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Plot Review and More!

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To put things together to see how they are different.
a)
fables
b)
contrast
c)
compare
d)
fairytale
2.
To put things together to see how they are the same.
a)
compare
b)
infer
c)
contrast
d)
fable
3.
Traditional story that is passed down orally from one person to another.
a)
legend
b)
myth
c)
compare
d)
folktale
4.
To form an opinion and then reach a conclusion.
a)
theme
b)
moral
c)
infer
d)
legend
5.
A lesson that teaches right and wrong.
a)
moral
b)
infer
c)
myth
d)
legend
6.
A story from the past that is believed by many but cannot be proved.
a)
theme
b)
moral
c)
myth
d)
legend
7.
The message or lesson the author wants you to know from the story.
a)
moral
b)
theme
c)
legend
d)
myth
8.
A genre in which stories are past down from generation to generation.
a)
legend
b)
infer
c)
traditional literature
d)
myth
9.
How is a fairy tale different than a fable?
a)
Only fables uses animals
b)
Only fairy tales use magic
c)
Only fairy tales have real people
d)
Only fables teach a lesson.
10.
There is only one story per culture for each fairy tale.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Myths are usually set in times long ago, before real people even existed.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

True or False do fairy tales use magic or not

a)

True

b)

False

13.
A short story about animals that has a moral.
a)
legend
b)
folktale
c)
fable
d)
myth
14.
features magic, royalty, king, queen, castles
a)
legend
b)
myth
c)
fairy tale
d)
fable
15.
Traditional story that is passed down orally from one person to another.
a)
legend
b)
myth
c)
compare
d)
folktale
16.

What was the moral of the fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare"?

a)

Big things come in small packages.

b)

The hare is always the winner because he's fast.

c)

Don't give up. Slow and steady wins the race.

d)

Don't nap during races.

17.

What phrase begins a folktale?

a)

Last night

b)

Once upon a time

c)

One day

d)

Here is a story

18.
"Snow White" is an example of a....
a)
Fairy Tale
b)
Fable
c)
Tall Tale
d)
Myth
19.
Stories that begin with- "Once upon a time.." and end with- "Happily ever after..." are called...
a)
Fables
b)
Fairy Tales
c)
Myths
d)
Tall Tales
20.
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is an example of a....
a)
Myth
b)
Tall Tale
c)
Fable
d)
Fairy Tale
21.

Characters are...

a)

the people or animals the story is about.

b)

parts of a book that the table of contents tells about.

c)

what happens in the story.

d)

where and when the story happens.

22.

Setting is...

a)

the people or animals the story is about.

b)

parts of a book that the table of contents tells about.

c)

what happens in the story.

d)

where and when the story happens.

23.

Myths originated from what culture?

a)

The Frontier

b)

Outerspace

c)

Greek and Roman

d)

Alaska

24.

Fairy tales are a battle between...

a)

second graders and third graders

b)

Goldilocks and her mother

c)

little pigs

d)

Good and evil

25.

What does plot mean?

a)

a sequence of events in a story

b)

a problem between two characters

c)

the lesson the reader understands

d)

story events in random order

26.

What is the rising action in a story's plot?

a)

the beginning; introduces characters & setting

b)

a conflict starts events that lead to the most exciting part

c)

after the climax when problems are solved

d)

the part when readers understand a lesson

27.

After the climax, when problems are starting to be wrapped up...

a)

falling action

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

exposition

28.

The ending when the major conflict has been wrapped up and the reader understands the theme...

a)

falling action

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

29.

What is the conflict?

a)

the people or animals in a story

b)

the time and place of events

c)

the problem or challenge

d)

the lesson a reader understands

30.

The lesson a reader understands when the plot ends...

a)

conflict

b)

theme

c)

climax

d)

setting

31.

The character who OPPOSES the MAIN CHARACTER is called the __________.

a)

Antagonist

b)

Narrator

c)

Protagonist

d)

Hero

32.

The CENTRAL, MAIN CHARACTER of a story is called the ____________.

a)

Narrator

b)

Villian

c)

Antagonist

d)

Protagonist

33.

What is the SEQUENCE of EVENTS in a story called?

a)

Resolution

b)

Climax

c)

Conflict

d)

Plot

34.

A STRUGGLE or PROBLEM between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist.

a)

Climax

b)

Conflict

c)

Inciting Incident

d)

Falling Action

35.

TURNING POINT in a story; the conflict or tension hits the HIGHEST point. The most SUSPENSEFUL part.


After this, everything begins to change.

a)

Exposition

b)

Resolution

c)

Climax

d)

Conflict

36.

Occurs AFTER THE CLIMAX as the characters work toward resolution (ending). Conflict unravels and the character wins or loses.


Ask: How do they start to FIX the conflict?

a)

Falling Action

b)

Rising Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Inciting Incident

37.

The point at which the CONFLICT is FIGURED OUT or RESOLVED.


Does not have to be a "happy ending."

a)

Plot

b)

Exposition

c)

Resolution

d)

Climax

38.

Provides BACKGROUND INFORMATION about the SETTING and CHARACTERS to the audience.


-Setting: Where/When

-Characters: Who/Background Knowledge

a)

Exposition

b)

Resolution

c)

Conflict

d)

Rising Action

39.

TWO characters have a MENTAL or PHYSICAL struggle with one another.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Society

40.

ONE character has a INTERNAL struggle with their MIND or HEART. Usually involves a DECISION.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Society

41.

A character has a struggle with a force of NATURE such as weather, animals, sickness, etc.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Society

42.

A character breaks the RULES, CUSTOMS, or BELIEFS of a group such as a town, school, or home.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Society