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Literary Terms Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the origin of information or evidence?

a)

Reliable

b)

Source

c)

Perspective

d)

Hyperbole

2.

Which term describes information that can be trusted or believed?

a)

Credible

b)

Idiom

c)

Simile

d)

Plot Development

3.

What is the term for the way a story is told from a particular character's perspective?

a)

Metaphor

b)

First Person Point of View

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Figurative Language

4.

Which term refers to a comparison using "like" or "as"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Perspective

5.

What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Reliable

c)

Source

d)

Narrator

6.

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

a)

Conflict

b)

Theme

c)

Setting

d)

Inference

7.

Which term describes a struggle between opposing forces in a story?

a)

Theme

b)

Conflict

c)

Explicit

d)

Valid

8.

What is the central idea or message in a literary work called?

a)

Inference

b)

Theme

c)

Implicit

d)

Justify

9.

What is the process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning?

a)

Explicit

b)

Inference

c)

Prevalent

d)

Valid

10.

Which term means stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion?

a)

Implicit

b)

Explicit

c)

Justify

d)

Prevalent

11.

What term describes something that is suggested or understood without being directly stated?

a)

Explicit

b)

Implicit

c)

Valid

d)

Theme

12.

Which word means logically sound and well-founded?

a)

Prevalent

b)

Valid

c)

Justify

d)

Conflict

13.

What term describes something that is widespread or commonly occurring?

a)

Justify

b)

Prevalent

c)

Implicit

d)

Setting

14.

What does it mean to provide reasons or evidence to support an argument or conclusion?

a)

Justify

b)

Inference

c)

Theme

d)

Conflict