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Test your knowledge of short story terms with this Jeopardy-style game. From protagonist to climax, learn the essentials of storytelling.
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Jeopardy Short Story Terms Vocabulary Irony Conflict Plot Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from H1 What is a protagonist?
$100 Answer from H1 Character that faces the conflictUsually the main character Character we like “Good Guy”
$200 Question from H1 What is the antagonist?
$200 Answer from H1 Character that creates the conflict Villain or “Bad Guy” of the story
$300 Question from H1 What is mood?
$300 Answer from H1 The feeling that the READER gets
$400 Question from H1 What is suspense?
$400 Answer from H1 The feeling of anticipation (waiting for the unknown) that the author creates
$500 Question from H1 What is meant by foreshadowing?
$500 Answer from H1 Hints or clues that the authors provides
$100 Question from H2 What is a flashback?
$100 Answer from H2 When the author or a character goes back in time to tell a story or remember a certain event
$200 Question from H2 What is meant by a static character?
$200 Answer from H2 A character that stays the same; their ideas or views do not change
$300 Question from H2 What is a dynamic character?
$300 Answer from H2 A character that changes in some way. It must be through thoughts, ideas, or view on life.
$400 Question from H2 What is theme?
$400 Answer from H2 The big idea, or central message of the story.
$500 Question from H2 What information should be included in setting? Give 2 items.
$500 Answer from H2 TimePlaceCharacters Mood Weather
$100 Question from H3 Name 2 of the 3 types of Irony.
$100 Answer from H3 Verbal, Dramatic, Situational
$200 Question from H3 Explain verbal irony.
$200 Answer from H3 When a character says one thing and means the opposite
$300 Question from H3 Explain situational irony.
$300 Answer from H3 When the reader knows something that characters in the story do not.
$400 Question from H3 What is dramatic irony?
$400 Answer from H3 When information is a surprise to all.
$500 Question from H3 In “The Lottery,” the fact that the winner is stoned to death would be an example of what type of irony?
$500 Answer from H3 Dramatic Irony
$100 Question from H4 What are the two broad types of conflict?
$100 Answer from H4 Internal and External
$200 Question from H4 Name 2 types of external conflict
$200 Answer from H4 Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Fate Man vs. Supernatural Man vs. technology
$300 Question from H4 Eric is driving down the highway when emergency sirens begin to sound. There is a tornado coming his way. What type of conflict is this?
$300 Answer from H4 External; Man Vs. Nature
$400 Question from H4 Steven is trying to decide which vehicle to purchase. The car is good on gas, but he always wanted a truck. What type of conflict is this?
$400 Answer from H4 Internal; Man Vs. Self
$500 Question from H4 Provide an example of external conflict and tell me which category it falls under.
$100 Question from H5 What is introduction/exposition? What should be included here?
$100 Answer from H5 Setting, Mood, Characters
$200 Question from H5 Explain inciting incident.
$200 Answer from H5 The first bit of action. Introduction of conflict.
$300 Question from H5 Explain climax.
$300 Answer from H5 The point of highest emotion. The “ah-ha” moment in the story.
$400 Question from H5 What is resolution?
$400 Answer from H5 The conflict is resolved. The conclusion.
$500 Question from H5 How many events should be in rising action? How many events in falling action? How long should your resolution be?
