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6th Grade Literary Terminology

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _______ is a struggle between two opposing forces.

a)

conflict

b)

agreement

c)

harmony

d)

peace

2.

Fill in the blank: _______ is the implied or associated feeling of a word or words.

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

c)

Syntax

d)

Phonetics

3.

Fill in the blank: _______ is to show the difference between two ideas.

a)

Contrast

b)

Compare

c)

Combine

d)

Connect

4.

Fill in the blank: _______ is the dictionary definition of a word.

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Interpretation

d)

Implication

5.

Fill in the blank: _______ is a direct conversation between characters.

a)

Dialogue

b)

Monologue

c)

Narration

d)

Soliloquy

6.

Fill in the blank: _______ are factors that support a claim.

a)

Evidence

b)

Opinions

c)

Guesses

d)

Assumptions

7.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is something that is known to have happened or to exist for which objective proof exists.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

c)

belief

d)

rumor

8.

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a subjective view or judgment formed about something.

a)

opinion

b)

fact

c)

statement

d)

truth

9.

Fill in the blank: _______ is when the narrator is a character in the story.

a)

First Person Point of View (1st POV)

b)

Second Person Point of View (2nd POV)

c)

Third Person Point of View (3rd POV)

d)

Omniscient Point of View

10.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a scene that is inserted into a story showing events that occurred in the past.

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Climax

d)

Prologue

11.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a very one-dimensional character, showing only a single personality trait.

a)

Flat Character

b)

Round Character

c)

Dynamic Character

d)

Protagonist

12.

Fill in the blank: _______ is the use of hints or clues to suggest action that is to come.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Flashback

c)

Irony

d)

Symbolism

13.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a category of literature.

a)

genre

b)

author

c)

publisher

d)

novel

14.

Fill in the blank: _______ is an obvious exaggeration used to emphasize a point.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Understatement

15.

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.

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

proverb

16.

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a conclusion based on evidence.

a)

inference

b)

guess

c)

assumption

d)

prediction

17.

Fill in the blank: _______ is a literary technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions.

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

18.

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the central point of a passage or text.

a)

Main Idea

b)

Introduction

c)

Conclusion

d)

Summary

19.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using like, as, or than.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

analogy

d)

hyperbole

20.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is an emotion or need that causes a person to act in a certain way.

a)

motive

b)

reaction

c)

thought

d)

habit

21.

The _______ is the person telling the story.

a)

narrator

b)

author

c)

listener

d)

editor

22.

Fill in the blank: _______ is to have a bad or unfavorable association.

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Neutral

d)

Favorable

23.

Fill in the blank: ______ means to have neither a negative nor a positive association.

a)

positive

b)

neutral

c)

ambiguous

d)

uncertain

24.

Onomatopoeia is a word that _______ the sound it represents.

a)

imitates

b)

describes

c)

translates

d)

explains

25.

Fill in the blank: Personification is to give human qualities or traits to _______ objects or abstract qualities.

a)

lifeless

b)

living

c)

animated

d)

breathing

26.

Fill in the blank: Plot is a series of related events that present and bring about the _______ of a conflict.

a)

resolution

b)

beginning

c)

escalation

d)

complication

27.

Fill in the blank: Positive means to have a good or _______ association.

a)

favorable

b)

unfavorable

c)

neutral

d)

negative

28.

Fill in the blank: Pro is evidence in favor of a _______.

a)

claim

b)

theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

argument

29.

Fill in the blank: Protagonist is the main character, hero, or _______ in a literary work.

a)

heroine

b)

villain

c)

sidekick

d)

antagonist

30.

Fill in the blank: Pun is a play on words that involves the _______ use of a word to emphasize different meanings or applications.

a)

humorous

b)

serious

c)

literal

d)

ambiguous

31.

Resolution is the way the story comes to a _______.

a)

close

b)

beginning

c)

middle

d)

climax

32.

Fill in the blank: _________ is to clarify a statement by stating it again or in a different way.

a)

Restatement

b)

similar

c)

complicated

d)

confusing

33.

Fill in the blank: Round Character is the type of character that shows several sides to their personality – they are _______ like real people.

a)

complex

b)

simple

c)

flat

d)

predictable

34.

Fill in the blank: Setting is the time and place in which the events of a story take _______.

a)

place

b)

time

c)

character

d)

plot

35.

Fill in the blank: ______is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words like, as, or than.

a)

simile

b)

and

c)

but

d)

or

36.

Fill in the blank: Summary is a brief restatement of the main idea and details of a story in one’s own _______.

a)

words

b)

thoughts

c)

ideas

d)

sentences

37.

Fill in the blank: Symbol is an object or action that means something more or stands for something other than its _______ meaning.

a)

literal

b)

figurative

c)

symbolic

d)

abstract

38.

Fill in the blank: Synonym is a word that has a similar or _______ meaning.

a)

identical

b)

different

c)

opposite

d)

unrelated

39.

Fill in the blank: Text Evidence is information provided in the text that supports an answer to a question; information found _______ in the text.

a)

directly

b)

indirectly

c)

randomly

d)

vaguely

40.

__________Features that help the reader navigate the text (bold or italicized print, headers, subheadings, captions, graphics, etc.).

a)

text features

b)

tables

c)

footnotes

d)

references

41.

Fill in the blank:_________is the way authors organize information in the text. (chronological order, compare/contrast, description, cause/effect, problem/solution).

a)

text structure

b)

question

c)

answer

d)

issue

42.

The definition of 'Theme' is:

a)

A central idea or message in a work of art or literature.

b)

A character in a story.

c)

The setting of a story.

d)

The plot of a story.

43.

'Third Person Limited Point of View' is a narrative perspective where:

a)

the narrator knows everything about all characters.

b)

the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

c)

the narrator is a character in the story.

d)

the narrator addresses the reader directly.

44.

'Third Person Objective Point of View' is a narrative style where the narrator:

a)

Knows all the thoughts and feelings of the characters

b)

Only reports what is seen and heard, without inner thoughts

c)

Is a character in the story

d)

Speaks directly to the reader

45.

What does 'Third Person Omniscient Point of View' mean?

a)

A narrative perspective where the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of every character.

b)

A narrative perspective limited to one character's thoughts and feelings.

c)

A narrative perspective where the narrator is a character in the story.

d)

A narrative perspective that only describes actions and dialogue.

46.

Define 'Tone' in literature.

a)

The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

b)

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.

c)

The time and place in which the story takes place.

d)

The sequence of events in a story.

47.

What an author thinks or feels about a topic; also called author's point of view

a)

Perspective

b)

Viewpoint

c)

Motive

d)

Attitude

48.

What is the repeating of beginning consonant sounds in a group of words?

a)
Alliteration
b)
Rhyme
c)
Consonance
d)
Assonance
49.

A suffix is an affix added at the _____ of a word.

a)
end
b)
base
c)
middle
d)
beginning
50.

Real or fictional events that comprise the subject of a novel, story, poem, or play.

a)
Theme
b)
Character
c)
Setting
d)

Action

51.

What is an affix added at the beginning of a root or base word called?

a)
root word
b)
infix
c)
suffix
d)
prefix
52.

A word part that is added to the beginning or end of a root or base word is called

a)
affix
b)
prefix
c)
suffix
d)
root word
53.

A comparison that explains an idea or thing by comparing it to another thing more familiar is

a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
allegory
d)
analogy
54.

An _______ is a word that has an opposite meaning.

a)
synonym
b)
homonym
c)
antonym
d)
antithesis
55.

A reference ot a person, thing, event, situation, or aspect of culture, real or fictional, past or present.

a)
Citation
b)

Allusion

c)
Annotation
d)
Reference
56.

A claim that is supported by evidence.

a)
Statement
b)
Fact
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Argument
57.

The character of group of characters that stand in opposition to the main character.

a)
Supporting characters
b)
Sidekicks
c)
Protagonists
d)
Antagonists
58.

The qualities that make up a character's personality

a)

Background

b)

Hobbies

c)

Physical Traits

d)

Character Traits

59.

______________ is the reason an author writes a text.

a)
Theme
b)
Genre
c)

Author's Purpose

d)
Style
60.

When the author directly states the character's traits this is called ________________.

a)
direct characterization
b)
character development
c)
character analysis
d)
indirect characterization
61.

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 ___________________.

a)
surface reading
b)
text summarization
c)
skimming the text
d)
close reading
62.

The overall emotional feeling that the details the authors uses creates is called the

a)

temper

b)

atmosphere(mood)

c)
tone
d)
theme
63.

The point of greatest emotional impact in a story is its____________.

a)
introduction
b)
climax
c)
resolution
d)
exposition
64.

When events follow one another in proper time order

a)

Chronological order

b)
Chronological chaos
c)
Simultaneous actions
d)
Random events
65.

To show the similarities between two ideas.

a)
Contrast
b)
Analysis
c)

Compare

d)
Evaluation
66.

When the author uses the story to show the character's traits they are using

a)
Plot development
b)

Indirect Characterization

c)
Theme exploration
d)
Narrative structure
67.

The writer's position on a problem or issue is called a

a)
statement
b)

question

c)
thesis
d)
claim
68.

A con is evidence ______ a claim.

a)
against
b)
supporting
c)
in favor of
d)
for