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Elements of Fiction
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A language arts formative assessment designed to practice words included in fiction texts.
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What traits are important to write about when you describe a character?
looks, what the character does, the character's feelings
dynamic vs. static
round vs. flat
protagonist & antagonist
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What does setting mean in fiction?
time and place
climax
theme
person vs. person
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a narrator who can read the other characters' minds, feelings & thoughts is called....
third person
third person omniscient
none of the above
first person
4
What is a plot's flashback?
A character writes a letter.
A character makes a decision.
A character narrates a story.
A character thinks about past events.
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What are the elements of plot?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,conclusion
mood and tone
person vs. person, person vs. nature, & person vs. society
flashback & foreshadowing
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The main character experiences a problem with another character. What kind of conflict is this?
person vs. society
person vs. nature
person vs. person
person vs. self
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The name of a story; it is mostly capitalized and i
talicized.
setting
writer
theme
title
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What is introduction/exposition in a piece of fiction plot?
the central problem
step that provides info. on setting, characters, & conflict
step that explores the consequences of the climax
part of the story where the conflict is resolved
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A linear plot is organized.......
back and for: moves back and forward
in chapters and episodes
mostly chronologically: 1, 2, 3, 4,......
Characters communicate through letters.
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Name two plot's interruptions.
none of the above
rising action & falling action
first person & third person
flashback & foreshadowing
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The author/writer writes in order to inform, persuade, or entertain his/her readers.
none of the above
author's point of view
author's purpose
narrator
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When a person says, " This story is about.........., he refers to what definition?
conflict
theme
plot
tone
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This kind of irony happens when the readers are aware of a situation the characters don't know.
First Person Narrator
Flashback
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
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The study of characters' traits such as looks, behavior, and feelings is called?
protagonist
characterization
third person
dynamic character
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This part of the plot shows the consequences of the main character's decisions in the climax.
resolution/conclusion
falling action
rising action
introduction/exposition
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Provide a synonym for point of view.
antagonist
character
narrator
protagonist
17
Novels, poems, short stories, plays, and myths are examples of what kind of literature?
non-fiction
fiction
drama
central problem
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What is plot?
the point of view of a piece of fiction
sequence of events that takes place in a story
It is a synonym to climax.
what the story is about
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What is tone?
emotions the reader feels through what he/she is reading
feelings the writer expresses through his/her writing
none of the above
feelings the writer & the reader feel through the reading
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What elements does the writer's style involve?
fable, novel, novella
protagonist, antagonist, secondary
humorous, sarcastic, gloomy, serious
word choice, figurative language, dialogues
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Plot's step where the conflict might be resolved. The reader feels a sense of completion.
rising action
resolution/conclusion
falling action
introduction/exposition
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A character predicts what is to come later in the plot.
episodic
epistolary
foreshadowing
flashback
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Why is conflict important in a story? Choose more than one option.
without conflict, the story has no action.
It is the theme of a story.
It sets the problem the characters try to solve.
It sets the plot in motion and leads to the climax.
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What does happen in the climax of a story?
none of the above
The main character presents the conflict.
To solve the conflict, this character makes a decision.
The main character ignores the conflict.
25
Romeo & Juliet weren't allowed to get married without their parents' permission.
person vs. nature
person vs. society
person vs. self
person vs. person
26
This is a character that changes through a story as a result of experiences and mistakes.
round character
dynamic character
static character
flat character
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The emotions you get from a reading are defined as......
narrator
tone
writer's style
mood
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This is an interesting character with many aspects to his personality.
dynamic character
static character
flat character
round character
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What does a first person narrator do?
He is the turning point in the story.
None of the above
character who tells what's happening within the story
He's defined by one characteristic.
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What is irony? Choose more than one option.
Irony is related to the unfairness of a situation
An old man turned 98.He won the lottery & died the next day.
contrast between what's expected and what really happens
mood
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The main character experiences a conflict that involves a no-human force.
person vs. nature
person vs. society
person vs. self
person vs. person
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Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Odyssey, and the Twilight
series have plots organized in ..
flashbacks
none of the above
same characters in episodes and chapters in different books
letters-epistolary
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What is a third person ommniscient narrator?
He can read the mind of the other characters.
He's a character in the story.
None of the above
He describes what the characters are doing.
