1) What are the three elements of setting? a) time, place, and characters b) time, place, and main idea c) time, place, and theme d) time, place, and mood 2) Which type of conflict is represented in a story about a mom and a girl disagreeing about spending money on new clothes? a) character vs character b) character vs self c) character vs nature d) character vs society 3) Which type of conflict is in a story about a boy trying to dive into an underwater cave? a) character vs character b) character vs self c) character vs nature d) character vs society 4) Which type of conflict is in a story about a young athlete dealing with insecurities after an injury? a) character vs character b) character vs self c) character vs nature d) character vs society 5) Which type of conflict is in a story about two friends who are trying to convince their community to open an animal shelter. a) character vs character b) character vs self c) character vs nature d) character vs society 6) Which of the following excerpts from a story contains dialogue? a) The sun set, casting a warm glow behind the mountains. b) Sarah felt a shiver down her spine and Jane screamed. c) "What do you mean you lost the key?" asked Alex. d) The wind howled, creating an eerie atmosphere. 7) Which of the following excerpts from a story suggests foreshadowing? a) The birds chirped happily at sunrise. b) Dark clouds loomed, signaling an approaching storm c) Maria tripped and fell, spilling her books. d) The smell of freshly baked cookies made everyone hungry. 8) Select the sentence with a sensory detail that describes a sight: "Every Saturday, Kirk searches the beach near his house for interesting objects. Starting after breakfast, he walks back and forth on the sand. He usually finds shells and stones, but sometimes he comes across other unusual things. He particularly prizes sea glass because he loves its frosted green appearance." a) ... Kirk searches the beach near his house for interesting objects b) ... he loves its frosted green appearance c) He usually finds shells and stones... d) ... he walks back and forth on the sand. 9) Select the passage that has a more energetic tone: a) All of the players played at once without waiting for turns, quarreling all the while, and fighting for the hedgehogs; and in a very short time the Queen was in a furious passion and went stomping about, shouting "Off with his head!" or "Off with her head!" about once a minute. b) In the troops there was a peculiar kind of hesitation suggested by the attitudes of the men. They were worn and exhausted, having slept only a little and labored much. They rolled their eyes toward the advancing battle as they stood awaiting the shock. Some shrank and flinched. They stood as men tied to stakes. 10) Select the passage that has a more peaceful tone: a) In my judgement, lions are not to be played with. A hungry lion, and more especially a starved, worn-out old creature who can't kill is natural food properly, is, on a dark and stormy night, the most dangerous, cruel, and persistent beast in Africa. b) It was a comfort in those days to sit and look out at a majestic panorama of mountains and valleys spread out below us and to eat ham and hard boiled eggs. On some days, we were delighted to see rainbows, thunderstorms, and incomparable sunsets. Nothing helps scenery like ham and eggs. 11) Which of the following excerpts from a story contains a flashback? a) The detective examined the clues closely, trying to solve the mystery. b) The first clue was a sad little teddy bear with a dented nose. c) "What could this mean?" he wondered aloud to himself. d) Suddenly, his own childhood memories, the nose of his own beloved toy, came flooding back. 12) Which contains dialogue and foreshadowing? a) The old man stared out at the sea, a look of longing in his eyes. b) "I have a bad feeling about this," whispered Sarah as they entered the haunted house. c) "I like turtles," said David. d) As lightening struck the isolated tree, John knew he was in danger.

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