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Literary Terms Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a source that can be trusted and is dependable?

a)

Credible

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Simile

2.

Which term refers to the perspective from which a story is told?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Point of View

c)

Plot Development

d)

Setting

3.

What is the term for a comparison using "like" or "as"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Hyperbole

4.

Which term describes an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Idiom

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

5.

What is the term for the person who tells the story?

a)

Narrator

b)

Perspective

c)

Source

d)

Plot Development

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 the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

a)

Theme

b)

Conflict

c)

Inference

d)

Justify

8.

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

a)

Setting

b)

Theme

c)

Explicit

d)

Valid

9.

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

a)

Inference

b)

Implicit

c)

Prevalent

d)

Justify

10.

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

a)

Implicit

b)

Explicit

c)

Valid

d)

Prevalent

11.

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

a)

Explicit

b)

Implicit

c)

Justify

d)

Theme

12.

Which word means logically sound and well-founded?

a)

Prevalent

b)

Valid

c)

Conflict

d)

Setting

13.

What term describes something that is widespread or commonly occurring?

a)

Prevalent

b)

Explicit

c)

Inference

d)

Justify

14.

What does it mean to show or prove to be right or reasonable?

a)

Implicit

b)

Justify

c)

Theme

d)

Conflict