Literary Terms Pre-Test

1. The parts of a plot are exposition, point of view, rising action, conflict, climax, and falling action.

• True
• False

2. The resolution is the turning point of a story.

• True
• False

3. Static characters are always changing

• True
• False

4. Dynamic (round) characters grow and change as a story develops.

• True
• False

5. The setting of a story deals only with the place in which the action occurs.

• True
• False

6. Major characters are introduced in the exposition of a story.

• True
• False

7. Dialogue in literature occurs only in plays.

• True
• False

Point of view refers to the perspective from which a story is told. It determines the reader's understanding of the events and characters.

• True
• False

9. First person and third person omniscient are examples of

• characterization
• conflict
• symbolism
• point of view

10. Authors communicate information about their characters through _____________________.

• direct description
• their actions and speech
• their thoughts
• all of the above