WorksheetsLiterary Elements Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the sequence of events in a story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution called?
Theme
Plot Structure
Setting
Conflict
What term describes the central idea of a work of literature, often a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work?
Climax
Setting
Theme
Conflict
Where and when the story takes place is known as what?
Theme
Setting
Rising Action
Climax
What is the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax and build suspense called?
Rising Action
Falling Action
Resolution
Theme
When one character struggles against another character, it is known as what type of conflict?
Internal Conflict
External Conflict (Man vs. Man)
External Conflict (Man vs. Nature)
Rising Action
A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character is called what?
External Conflict (Man vs. Man)
Rising Action
Internal Conflict
Falling Action
When a character struggles against the elements of nature, especially for survival, it is known as what type of conflict?
Internal Conflict
External Conflict (Man vs. Man)
External Conflict (Man vs. Nature)
Rising Action
What is the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and leads to a resolution?
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
What is the end of a literary work when loose ends are tied up, the conflict is resolved, and questions are answered called?
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Resolution/Denouement
When the author directly describes a character, it is known as what?
Indirect Characterization
Direct Characterization
Theme
Setting
What is the term for a struggle between two opposing forces in a story?
Climax
Conflict
Theme
Setting
What is a flat character?
A. A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action.
B. An uncomplicated character with a single quality who does not change throughout the text.
C. A character or force in conflict with the main character.
D. Main character in a story.
What is a dynamic character?
A. A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action.
B. An uncomplicated character with a single quality who does not change throughout the text.
C. A character or force in conflict with the main character.
D. Main character in a story.
Who is the protagonist in a story?
A. A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action.
B. An uncomplicated character with a single quality who does not change throughout the text.
C. A character or force in conflict with the main character.
D. The main character in a story.
What does 'Point of View' refer to in a story?
A. The perspective from which a story is told.
B. An uncomplicated character with a single quality who does not change throughout the text.
C. A character or force in conflict with the main character.
D. Main character in a story.
