8th Grade Story Quiz

What are the four parts of plot?

• Beginning, middle, climax, resolution

• Setting, rising action, falling action, resolution

• Setting, conflicts, climax, resolution

• Setting, climax, middle, ending

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following correctly defines hyperbole?

• A comparison using like or as

• When things do not turn out as planned

• An exaggeration used for effect

• A figurative saying not literal in meaning

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is foreshadowing?

• An exaggeration used for effect

• The use of hints or clues of events yet to come

• When things don't turn out as planned

• A guess about the future

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What are sensory details?

• details that describe taste, touch, smell, sound, and sight and offer depth and description to a literary work

• the main meaning or shared human experience of a story

• any details that offer a description

• a jump back in time

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which definition correctly defines irony?

• A literary work that ridicules the faults of individuals or groups

• A flash back in time

• A comparison using like or as

• When things go the opposite or do not turn out as planned

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is theme?

• The main meaning or shared human experience of a work

• The main plot of a story

• When things don't turned out as expected

• Use of clues toward the future

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which answer correctly defines satire?

• A literary work that ridicules the faults of individuals or groups

• A jump back in time

• When things turn out the opposite of what was planned

• A mythical character from a fairy tale story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a flat character?

• A one-dimensional character that is not well-described

• A well-describe character in a story

• A character that does not use action dialogue

• A skinny character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a round character?

• A three-dimensional character that is well-described

• A one-dimensional character character that is not well-described

• A fat character

• A character that is positive and happy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following defines first person point of view?

• When a story is told using pronouns such as "you" to address the reader

• When a story is told using personal pronouns such as "I" and "we" and is told from a character within the story

• When a story is told by an observer outside of the story who is not taking part in the action

• When the narrator is unreliable

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6