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Elements of Fiction. Pre- Practice-Test
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28 Questions
1.
The time and place and mood of the story
a) setting
b) theme
c) conflict
2.
When the unexpected or opposite occurs.
a) Conflict
b) Irony
c) Antagonist
3.
Struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces.
a) Conflict
b) Plot
c) Theme
4.
The overall meaning or message of the story.
a) Irony
b) Theme
c) Plot
5.
An undeveloped character we know very little about, or one or two traits.
a) Round
b) Flat
c) Antagonist
6.
Sequence or series of events in a story.
a) Plot
b) Theme
c) Conflict
7.
Main character in a fiction or drama.
a) Protagonist
b) Antagonist
c) Hero
8.
An outside narrator who tells the story. They know all the characters' actions and feelings.
a) 1st person narrator
c) 3rd person narrator
b) 2nd person narrator
9.
The character or force that blocks the main character.
a) Protagonist
b) Antagonist
c) Villain
10.
A character that changes in important ways during the story.
a) Dynamic
b) Round
c) Static
11.
Part of the plot where the conflict reaches a turning point.
a) Climax
b) Resolution
c) Falling action
12.
A well-developed character with many traits.
a) Round
b) Dynamic
c) Protagonist
13.
A narrator who is a character and tells the story- using the pronoun'I'
a) 1st Person narrator
b) 2nd Person narrator
c) 3rd Person narrator
14.
The part of the plot in which the conflict is solved or left unresolved.
a) Climax
b) Resolution
c) Falling action
15.
Clues that hint at events at events that will happen later in the plot.
a) Foreshadowing
b) Irony
c) Setting
16.
A character that does not change over the course of a story.
a) Static
b) Flat
c) Round
17.
A narrator goes back in time to retell a story of the past.
a) Foreshadowing
b) Flashback
c) Theme
18.
Part of the plot that introduces characters and conflicts.
a) Exposition
b) Irony
c) Setting
19.
Part of the plot in which the conflict worsens and action continues.
a) Theme
b) Flashback
c) Rising Action
20.
Part of the plot after the turning point.
a) Falling action
b) Protagonist
c) Dynamic
21.
When you give human qualities to an animal or object.
a) Personification
b) Antagonist
c) Dynamic
22.
This conflict takes place in a characters own mind.
a) Internal conflict
b) External conflict
c) Person vs. nature
23.
Feelings of excitement, uncertainty, or curious about what will happen in the story.
a) Foreshadow
b) Suspense
c) Theme
24.
Overall feeling or emotion of the story.
a) Metaphore
b) 3rd person limited
c) Mood
25.
The use of symbols to represent people, objects, or ideas. Example: the American flag means
freedom.
a) Flashback
b) Symbolism
c) Allusion
26.
An expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words. Example: It's
raining cats and dogs.
a) Idiom
c) Alliteration
b) Simile
27.
Extreme exaggeration used to make a point. Not meant to be taken literally. Example: my bag weighs
a ton.
a) Idiom
b) Hyperbole
c) Alliteration
28.
Vivid descriptions that include details that appeal to the 5 senses. The author creates mental pictures
the reader can 'see' in their mind, you know what it 'smells' like, you can 'feel' it.
a) Diction
c) Imagery
b) Setting
Answer Key
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b
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c