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Worksheets6th Grade Literary Terminology
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 34mins
A _______ is a struggle between two opposing forces.
conflict
agreement
harmony
peace
Fill in the blank: _______ is the implied or associated feeling of a word or words.
Connotation
Denotation
Syntax
Phonetics
Fill in the blank: _______ is to show the difference between two ideas.
Contrast
Compare
Combine
Connect
Fill in the blank: _______ is the dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
Connotation
Interpretation
Implication
Fill in the blank: _______ is a direct conversation between characters.
Dialogue
Monologue
Narration
Soliloquy
Fill in the blank: _______ are factors that support a claim.
Evidence
Opinions
Guesses
Assumptions
Fill in the blank: A _______ is something that is known to have happened or to exist for which objective proof exists.
fact
opinion
belief
rumor
Fill in the blank: An _______ is a subjective view or judgment formed about something.
opinion
fact
statement
truth
Fill in the blank: _______ is when the narrator is a character in the story.
First Person Point of View (1st POV)
Second Person Point of View (2nd POV)
Third Person Point of View (3rd POV)
Omniscient Point of View
Fill in the blank: A _______ is a scene that is inserted into a story showing events that occurred in the past.
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Climax
Prologue
Fill in the blank: A _______ is a very one-dimensional character, showing only a single personality trait.
Flat Character
Round Character
Dynamic Character
Protagonist
Fill in the blank: _______ is the use of hints or clues to suggest action that is to come.
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Irony
Symbolism
Fill in the blank: A _______ is a category of literature.
genre
author
publisher
novel
Fill in the blank: _______ is an obvious exaggeration used to emphasize a point.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Understatement
Fill in the blank: An _______ is an expression that has a meaning of its own which is different than the literal meaning of the words.
idiom
metaphor
simile
proverb
Fill in the blank: An _______ is a conclusion based on evidence.
inference
guess
assumption
prediction
Fill in the blank: _______ is a literary technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions.
Irony
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Fill in the blank: The _______ is the central point of a passage or text.
Main Idea
Introduction
Conclusion
Summary
Fill in the blank: A _______ is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using like, as, or than.
metaphor
simile
analogy
hyperbole
Fill in the blank: A _______ is an emotion or need that causes a person to act in a certain way.
motive
reaction
thought
habit
The _______ is the person telling the story.
narrator
author
listener
editor
Fill in the blank: _______ is to have a bad or unfavorable association.
Negative
Positive
Neutral
Favorable
Fill in the blank: ______ means to have neither a negative nor a positive association.
positive
neutral
ambiguous
uncertain
Onomatopoeia is a word that _______ the sound it represents.
imitates
describes
translates
explains
Fill in the blank: Personification is to give human qualities or traits to _______ objects or abstract qualities.
lifeless
living
animated
breathing
Fill in the blank: Plot is a series of related events that present and bring about the _______ of a conflict.
resolution
beginning
escalation
complication
Fill in the blank: Positive means to have a good or _______ association.
favorable
unfavorable
neutral
negative
Fill in the blank: Pro is evidence in favor of a _______.
claim
theory
hypothesis
argument
Fill in the blank: Protagonist is the main character, hero, or _______ in a literary work.
heroine
villain
sidekick
antagonist
Fill in the blank: Pun is a play on words that involves the _______ use of a word to emphasize different meanings or applications.
humorous
serious
literal
ambiguous
Resolution is the way the story comes to a _______.
close
beginning
middle
climax
Fill in the blank: _________ is to clarify a statement by stating it again or in a different way.
Restatement
similar
complicated
confusing
Fill in the blank: Round Character is the type of character that shows several sides to their personality – they are _______ like real people.
complex
simple
flat
predictable
Fill in the blank: Setting is the time and place in which the events of a story take _______.
place
time
character
plot
Fill in the blank: ______is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words like, as, or than.
simile
and
but
or
Fill in the blank: Summary is a brief restatement of the main idea and details of a story in one’s own _______.
words
thoughts
ideas
sentences
Fill in the blank: Symbol is an object or action that means something more or stands for something other than its _______ meaning.
literal
figurative
symbolic
abstract
Fill in the blank: Synonym is a word that has a similar or _______ meaning.
identical
different
opposite
unrelated
Fill in the blank: Text Evidence is information provided in the text that supports an answer to a question; information found _______ in the text.
directly
indirectly
randomly
vaguely
__________Features that help the reader navigate the text (bold or italicized print, headers, subheadings, captions, graphics, etc.).
text features
tables
footnotes
references
Fill in the blank:_________is the way authors organize information in the text. (chronological order, compare/contrast, description, cause/effect, problem/solution).
text structure
question
answer
issue
The definition of 'Theme' is:
A central idea or message in a work of art or literature.
A character in a story.
The setting of a story.
The plot of a story.
'Third Person Limited Point of View' is a narrative perspective where:
the narrator knows everything about all characters.
the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.
the narrator is a character in the story.
the narrator addresses the reader directly.
'Third Person Objective Point of View' is a narrative style where the narrator:
Knows all the thoughts and feelings of the characters
Only reports what is seen and heard, without inner thoughts
Is a character in the story
Speaks directly to the reader
What does 'Third Person Omniscient Point of View' mean?
A narrative perspective where the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of every character.
A narrative perspective limited to one character's thoughts and feelings.
A narrative perspective where the narrator is a character in the story.
A narrative perspective that only describes actions and dialogue.
Define 'Tone' in literature.
The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
The time and place in which the story takes place.
The sequence of events in a story.
What an author thinks or feels about a topic; also called author's point of view
Perspective
Viewpoint
Motive
Attitude
What is the repeating of beginning consonant sounds in a group of words?
A suffix is an affix added at the _____ of a word.
Real or fictional events that comprise the subject of a novel, story, poem, or play.
Action
What is an affix added at the beginning of a root or base word called?
A word part that is added to the beginning or end of a root or base word is called
A comparison that explains an idea or thing by comparing it to another thing more familiar is
An _______ is a word that has an opposite meaning.
A reference ot a person, thing, event, situation, or aspect of culture, real or fictional, past or present.
Allusion
A claim that is supported by evidence.
The character of group of characters that stand in opposition to the main character.
The qualities that make up a character's personality
Background
Hobbies
Physical Traits
Character Traits
______________ is the reason an author writes a text.
Author's Purpose
When the author directly states the character's traits this is called ________________.
When we pay close attention to a text, read it carefully, and look at the details of the text in order to understand its meaning we are doing a ___________________.
The overall emotional feeling that the details the authors uses creates is called the
temper
atmosphere(mood)
The point of greatest emotional impact in a story is its____________.
When events follow one another in proper time order
Chronological order
To show the similarities between two ideas.
Compare
When the author uses the story to show the character's traits they are using
Indirect Characterization
The writer's position on a problem or issue is called a
question
A con is evidence ______ a claim.
