10th
Grade CP
Short Story Terms Pre-test
I.
Name ______________________________
Matching: Match the term with its appropriate definition.
1. Story of Initiation
2. Antagonist
3. Exposition
4. Third Person Limited Narrator
5. External Conflict
6. Climax
7. First Person Narrator
8. Plot
9. Falling Action
10. Imagery
11. Fable
12. Resolution/Denouement
13. Setting
14. Internal Conflict
15. Rising Action
16. Freytag’s Pyramid
17. Short Story
18. Flashback
19. Foreshadowing
A. The use of clues to hint at events that
occur later in the plot
B. A series of related events that make up or
occur in a story
C. The narrator is in the story and telling the
story from his point of view or from the
“I” perspective.
D. A character that does not change much
emotionally in the story despite going
through major challenges or problems.
E. The final part of the story when the
conflict is resolved.
F. A form or category of literature, such as
epic, tragedy, comedy and satire
G. The time, place, & social context in which
the story occurs
H. Background information typically
introduced at the start of a story.
I. This character blocks the wishes or desires
of the main character, creating problems in
the story.
J. A problem that takes place between the
main character and some opposing force,
i.e. man vs. man, man vs. nature, etc.
K. When an outside narrator is telling the
story and focuses on thoughts and feelings
of only the main character.
L. This is what occurs right after the climax.
The direct effects of the climax are
explained here.
M. The height or highest point of action in the
plot.
N. The primary character in the story, the one
the reader focuses his attention on, often
the hero.
O. A problem that takes place in the mind of
the main character, often a feeling like
fear, anger, etc. or a difficult decision.
P. The complications, or problems that
develop in the beginning of the story,
building toward the highest point of action.
Q. Objects or story elements that represent a
larger meaning.
R. A short narrative that illustrates a moral,
philosophical or spiritual lesson. It may be
allegorical. E.g.: the story of the prodigal
son (Luke 15:11-32).
S. Brief fictional narrative meant to be read
in a single setting.
10th
Grade CP
20.
21.
22.
23.
Mood
Character Traits
Theme
Symbolism
24. Indirect Characterization
25. Parable
26. Genre
27. Dynamic Character
28. Protagonist
29. Static Character
30. Hyperbole
31. Satire
32. Personification
T.
U.
V.
W.
Diagram used to show plot structure.
Shifts to the past.
Qualities a character possesses.
A short story, typically with animals as
characters, conveying a moral.
X. A purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or
humor.
Y. Reader learns about a character through
what they say and do and how other
characters respond to them.
Z. A short story depicting a decisive incident
that initiates a character into a higher state
of awareness, whether for better or for
worse.
AA. Words or phrases that appeal to the
reader’s senses.
BB. Human qualities attributed to an animal,
object, or idea, e.g. “The wind exhaled.”
CC. Writing that comments humorously on
human flaws, ideas, social customs, or
institutions in order to change them
DD.
A main idea or an underlying meaning
of a literary work that may be stated
directly or indirectly.
EE. It can also be referred to as atmosphere
because it creates an emotional setting
enveloping the reader.
FF. A character that undergoes emotional
change, or development after experiencing
the conflict and its resolution
33. Please list the five kinds of conflict and give an example of each
34. What are the three types of irony?