Literary Elements Pre-Test
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary element is defined as 'The way a character thinks, acts, feels, speaks and looks'?
Characterization
Foreshadowing
Setting
Theme
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the main character and usually the hero of a story?
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Theme
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary element is a character who opposes the protagonist?
Antagonist
Protagonist
Narrator
Foil
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term describes main characters who change during a story?
Dynamic Characters
Static Characters
Antagonists
Foil Characters
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary term describes characters who do not change much during the story?
Static Characters
Dynamic Characters
Protagonists
Antagonists
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the literary element that means 'when and where a story happens'?
Setting
Theme
Plot
Conflict
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary element is the sequence of main events in a story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)?
Plot
Theme
Setting
Characterization
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
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