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Fiction

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the term 'Fiction' refer to?

a)

A) A type of non-fictional writing

b)

B) A type of fictional writing

c)

C) A scientific term

d)

D) A historical event

2.

What is the definition of 'character'?

a)

A person in a novel, play, or movie

b)

A written symbol used to represent speech

c)

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual

d)

A style of typeface

3.

The definition of 'external conflict' is:

a)

a struggle occurring within a character's mind

b)

a struggle between a character and an outside force

c)

a struggle between characters in a story

d)

a struggle between a character and their emotions

4.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a scene in the story that goes back to the past.

a)

flashback

b)

foreshadowing

c)

climax

d)

subplot

5.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a quality or personality that describes a character.

a)

trait

b)

object

c)

event

d)

place

6.

The term for when a character struggles against a strong emotion is:

a)

Internal conflict

b)

External conflict

c)

Character development

d)

Plot twist

7.

Who is the main character in the story?

a)

The main character is the protagonist.

b)

The main character is the antagonist.

c)

The main character is a sidekick.

d)

The main character is a narrator.

8.

What is the 1st person point of view?

a)

Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns 'I' or 'we'.

b)

The narrator focuses on only one character's thoughts and feelings; uses the pronouns 'they', 'he', and 'she'.

9.

Fill in the blank: The 3rd person limited point of view is when the narrator focuses on only one character's thoughts and feelings; uses the pronouns 'they', 'he', and 'she'.

a)

1st person point of view

b)

2nd person point of view

c)

3rd person omniscient point of view

d)

3rd person limited point of view

10.

What is the 3rd person objective point of view?

a)

The narrator focuses on no character's thoughts or feelings.

b)

The narrator is all-knowing and tells the reader all of the character's thoughts and feelings.

c)

The narrator is a character in the story.

11.

What is the 3rd person omniscient point of view?

a)

The narrator focuses on no character's thoughts or feelings.

b)

The narrator is all-knowing and tells the reader all of the character's thoughts and feelings.

c)

The narrator is a character in the story.

12.

What is the definition of 'falling action'? Fill in the blank: Falling action is the events resulting from the _______.

a)

Falling action is the events resulting from the climax of a story.

b)

introduction of a story.

c)

resolution of a story.

d)

conflict in a story.

13.

What is the definition of 'setting'? Fill in the blank: Setting is where and when the story _______.

a)

Setting is where and when the story takes place.

b)

Setting is where the characters are introduced.

c)

Setting is the main conflict of the story.

d)

Setting is the resolution of the story.

14.

What is the term for 'events that help predict what will happen later in the story'?

a)

foreshadowing

b)

flashback

c)

climax

d)

exposition

15.

What is the term for 'the problem, events, and the resolution'?

a)

plot

b)

character

c)

setting

d)

theme

16.

What is the definition of 'climax'?

a)

The turning point in a story

b)

The beginning of a story

c)

The end of a story

d)

The introduction of characters

17.

The 'narrator' in a story is:

a)

the main character

b)

the person who tells the story

c)

the author

d)

the reader