Fiction Literary Terms

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English
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10th Grade
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Nanette Renegar
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16 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device involves a scene that interrupts the present action to depict an event that happened at an earlier time?
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Exposition
Rising Action
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term describes the process by which a character undergoes significant change throughout a story?
Theme
Character Development
Climax
Tone
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the underlying message or main idea that a story conveys?
Setting
Theme
Conflict
Dialogue
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of a story is characterized by the events that lead up to the climax?
Exposition
Rising Action
Falling Action
Resolution
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story?
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Tone
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the time and place where the story occurs?
Theme
Setting
Tone
Climax
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the spoken exchanges between characters in a story?
Dialogue
Exposition
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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