are in this sentence?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

30.

Why is it important to use narrative writing techniques/ strategies?

a)

It is not important. They are a waste if time.

b)

They help to keep the reader engaged in your writing and are creative ways to describe important characters, settings, and events.

c)

They help to make the story flow from one idea to the next smoothly.

d)

They increase the word count.

31.

The problems, worries, and tensions between characters, situations, and the environment is known as the:

a)

setting

b)

conflicts

c)

dialogue

d)

resolution

32.

Characterization

a)

A contradiction or dilema.

b)

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

c)

Sounds written into words.

d)

Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.

33.

Which of these are narrative conventions?

a)

Plot

b)

Theme

c)

Character

d)

Anecdote

34.

What are generic conventions?

a)

The expected elements of a genre

b)

The same as narrative techniques

c)

General information about a text

d)

No idea! Help!

35.

What type of imagery relates to the sense of smell?

a)

Olfactory

b)

Auditory

c)

Visual

d)

Emotive

36.

What type of imagery related to the sense of touch?

a)

Tactile

b)

Olfactory

c)

Auditory

d)

Gustatory

37.

What type of imagery is related to taste?

a)

Gustatory

b)

Yum, yum in my tum-tum.

c)

Olfactory

d)

Tactile

38.

What type of imagery is related to sight?

a)

Gustatory

b)

Visual

c)

Olfactory

d)

Tactile

39.

What type of imagery is related to hearing?

a)

Auditory

b)

Visual

c)

Olfactory

d)

Tactile