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Short Story Elements
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A dynamic character...
is the antagonist
grows or developes over the course of the story
is kind
has only one or two traits
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Mood or atmosphere is
when characters speak to eachother
how a setting looks
pictures in a story
the feeling that is created in a story
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How many kinds of conflict are there?
12
4
9
7
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A theme is
all of the above
the moral of the story
a lesson you learn from the story
the central insight or the reason the story is being told
5
Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of conflict.
Person vs. Fate
Person vs. Opinion
Person vs. Supernatural
Person vs. Self
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True or false: The theme can always be applied to the REAL world.
False
True
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The protagonist is
the opposite of antagonist
all of the above
the main character
usually a round character
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True or False: The theme will ALWAYS be expressed as a sentence (not just one word).
False
True
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The best example of a theme is...
boredom
horror
Believe in yourself, even if others doubt you.
trust
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The part of the story when we find out what happened with the main conflict is called....
the resolution
the exposition
the climax
the conflict
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A round character...
grows or develops over the course of the story
has many sides
has only one or two traits
doesn't change at all
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The terms 'narrative' and 'work of fiction' can refer to...
A TV show or Movie
A book
All of the above
A short story
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True or false: The theme is always explicitly stated in a story.
True
False
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The time and location in which a story takes place is called
the main conflict
the weather
the plot
the setting
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True or false: the protagonist is ALWAYS a good person who does the right thing.
False
True
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The movie 'Jaws' is an example of which type of conflict?
Person vs. Technology
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Person
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How many steps are there on a plot chart?
8
7
6
9
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The first step in a plot chart is...
the exposition
the rising action
the resolution
the climax
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What are the elements of setting that we learned?
Neighbourhood, mood, theme, characters
History, scenery, weather
Place, anonymity, weather
Place(location), time, weather, social conditions, mood/atmosphere
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The opposer of the main character is the
round character
flat character
protagonist
antagonist
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Imagery is
when an author creates a strong mental image for the reader
when an author describes something using the five senses
the pictures in a story
the weather
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The word 'fiction' means...
A picture book.
A story written in the past.
An account of real events.
A made-up story.
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The part of the plot where we find out the main conflict is
the resolution
the trigger incident
the climax
the falling action
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A flat character
doesn't change at all over the course of the story.
has a complex personality
has only one or two traits
is the protagonist
