Literary Terms and Concepts Quiz

What is the central message or lesson of a story called?

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which term describes the sequence of events in a story?

• Conflict

• Setting

• Plot

• Author's Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the main problem in a story referred to as?

• Theme

• Conflict

• Internal

• External

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Where and when a story takes place is known as what?

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does an author reveal a character’s personality?

• Through setting

• Through plot

• Through characterization

• Through theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Tone

• Mood

• Point of View

• Inference

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the author’s attitude toward the subject called?

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What feeling does the reader get from a piece of writing?

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning?

• Inference

• Theme

• Mood

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the text mostly about?

• Supporting Details

• Main Idea

• Text Structure

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2