8th Grade English Quiz

What are the five elements of plot?

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

• exposition, climax, falling action, resolution, conclusion

• beginning, middle, end, conflict, resolution

• introduction, conflict, climax, resolution, conclusion

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

• theme

• setting

• characters

• plot

Tags

CCSS.W.8.3A

What is the term for the main character in a story?

• sidekick

• antagonist

• villain

• protagonist

What is the term for the character who opposes the main character in a story?

• supporting character

• protagonist

• sidekick

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the term for the highest point of tension in a story?

• resolution

• climax

• exposition

• falling action

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

• Theme

• Plot

• Point of view

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the term for the feeling or atmosphere created by a literary work?

• Mood

• Plot

• Character

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

• simile

• metaphor

• analogy

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4