WorksheetsHMH Thrill of Horror Unit Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the intense feeling an audience goes through while waiting for what happens next?
tone
suspense
tension
foreshadowing
What is the literary term that defines the atmosphere or feeling of a text?
foreshadowing
mood
setting
suspense
What is the literary term that defines where and when the story takes place?
mood
tone
setting
place
What is it called when situations begin ordinary and then become extraordinary?
surprising sequence of events
chronological order
Magical events
cause and effect
The feeling of not knowing what is going to happen to a character. It gets more intense because we know that bad things happen when characters go where they shouldn't in horror stories
External Conflict (Source of Threat)
Suspense
Parallel World (Supernatural Event)
Setting
The events of a story that make the reader interested in the story being told.
Quest for Forbidden Knowledge
Good vs. Evil
Plot
Setting
When the story doesn't happen in our "regular world," but in a similar world that is different in a creepy way.
Plot
Parallel World
External Threat
Unreliable narrator or "crazy person"
Something goes wrong inside the character, and the person turns into a monster
Parallel World (Supernatural Event)
Logical Event (Supernatural Event)
THEME
Internal Conflict (Source of Threat)
The author's message about humanity as a whole.
External Conflict (Source of Threat)
Internal Conflict (Source of Threat)
Plot
Theme
The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?
to tell a story about pyramids
to convince you to eat vegetables
to inform you about the Food Group Pyramid
to explain how to go shopping for food
When you can't trust the person telling the story, you have an
limited narrartor
humorous narrator
trustworthy narrator
unreliable narrator
When information is not directly given, you can attempt to ______
guess
infer
hypothesize
give up
Writers build suspense using which of the following techniques?
Mysterious sounds and characters
Foreshadowing
Unexpected events and twists
All of these
What is the definition of climax?
the turning point of the story
the beginning of the story
the struggle between two characters
the point when the conflict is resolved
Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story?
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.
During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.
characters, conflict
climax, conflict
characters, falling action
conflict, resolution
Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?
exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution
What is the synonym we use to describe the part of the story where the loose ends are tied up and the conflict is resolved?
conclusion
exposition
inciting incident
resolution
Irony
hinting at what is to come
the opposite of what is expected
a message or overall idea
an item that represents a bigger idea
When the audience knows something that that characters in the story don't?
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
When the situation turns out differently than expected
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
When someone says the opposite of what they mean
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
The struggle between opposing forces; the problem to be solved.
conflict
dynamic character
static character
When a repeats a word in a poem or prose it is too
to signify that they really like that word
to show an insight into the character's/author's feelings
to irritate the reader into paying attention
to give a clue about the ending
What is the definition of the word TONE?
serious and immediate danger
the feeling there reader gets for the overall work
the author's attitude towards the work, setting, or characters
the way you convey words
Which word does this definition apply to? Forbidding or uninviting in appearance.
eerie
setting
peril
grim
What is a "genre"? Select the best answer.
A movie
A category of film, literature, music, or other art form
A type of story
A type of book
Which type of writing examines, analyzes, and interprets a particular work?
argumentative
narrative
opinion writing
literary criticism
What do you do when you "paraphrase"?
restate ALL information using your own words
retell the central points and most important details
a group of sentences with the same topic in a piece of writing
write what ever feels right
What's the author's purpose?
The writers reason for living
the author's favorite part of the story
the author's reason/goal for writing something
the writer's audience
What does "justify" mean?
to make something grow in strength
having similar or comparable parts
to prove something is right or vaild
to contribute to the development of the central idea
Which punctuation mark can be used to signal a break OR a pause to the reader?
question mark
exclamation point
apostrophe
comma
Add a comma in the appropriate place : If Frankenstein's monster is frightening he is also sympathetic.
If Frankenstein's monster is frightening, he is also sympathetic.
If Frankenstein's monster, is frightening he is also sympathetic.
If Frankenstein's monster is frightening he is, also, sympathetic.
If Frankenstein's monster is frightening he is also sympathetic.
Epic poems use word choice, imagery, and figurative language to carefully convey meaning and tone. "A whirlpool thick with sludge," is an example of which poetic language?
word choice
figurative language
theme
imagery
What does it mean to be an "unreliable narrator"?
to have a narrator that cannot be trusted for some reason
to have a narrator that does nothing interesting in the story
to have a narrator that tell s the story from his point of view
to have a narrator who has an attitude
How the main conflict is resolved
resolution
ending
rising action
alliteration
Which one is correct?
"Now you know why I couldn't wait to get here," said Elba.
"Now you know why I couldn't wait to get here said Elba."
Now you know why I couldn't wait to get here" said Elba."
"Now you know, why I couldn't wait to get here." said Elba.
Before a "CONJUNCTION" (For-And-Nor-But-Or-Yet-So (FANBOYS)) which joins two sentences, there needs to be a comma. Which best show cases this?
The little boy replied, "Mom! Sally ate all the cookies!"
She lives at 508 Eqast Courtland Ave., Stateville, NC.
I knew that Bugatti would sell quickly, but I had no idea the price would skyrocket after the purchase.
Your car, by the way, got squashed by an elephant.
Which example best shows a comma separating a dependent and independent clause?
Certainly, Liza is going to be here by noon.
I hate doing homework, because I feel like I'm never doing it right.
Zack lives on West Elm St., NY.
When you have the time, please make me some of your world famous cake.
The purpose of irony in literature is often to:
confuse the reader
make the story longer
create tension or humor
avoid using metaphors
