Literary Terms Test - Mrs. Dewey's Class



Literary Terms Quiz #1

Multiple choice: Please mark answers clearly on the Scantron provided.

1. The atmosphere or feeling you receive when reading a passage in a literary work is called the:

a. conflict

b. protagonist

c. mood

d. text features

2. The main character in the story, to whom the major conflict happens to is the:

a. dialect

b. meter

c. plot

d. protagonist

3. A prediction or hints of what will happen is called:

a. foreshadowing

b. personification

c. alliteration

d. genre

4. “Life is like a box of chocolates” is an example of:

a. metaphor

b. simile

c. meter

d. onomatopoeia

5. “My cat is a log” is an example of:

a. metaphor

b. simile

c. meter

d. onomatopoeia

6. Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called:

a. foreshadowing

b. personification

c. dialect

d. alliteration

7. When our classroom is silent, and someone says, “Man, we’re loud today,” this is an example of:

a. Hyperbole

b. Irony

c. Figurative language

d. simile

8. When the author takes the reader back in time to a memory, he/she is using the technique called:

a. foreshadowing

b. alliteration

c. flashback

d. figurative language

9. “Bob built a brilliant boat” is an example of:

a. foreshadowing

b. simile

c. metaphor

d. alliteration

10. “It’s so fluffy, I’m gonna die!” is an example of:

a. hyperbole

b. personification

c. alliteration

d. metaphor

11. General Zarroff, the man who hunts Rainsford down to kill him in “The Most Dangerous Game”, is an example of:

a. Personification

b. Protagonist

c. Foil

d. Antagonist

12. The following is an example of a theme in The Secret Life of Bees.

a. Growing up

b. Lily’s maid Rosaleen

c. We should never be too quick to judge people’s outward appearance.

d. When the story ends with a clean resolution.

13. An allusion is defined as

a. A visual/ optical trick your brain plays on you

b. A reference to a person, place, or thing in history, art, culture, etc.

c. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words grouped closely together

d. A rhyme scheme in poetry

14. The following short passage is an example of what?

“The sun shown so incredibly brightly that my already squinted eyes closed tight shut. I could feel the beating warmth of the sun rays on my paper thin eyelids, and although the sun was menacingly hot, crisping my otherwise gorgeous tan to a flaky sunburn, the warmth on my eyes was somehow comforting.”

a. Personification

b. Hyperbole

c. Metaphor

d. Imagery

15. The wolf in “Little Red Riding Hood” is meant to stand for a type of dangerous human predator. This is an example of what literary device?

a. Metaphor

b. Figurative language

c. Symbol

d. personification

I hope you studied and made a great grade! Remember, that to succeed at anything in life, you must be willing to work hard!

(Mrs. Dewey

Open Response (Part 2, in class)

You have been invited to speak to a third grade class about the elements of short stories.

A. Choose three literary/short story terms and explain what each term means.

B. Discuss an example of each of the terms chosen, one not already listed in the test above.

C. Explain, in 2-3 sentences each, why the examples you chose fit the definition.

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