Year 8 Rif

Literature Booklet
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STORY ELEMENTS
Questions

• 1. Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of ___________.

o A. Mood
o B. Theme
o C. Setting
o D. Conflict

• 2.
The central, main character of a story is called the ____________.

o A. Antagonist
o B. Protagonist
o C. Antagonizer
o D. Instigator

• 3. The opposition of forces, essential to the plot is called__________

o A. Setting
o B. Conflict
o C. Character
o D. Climax

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• 4. The most exciting part of the story is called _________.

o A. Setting
o B. Exposition
o C. Climax
o D. Rising action

• 5. What is a person or animal which takes part in the action of a story called?
o A. Setting
o B. Plot
o C. Character
o D. Conflict
o E. Narrator

• 6. What is the sequence of events involving characters and a central conflict called?
o A. Setting
o B. Plot
o C. Character
o D. Conflict
o E. Narrator

• 7. The character who opposes the main character is called the __________.
o A. Protagonist
o B. Antagonist
o C. Dynamic character
o D. Static character

• 8. What type of character does not change?

o A. Dynamic
o B. Round
o C. Flat
o D. Static

• 9. What type of character changes the point of view and develops throughout the
story?
o A. Simple
o B. Dynamic

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o C. Static
o D. Round
o E. Flat

• 10. What is the term called that does not change and stands for something?
o A. Symbolism
o B. Abstract
o C. Mood
o D. Theme

• 11. Comparison of two, unlike things that use like or as is called_________.

o A. Foreshadowing
o B. Simile
o C. Metaphor

• 12. Comparison of two, unlike things that does not include like or as.
o A. Simile
o B. Hyperbole
o C. Metaphor
o D. Personification

• 13. What term means category or kind of story?

o A. Fiction
o B. Non-Fiction
o C. Genre
o D. Literature

• 14. What is the genre name that uses characters, settings, and plots, that aren't real but
could resemble the truth?
o A. Non-Fiction
o B. Fantasy
o C. Fiction
o D. Historical Fiction

• 15. What is the genre name for fiction set in the past?
o A. Realistic Fiction

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o B. Historical Fiction
o C. Science Fiction
o D. Fantasy

• 16. What is the genre name that encompasses facts that can be proven and checked
and is it true?
o A. Historical Fiction
o B. Realistic Fiction
o C. Non-Fiction
o D. Fable

• 17. What genre is set in the present?

o A. Science Fiction
o B. Realistic Fiction
o C. Historical Fiction
o D. Fantasy

• 18. What is the name of fiction that incorporates science or technology, or both?
o A. Realistic Fiction
o B. Fantasy
o C. Science Fiction
o D. Folktale

• 19. What genre of fiction is written about strange and unusual characters revolving
around the setting, characters, and plot?
o A. Fantasy
o B. Non-Fiction
o C. Historical Fiction
o D. Realistic Fiction

• 20. A genre that tells about real events, characters, maps, diagrams, and people is
called:
o A. Fable and Folk Tales
o B. Informational
o C. Historical Fiction
o D. Realistic Fiction

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• 21. An author can give information about a character through how many ways?
o A. 5
o B. 3
o C. 6
o D. 7

• 22. The three elements of style the author uses in expressing his/her ideas are:
o A. Figurative language
o B. Dialogue
o C. Word choice
o D. Sentence, structure, and length
o E. All of the above

• 23. The time and location in which a story takes place is called _____________.
o A. Plot
o B. Setting
o C. Conflict
o D. Characterization

• 24. The angle from which the story is told is called _________________.
o A. Camera view
o B. Character view
o C. Point of view
o D. None of the above

• 25. All events after the climax that lead to the resolution are called __________.
o A. Exposition
o B. Resolution
o C. Falling action
o D. Rising action
o E. Climax