Short Story Quiz

What is a short story?

• A long, detailed narrative that covers a wide range of characters and situations.

• A fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and usually focuses on a small amount of characters.

• A poem that tells a story in a brief and imaginative way.

• A non-fictional article that discusses real events and people.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What do short stories usually focus on?

• The creation of a detailed plot with many twists and turns.

• The development of a single, central theme throughout the narrative.

• The creation of mood and atmosphere.

• The exploration of complex philosophical ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following is NOT one of the five important elements of a short story?

• Character

• Setting

• Style

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What element of a short story involves the time and place in which the story is set?

• Character

• Setting

• Conflict

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What element of a short story includes the struggles between opposing forces?

• Theme

• Setting

• Character

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is a character in a literary work?

• The main theme of the story

• The setting where the story takes place

• A person or sometimes an animal who takes part in the action of a story

• The moral or lesson of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is a protagonist?

• The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

• The character who opposes the main character in a story.

• A minor character that plays a small role in the story.

• The setting or environment where the story takes place.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does the term "antagonist" mean?

• A) A person who provides support to the protagonist

• B) A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

• C) A character who plays the most important role in a story

• D) A person who is always friendly and helpful

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which point of view is the story told from if it uses words like "I," "me," "my," and "myself"?

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person limited point of view

• 3rd person omniscient point of view

• 1st person point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What point of view is it when the narrator only knows the thoughts of one character?

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person omniscient point of view

• 3rd person limited point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6