Literal vs. Figurative Language
Which sentence uses literal language?
a) The stars danced in the midnight sky.
b) The classroom was a zoo during the party.
c) The textbook weighs five pounds.
d) Her words cut deeper than a knife.
c) The textbook weighs five pounds.
Which of the following is a "topic" rather than a "theme"?
a) Love conquers all obstacles.
b) Revenge leads to self-destruction.
c) Friendship.
d) Honesty is the best policy.
c) Friendship.
The sequence of events in a story is called the:
a) Theme
b) Setting
c) Plot
d) Conflict
c) Plot
Identify the NOUN in this sentence: "The mystery remains unsolved."
a) Mystery
b) Remains
c) Unsolved
d) The
a) Mystery
"The classroom was a refrigerator" is a metaphor meaning:
a) There was food in the room.
b) The room was very cold.
c) The room was white and rectangular.
d) The teacher was a kitchen appliance.
b) The room was very cold.
"My backpack weighs a ton" is an example of:
a) Personification
b) Hyperbole
c) Simile
d) Onomatopoeia
b) Hyperbole
A theme must be expressed as:
a) A single word.
b) A complete sentence or statement.
c) The name of a character.
d) The setting of the story.
b) A complete sentence or statement.
Which part of the plot provides background information about characters and setting?
a) Rising Action
b) Exposition
c) Climax
d) Resolution
b) Exposition
Which word is a VERB?
a) Beautiful
b) Quickly
c) Celebrate
d) Happiness
c) Celebrate
If a story ends with the hero failing to defeat the villain and learning to live with defeat, this happens in the:
a) Rising Action
b) Resolution
c) Exposition
d) Inciting Incident
b) Resolution
In the phrase "The lightning screamed across the dark sky," the author uses:
a) Metaphor
b) Literal description
c) Personification
d) Alliteration
c) Personification
If the topic of a story is "War," what would be a likely theme?
a) Soldiers in a trench.
b) The devastating cost of conflict on families.
c) World War II.
d) Guns and uniforms.
b) The devastating cost of conflict on families.
The "Inciting Incident" is the moment that:
a) The story ends.
b) The main conflict is introduced.
c) The tension is at its lowest.
d) The characters are all killed off.
b) The main conflict is introduced.
In the sentence "She slowly walked home," the bolded word is an:
a) Adjective
b) Adverb
c) Noun
d) Pronoun
b) Adverb
A story's "Setting" includes both:
a) Time and Place
b) Characters and Conflict
c) Theme and Topic
d) Protagonist and Antagonist
a) Time and Place
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a) He is as brave as a lion.
b) Life is a rollercoaster.
c) The rain fell softly on the roof.
d) The flowers bowed their heads.
b) Life is a rollercoaster.
True or False: A story can have more than one theme.
a) True
b) False
a) true
The turning point of the story, where the tension reaches its peak, is the:
a) Falling Action
b) Resolution
c) Climax
d) Exposition
c) Climax
Which of the following is a PRONOUN?
a) Apple
b) They
c) Run
d) Blue
b) They
Which part of speech connects words or phrases (e.g., and, but, or, for)?
a) Preposition
b) Conjunction
c) Adverb
d) Pronoun
b) Conjunction
"The ocean waved hello to the shore" is figurative because:
a) Oceans cannot actually perform human actions like waving.
b) It uses the word "like" or "as."
c) It is a scientific fact.
d) It is an exaggeration of the ocean's size
a) Oceans cannot actually perform human actions like waving.
The theme of a story is usually:
a) Explicitly stated in the first paragraph.
b) Implied through the characters' actions and experiences.
c) Found only in the dictionary.
d) The same as the plot summary.
b) Implied through the characters' actions and experiences.
In the "Resolution," the reader usually finds out:
a) How the main conflict is settled.
b) The birth dates of the characters.
c) What the sequel will be about.
d) New characters that were hidden.
a) How the main conflict is settled.
An ADJECTIVE is used to describe a:
a) Verb or Adverb
b) Noun or Pronoun
c) Preposition
d) Conjunction
b) Noun or Pronoun
Which element refers to the "struggle between opposing forces"?
a) Setting
b) Plot
c) Conflict
d) Mood
c) Conflict