This pre-test would be used as a way to analyze a sophomore English Language Arts student’s prior knowledge of the literary elements that will be focused on during the Whirligig unit. (Character – Protagonist/Antagonist, Conflict – Internal/External, Symbolism, Theme)
Literary Elements Pre-Test
Directions: Do your best to fill in the blanks for each of the following statements with one word answers. This test will assess your background knowledge of the literary elements we will be discussing during the Whirligig Unit.
1. The people in a story, novel, play or poem are known as ___________________.
2. The main person in a story is known as the ___________________.
3. The person, being, or force that goes against the main person in a story is known as the ___________________.
4. Each person is made up of many ___________________ traits that make us all unique and interesting individuals.
5. Any problem that arises in the story, novel, play or poem is known as a(n) ___________________.
6. When a problem arises within a subject’s mind or inner person, it is known as a(n) ___________________ ___________________.
7. When a problem arises outside of a subject’s person, it is known as a(n) ___________________ ___________________.
8. An object, word, color, or person that represents something larger is known as a(n) When a problem arises within a subject’s mind or inner person, it is known as a(n) ___________________.
9. Another word for the “main idea” is the ___________________.
10. The ___________________ is the lesson that the author is trying to get across to his/her readers.
*This is a very basic test to access prior knowledge of literary elements. Students may not even realize that these basic parts to a story are literary elements. This test will also serve as a way of informing them how easy literary elements are to locate, write about and use.
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