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Test your knowledge on high-school level reading comprehension and literary terms with this engaging quiz.
1
Which term refers to the main message of a story?
Theme
Character
Plot
Setting
32% got this right
A theme is the central idea or message in a literary work.
2
What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?
Point of view
Narrative
Tone
Voice
60% got this right
Point of view is the perspective from which a story is narrated.
3
Which literary device uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
55% got this right
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
4
What is the term for a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
Analogy
Hyperbole
Metaphor
52% got this right
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.
5
Which term refers to the time and place of a story?
Setting
Character
Plot
Theme
73% got this right
Setting is the time and place in which a story takes place.
6
What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?
Plot
Character
Setting
Theme
84% got this right
Plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.
7
Which term refers to a character's struggle against an opposing force?
Conflict
Climax
Resolution
Rising action
74% got this right
Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot of a story.
8
What is the term for the highest point of tension in a story?
Climax
Conflict
Resolution
Rising action
79% got this right
The climax is the highest point of tension in a story, usually the turning point.
