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Narrative Elements
Genre
Practice Questions
Figurative Language
Plot/Point of View
100
The time and place of the story.
What is setting?
100

A short story that teaches a lesson, often with animal characters.

What is a fable?

100

Lina hated speaking in front of others, so when her teacher announced a class presentation, she felt sick to her stomach. She practiced every night, whispering her lines to her mirror. On the day of the presentation, her hands shook — but she finished strong and earned a smile from her teacher.
Question:
How does Lina change from the beginning to the end of the story? Support your answer with evidence.

Teacher will review. 

100
The opposite of figurative language.
What is literal language?
100
Point of view when the narrator is a character in the story.
What first person?
200
The action or series of events that happen in a story.
What is plot?
200
A highly imaginative story with supernatural elements, like magic, super powers, or made-up creatures.
What is fantasy?
200

During recess, Malik realized he had lost the watch his grandfather gave him. He retraced his steps around the playground, searching under benches and slides. Just when he was about to give up, his friend pointed to a shiny object near the swings.
Question:
What is the main conflict in the story, and how is it resolved?

The conflict is that Malik lost his watch. The resolution is that his friend helped him find his watch. 

200

A figure of speech in which something non-human is given human characteristics.

What is personification?

200

The conflict ends and the story is coming to an end. 

What is the resolution?

300
A character who plays the most important role in the story.
What is the main character?
300

Stories that contain suspense, dark imagery, and the author slowly reveals information. 

What is mystery?

300

Ally wanted to win the art contest, but her first drawing was a mess of smeared colors. Instead of giving up, she tried again, watching tutorials and asking her sister for help. Her final painting didn’t win first place, but she felt proud of how much she improved.
Question:
What is a possible theme of this story? Use details from the text to support your answer.

Teacher will review

300

An exaggeration

What is a hyperbole?

300
The events leading up to the climax of the story.
What is rising action?
400

A problem in a story 

What is a conflict?

400
A story that is set in the past, which may contain fictional accounts of actual events.
What is historical fiction?
400

I had been training for the school race for weeks, and today was finally the big day. As the whistle blew, my heart pounded and my legs moved faster than they ever had before. I could hear the cheers of the crowd pushing me forward.
Question:
What point of view is this story written in, and how does it help you understand the narrator’s thoughts and feelings?

Teacher will review 

400
A comparison between two different things, using the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
400
The most exciting part of the story, when the conflict begins to be resolved.
What is the climax?
500
The underlying message or lesson that the author tries to convey.
What is theme?
500

Story that can happen in real-life but has not actually happened.

What is a realistic fiction?

500

I had been training for the school race for weeks, and today was finally the big day. As the whistle blew, my heart pounded and my legs moved faster than they ever had before. I could hear the cheers of the crowd pushing me forward.
Question:
What point of view is this story written in, and how does it help you understand the narrator’s thoughts and feelings?

Teacher will review

500

An expression which means something different from what the words actually say, such as "let the cat out of the bag"

What is an idiom?

500
Point of view in which the narrator is all-knowing, and can see into the minds of more than one character.
What is third person omniscient?