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WorksheetsELA Terms to Know
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is a Protagonist?
A main character of the plot who is usually considered the hero or positive individual
A character who opposes the protagonist
A character who does not change during the story
A character with many traits
What is an Antagonist?
A) A main character of the plot who is usually considered the hero or positive individual
B) A main character of a plot who is in opposition or conflict with the protagonist
C) A character who changes from what they have learned
D) A character who embodies a single quality
What is Direct characterization?
When we find out about characters indirectly through thoughts, comments, or actions
When the narrator or a character in the story tells us what we need to know about a character
A character who embodies a single quality
A character who changes from what they have learned
What is Indirect characterization?
When the narrator or a character in the story tells us what we need to know about a character
When we find out about characters indirectly through thoughts, comments, or actions
A character who embodies a single quality
A character who changes from what they have learned
Fill in the blank: A _______ character is a main character of the plot who is usually considered the hero or positive individual.
Protagonist
Antagonist
Sidekick
Narrator
What is the point of view where the voice is that of a character who is part of the story?
1st person
3rd person
In which point of view is the voice that of a narrator who is watching the story?
1st person
3rd person
Fill in the blank: The part of the plot that introduces the setting, characters, and initial conflict is called _________.
Exposition
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
What is the part of the plot where the author builds suspense by adding conflict?
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Fill in the blank: The point of highest interest in a literary work, where the main conflict is resolved, is called the _________.
Climax
Exposition
Falling action
Rising action
What is the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out?
Exposition
Resolution
Falling Action
What is an external conflict?
A struggle within a character
A struggle coming from outside a character
A struggle with nature
A struggle with society.
What is an internal conflict?
A struggle with another character
A struggle with society
A struggle within a character
A struggle with nature.
What type of conflict involves a character struggling against a natural force such as a flood or disease?
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Society
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Self
Hyperbole is ....
A figure of speech characterized by exaggeration.
A type of analogy.
A rhetorical question.
A metaphor.
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things.
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration.
A character in a story.
A type of simile.
Personification is ......
Attributing human qualities to non-human entities
Giving non-human entities a voice
Assigning animal characteristics to humans
Describing inanimate objects in abstract terms
A simile ....
A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'
A straightforward statement about two things
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
A type of metaphor with no explicit comparison word
Fill in the blank: A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words ___ or ___.
like, as
unlike, than
not, but
more, less
Fill in the blank: A metaphor is a direct comparison of two ___ things.
different
similar
identical
related
Fill in the blank: Alliteration involves words that start with the same ___ and are used close together in a phrase or sentence.
letter
sound
rhyme
syllable
Fill in the blank: Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the ___ it makes.
sound
noise
melody
beat
Fill in the blank: Hyperbole is an extreme ___ used to make a point.
exaggeration
understatement
inference
extrapolation
Fill in the blank: An idiom is a common saying with a meaning different than the words that make it ___.
literal
figurative
abstract
contradictory
What is a flashback?
A part of a story that happened before the current action
Hints or clues about what may happen later
The use of figures of speech to create vivid images
What is foreshadowing?
A) A part of a story that happened before the current action
B) Hints or clues about what may happen later
C) The use of figures of speech to create vivid images
What is imagery?
A) A part of a story that happened before the current action
B) Hints or clues about what may happen later
C) The use of figures of speech to create vivid images
Fill in the blank: Flashback is a technique used by the author to transport the reader back in time to share more information about an important event. A flashback helps the reader _______.
to understand the backstory
to anticipate future events
to skip essential details
to see an alternate narrative
Fill in the blank: Foreshadowing is a technique used by the author to hint at or explain something that happens later in the book. Foreshadowing helps the reader predict _______.
something that happens later in the book.
the characters' hidden past.
the moral dilemmas faced by the characters.
the sudden changes in narrative style.
Sensory details enhance a story because.....
They invoke the five senses and create vivid mental images.
They dictate the plot without emotions.
They rely on abstract concepts without physical description.
They add unnecessary details that distract the reader.
Which type of irony involves a mismatch between what the reader thinks may happen and how the event or story actually is resolved?
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Cosmic Irony
What is the term for when words, symbols, themes, or other parts of the story are used more than once?
Repetition
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Allegory
What is an object that is used to represent something else called?
An object that is used to represent something else is called a 'symbol'.
An object that is used to represent something else is called a 'model'.
An object that is used to represent something else is called a 'representation'.
An object that is used to represent something else is called a 'figure'.
What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words called?
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
What are words that represent sounds called?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Connotation .....
It refers to the literal meaning of a word.
It refers to the emotional or cultural associations of a word.
It means a punctuation mark.
It is a part of speech.
The denotation of a word is ....
Its literal meaning
The emotional associations
Its etymological origin
Its phonetic structure
Define inference.
The process of drawing logical conclusions based on evidence.
A random guess.
Simple observation.
No conclusion is drawn.
A narrative poem is .....
a poem that tells a story
a poem that describes a scene
a poem that focuses on emotion
a poem that explains a scientific concept
Authors use specific words to develop tone by ______.
using words that evoke specific emotions
choosing random words
using complex sentence structures
avoiding figurative language
What is a Narrative?
A poem
A story or narrated account
A type of prose
A stanza
Prose is non-poetry, most writing falls into this category. True or False?
True
False
A Stanza is the division of a poem similar to a 'paragraph' in a work of prose. True or False?
True
False
Mood is the emotional quality the reader experiences from the words, images, and descriptions created by the writer. True or False?
True
False
Tone is the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience.
True
False
