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WorksheetsTheme, Irony, Setting & Rhetoric Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 22mins
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
Irony
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
An appeal to credibility, ethics, or moral principles
Pathos
Logos
Ethos
An appeal to logic or reason
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
An appeal to emotion
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
What kind of irony is this?
verbal
situational
dramatic
What type of irony is this?
verbal
dramatic
situational
What type of irony?
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Identify the type of irony in the example:
A couple's counselor who has been divorced six times.
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational
Identify the type of irony in the example:
"Wow. Hilarious." in response to a really terrible joke.
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational
A man makes a sharp turn on his bicycle in order to avoid riding into a runner, but he ends up riding into a tree. This is an example of—
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
In "Beauty and the Beast", the audience knows that the Beast is a prince. However, Belle is not aware of this. This is an example of—
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
What type of irony is this?
situational
verbal
dramatic
This chair looks SO relaxing!
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
A man looked out the window to see a hail storm, thunder and lightning. He turned to his friend and said, "This is wonderful weather we're having!"
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
none of the above
What is the definition of a setting of a story?
The time is current.
A place or surrounding where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
Go into your settings menu and change them.
How do you identify a setting of a story?
Find it by what the character says and how the narrator is directing the story.
The way an electronic device functions.
Give up and think of a random place.
Bob tells his friend how unusual the hot weather has been lately considering it is in the middle of fall. What inference can you make about the setting?
That it is always hot where bob lives.
Bob lives in a cold area that doesn’t usually get warm during the fall
This is normal and it happens all of the time.
Bob lives in a warm area that doesn't usually get cold during the fall.
Themes are about universal topics. For example, a topic could be compassion, relationships or fate. A theme is often stated as a judgment about one of these topics. For example, a theme about the topic of relationships could be "relationships teach you important lessons."
Which of the following could be the theme of a story?
You can never turn your back on your family.
Most people have at least one brother or sister.
A young girl returns to her family after moving far away.
“I’ll never speak to you again,” she said quietly to her mother.
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Your past does not define you.
A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.
returning home after a long time
an old man who used to be a farmer
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
Skim through the story
Just read the beginning of the story
Think about what the character has learned
Read only the ending of the story
Which of the following is an example of theme?
She was thoughtful and kind.
Don't judge people by outward appearances.
Happiness
Jack risked his life to save Jane.
Which is an example of theme?
Connor overcame obstacles with his mindset.
Kira took a bad situation and made the most of it.
Lizzie is a follower.
People's decisions are often an indication of their true character.
Three flies notice an overturned honey pot. Two of the flies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest fly stays back. The two flies tease the older fly, but then get stuck in the honey.
What is the theme of this story?
Some prizes aren't worth it.
Overeating leads to illness.
Insects value food over safety.
Always send a tester.
Which of the following are questions readers can ask themselves to determine the theme of a story?
What did the characters learn?
Why did the characters act this way?
How did the characters grow or change?
All of the above
A dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?
Be respectful with others
Be honest
Always share your things with others
Don't be greedy
The best definition of theme is...
The lesson the author is teaching.
A word that summarizes the story.
The message the author is sending.
The character's main problem.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
Life is short; make the most of it.
When and where a story takes place is called:
the location
the theme
the setting
An unreliable narrator is usually told from
Second person point of view
First person point of view
Third person point of view
What is the meaning of point of view?
Point of view describes when and where a story takes place.
Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told or who is telling the story
Point of view describes the conflict in the story.
Point of view describes the turning point of the story.
What is an unreliable narrator?
A narrator who accurately tells the events of a story
A narrator who tells how every character feels in a story
A narrator in the story who does not tell the events of the story accurately
A narrator who only explains one thing.
An unreliable narrator would be
Adult
Child
Senior Citizen
An unreliable narrator can be all the following EXCEPT
Incapable of telling the truth
Distorted due to mental disorders
Extremely trustworthy
Someone who is young
A type of narrative perspective in where the author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
A type of narrative perspective in where the author uses pronouns like 'I" and "me."
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
A type of narrative perspective in where the author uses pronouns like ''they" and "them."
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
The narrator is the
person telling the story
main character in the story
person listening to the story
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
An exaggerated statement
gives non-human objects human characteristics.
an expression that's meaning is different from the literal meaning.
What is the author's purpose for using rhetorical questions?
Make a point
Persuade the reader
Create a dramatic effect
All of the above
