Short Story Unit Tests

The students' knowledge and skills from the short story unit will be assessed over three days.

Test One 

Thursday 13 October 2016 for Periods 5 & 6 and on Friday 14 October 2016 for Periods 1, 2, & 7

Part One:  Authors & Titles 

This section will be matching.  Use the EnglishStone Quizlet set Short Stories:  Authors and Titles to study.

Part Two:  Basic Parts of a Story 

This section will be short answer.  Students should study the list from their notes and be able to list the five parts.

Part Three:  Parts of a Plot 

This section will require a student to label a plot diagram.  Students should used their notes and the EnglishStone Quizlet set Plot Line to study.  Students may ask Mr. Stone in class for a practice plot sheet as well.

Part Four:  Identifying Quotations  

Students will be given one quotation from each story and be asked to determine which quote comes from which story.  They will need to write the title of story from which the quotation was taken on a line underneath the quotation.  All of the stories' titles will be listed in part one of the test.

Test Two

Tuesday 18 October for Periods 2, 5 & 6 and Wednesday 19 October for Periods 1 & 7

Part One:  Listing Elements of Setting

Students will need to be able to list the five elements of setting included in class notes.

Part Two:  Connecting Elements of Setting and Stories

Students will need to match a specific detail from a story with its corresponding element of setting and the title of the story from which it comes, e.g.

hurricane   matches with weather--"The Scarlet Ibis"

A Quizlet set will be available for studying by October 11th.  Students may begin studying from their notes.

Part Three: The Function of Setting in a Story

Students will be asked to write a paragraph describing the function of one element of setting in one of the stories from this unit.  Name the story they have selected to discuss.  Identify the element of setting they have chosen to discuss.  Describe the specific details in this story for that element.  Identify which role this element plays in the story they have selected (propels the plot, creates mood, or acts as a symbol).  Explain in three to five additional sentences how the detail(s) They have described plays the role they have selected in this story.

Test Three

Thursday 20 October for Periods 5 & 6 and Friday 21 October for Periods 1, 2, & 7

Parts One and Two:  Literary Terms

Students will either be asked to match each of the following terms to its definition or be given a multiple-choice question in which the term will be applied to the content of one of the stories they have read for this unit.

We will review the class notes for these terms in class and discuss examples of these terms might appear as a multiple choice question. A Quizlet set will also be available for study by October 17th.

antagonist

character

character trait

characterization

climax

conflict

direct characterization

dynamic character

exposition

external conflict

falling action

flat character

hero/heroine

indirect characterization

internal conflict

major character

minor character

narrative hook

plot

protagonist

resolution

rising action

round character

static character

surprise ending

suspense

Part Three: Point of View

Students will be given the same story for times.  Each time told from a different point of view.  They will need to identify the point of view from the following multiple choice options:

A. First Person   B. Second Person   C. Third Person Limited   D. Third Person Omniscient

We will practice this skill in class in preparation for the test.

Part Four:  Characterization

Students will be given quotations from one of the stories they read for this unit and be asked to match each passage to the technique of characterization it exemplifies.

We will practice this skill in class in preparation for the test.