Dahl Literary Terms Quiz

An account of the author's personal experiences is called a (a)  

• Autobiography
• Narrative
• Memoir
• Fiction

Which term describes an account of a person's life written by that person?

• Fiction

• Autobiography

• Narrative

• Memoir

What is the term for the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events?

• Fiction

• Narrative

• Imagery

• Memoir

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

What do you call a story that is not true or is made up?

• Nonfiction

• Memoir

• Fiction

• Autobiography

Which type of writing tells about real people, places, and events?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Narrative

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

What is a description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) called?

• Impression

• Imagery

• Narrative

• Fiction

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3D

What is a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience called?

• Consciousness

• Impression

• Lapse

• Ambition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does it mean to burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat?

• Skim

• Seared

• Elaborate

• Bizarre

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does it mean to read or glance through quickly?

• Skim

• Elaborate

• Baffled

• Strutting

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is our awareness of ourselves and our environment called?

• Impression

• Consciousness

• Lapse

• Unique

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4