STAAR Ready

Climax is... 

• Events that make up a story
• The exploding part of story/ turning point of story
• setting and characters
• the solution to the problem

The resolution is... 

• problem in story
• The exploding part of story/ turning point of story
• setting and characters
• the solution to the problem

The problem in a story is the...

• theme
• resolution
• climax
• conflict

What is the Time and Place of the Story?

• Rising Action
• Plot
• Conflict
• Setting

What is the lesson, message, or moral of a story?

• exposition
• theme
• plot
• rising action

The rising action of the plot...

• is the series of events that help the reader understand the conflict.
• show a change in the main character.
• show how the problem is resolved.
• is the theme.

Which of the following could NEVER be a theme of a story?

• Always try your best.
• Hard work pays off
• Never trust a wolf dressed like an old lady 
• True friends help each other in times of need.

Which of these happens in the 
falling action?

• Sets up the conflict
• Creates suspense/tension
• Show the outcome of the climax
• Develops the conflict

_{Which part of the plot is the}
turning point of the story?

• Exposition
• Falling Action
• Climax
• Resolution

Which part of the plot
creates tension and suspense?

• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution