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Character Roles and Story Elements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Character who changes the most throughout the story

a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
2.
Character who acts as a catalyst (a person or thing that precipitates an event or change)
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
3.
Time and place in which the story takes place
a)
theme
b)
setting
4.
Series of events that takes place
a)
plot
b)
exposition
5.
Theme
a)
the problem
b)
moral of the story
6.
Verbal irony
a)
assigning an abstract idea to a concreate object
b)
the opposite of what is said is meant
7.
Situational irony
a)
when the opposite of what is expected actually happens
b)
the problem
8.
Dramatic irony
a)
the reader or audience knows more than the characters they are following
b)
narrator is removed from the story, but with access to characters thoughts
9.

Which is not a type of plot?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Flashback

c)

Chronological

d)

In media res

10.

What is not an external conflict?

a)

man vs. man

b)

man vs. self

c)

man vs. society

d)

man vs. nature

11.

What is the difference between dynamic and static characters?

a)

dynamic means evil and static means nice

b)

dynamic means main character and static means side character

c)

dynamic means character changes and static means character stays same

d)

dynamic means character stands out and static means characters is forgotten

12.

What is a character foil?

a)

villain or force that opposes the protagonist

b)

characters who develop & change

c)

character who contrasts with another in order to highlight particular qualities

d)

main character; central to the action

13.

Which describes a flashback plot structure?

a)

when characters go forward from present to future

b)

when characters go back from present to past usually through memories

c)

when characters travel through time

d)

when a character's life flashes before their eyes

14.

an example of internal conflict would be . . .

a)

A man fighting against his brother for their parents fortune

b)

A girl struggling to escape a deserted tropical Island

c)

A boy who wants to be an actor but is to afraid to preform in front of people

d)

A teen who is striving to convince his town to allow the youth to dance.

15.

Setting can help

a)

set the mood of a story.

b)

shape the characters of a story

c)

move the plot of the story.

d)

All of the above

16.

What is the turning point of a story?

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

resolution

d)

climax

17.

What happens in the resolution?

a)

nothing happens

b)

the conflict and tension grow

c)

the characters are introduced

d)

the problem is solved and the story can end

18.

What type of conflict is this?

a)

man vs. nature

b)

man vs. man

c)

man vs. society

d)

man vs. self

19.
The _____ or atmosphere is the feeling created in the reader by the story.
a)
Symbol
b)
Mood
c)
Protagonist
d)
Setting
20.
Making educated guesses about characters and events in a story as you learn more about them is called ____.
a)
Predicting
b)
analyzing
c)
making inferences
d)
questioning