Beach Park
Elements of Fiction
Name ____________________________
Circle the correct answer.
Question #1:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
fiction
writing based on history
writing that appeals to emotions
writing that is true writing that is
not true
Question #2:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
nonfiction
writing that is not true
writing about futuristic events
writing that presents a bias writing
that is true
Question #3:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
the sequence of events in a story
rising action
resolution
setting
plot
Question #4:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
the time and place where a story occurs
setting
climax
falling action
plot
Question #5:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
usually begins after the story and
characters have been introduced
resolution
rising action
plot
falling action
Question #6:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
the highest point of action in a story
climax
setting
resolution
falling action
Question #7:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
begins to unfold after the climax of a story
falling action
plot
rising action
setting
Question #8:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
the point at which all of the problems are
solved and pieces of a story come together
resolution
rising
action
climax
Question #9:
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people or animals who take part in a story
characters
authors
narrators
stars
Question #10:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
the central idea of a story
theme
characterization
setting
plot
Beach Park
Elements of Fiction
Name ____________________________
Circle the correct answer.
Question #11:
Choose a possible setting for a story about
this character.
King Arthur was undoubtedly a real
person. He was likely a military chieftain of
the Celts during the sixth century. Arthur
led the early inhabitants of Britain in battle
against the Saxons. The Saxons won, but
Arthur became a legend.
a cathedral during a coronation
a military encampment in present
times
a British castle during the sixth
century
Question #12:
What type of story might be written about
this event?
A buffalo stampede could be terrifying. If a
herd of shaggy-headed buffalo, often
weighing from 1000 to 2000 pounds,
became startled by approaching danger,
they would rush forward with heads low,
smashing, trampling, and destroying
everything in their path. Their hooves
would kick up clouds of dust.
science fiction
mystery
historical fiction
Question #13:
What type of story might be written about
this event?
Zuzu, our lovable mutt, ran away from
home. She got out when the back door
was accidentally left open one afternoon.
After we searched the neighborhood for
several hours, we discovered Zuzu playing
happily in our neighbor's backyard.
mystery
realistic fiction
fantasy
Question #14:
What type of story might be written about
this event?
The owl and the crow are enemies. Owl
would like to eat Crow for dinner at
night because Crow cannot see well and
might not see Owl approaching. But come
the day, Crow might just turn the tables
and have Owl for dinner.
mystery
fiction
fantasy
Question #15:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
contains suspenseful happenings and
strange characters
romance
fantasy
mystery
historical fiction
Question #16:
Read the book, then choose the correct
answer. Why did the mad narrator in "The
Tell-Tale Heart," confess to the police that
he had killed the old man?
The beating of the heart told him to
confess.
His guilt drove him to a point where
he could stand it no more.
He thought the police could hear
the beating of the tell-tale heart.
Question #17:
The main difference between novels and
short stories can be found in the _______.
plot
setting
characters
length
Beach Park
Elements of Fiction
Name ____________________________
Circle the correct answer.
Question #18:
Which of these types of stories is most
likely to have a complicated plot?
romance
fantasy
short story
novel
Question #19:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
a story that could happen but did not
science fiction
mystery
novel
realistic fiction
Question #20:
Which of these is not a part of the plot?
climax
rising action
falling action
setting
Question #21:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
a character that is introduced in a story but
does not change
realistic character
narrator
author
flat character
Question #22:
Choose the best example of a theme.
honesty is the best policy
the grand opening of a shopping
mall
a stampeding herd of buffalo
a castle on a dark night
Question #23:
Which of these is not an element of a
mystery?
a narrator who knows everything
clues
a problem that must be solved
suspense
Question #24:
What type of story might use a character
such as this?
"Bird Woman," also known as Sacajawea,
was one of the most famous of all Native
American guides. She met Lewis and Clark
and guided them as they explored the new
world west of the Mississippi. Her journeys
carried her to the Pacific Ocean and back.
science fiction
mystery
historical fiction
Question #25:
Choose the term to fit this definition.
a story that might contain a troll or a
dragon
historical fiction
fantasy
mystery
realistic fiction
Beach Park
Elements of Fiction
Answer Key
1. writing that is not true
2. writing that is true
3. plot
4. setting
5. rising action
6. climax
7. falling action
8. resolution
9. characters
10. theme
11. a British castle during the sixth century
12. historical fiction
13. realistic fiction
14. fiction
15. mystery
16. His guilt drove him to a point where he
could stand it no more.
17. length
18. novel
19. realistic fiction
20. setting
21. flat character
22. honesty is the best policy
23. a narrator who knows everything
24. historical fiction
25. fantasy