Elements of Literature Quiz Part 2

Match the following

• Mood

• It is an uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next.

• Suspense

• Refers to the emotional response that the writer creates for the reader.

• Foreshadow

• A literary device used by authors to provide hints or clues about future events in a story.

• Tone

• The attitude or feeling that an author has towards the subject they are writing about.

Literary elements are components of literary work also known as

• parts of a story

• lessons to a story

• parts of a genre

How can an author create suspense? Select all that apply.

• The setting

• Word Choice

• Character's feelings or actions

• The narrator

"She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting."

What is the mood of the passage?

• Romantic

• Depressing

• Joyful

• Suspenseful

Does mood focus on the reader or the author?

• Reader

• Author

Which of the following does NOT create mood in a story?

• Imagination

• Setting

• Imagery

• Character's speech/feeling/actions

Tony ran onto the ball field. He was excited about his birthday next week. He just knew it would be the best party ever. He wanted a new glove. He had been dropping hints for weeks. Maybe this would be the year that he would get the best gift ever.

What is the mood?

• Terrified

• Hopeful

• Pessimistic

• Empathetic

Which sentence below has the most whimsical tone?

• The creature moved its sharp claws over the strange device, and the noise was loud and distracting.

• The lovely fairy danced her long fingers over the harp, and the music carried us gently into a trance.

• The monster played the instrument, and we listened to the music it made.

Which words and phrases best show the sentimental or affectionate tone in the passage below?

I got out of the old car and took a few halting steps up the driveway. A cloud of warmth drifted out the window and embraced me like a comforting hug. I knew that smell: fresh bread that Papa had just taken from the oven. I heard the familiar pitch of his whistle as he slowly stirred tomato soup on the stovetop. I ran to open the screen door because, now, I knew where I was. I was home.

• "car", "tomato soup" and "door"

• "warmth," "comforting hug" and "home"

• "old", "halting" and "out the window"

• "warmth" "driveway" and "home"

Which word best describes the tone of the passage below?

I never wanted to see that movie, but my annoying little sister kept pestering me. Eventually, her whining wore me down, and I gave in. However, that waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.

• Admiring

• Sad

• Bitter

• Optimistic