Literary Terms and Criticism ENGL 1102

What is a plot?

• a guess about what will happen next in a story
• the series of events or action in a story
• the final outcome of a story
• the high point of a story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

The story's time and place is its ___.

• tone
• plot
• setting
• voice

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CCSS.RL.7.3

The main character in a story is the ___.

• antagonist
• protagonist
• exposition
• climax

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CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

The opposing character or force to the main character is the ___.

• protagonist
• antagonist
• plankton
• villian

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CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

Which part of the plot is
the most intense? This is usually a turning point for the main character.

• falling action
• exposition
• exposition
• climax

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CCSS.RL.6.5

A problem faced by the main character.

• climax
• conflict
• exposition
• symbol

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CCSS.RL.5.2

Is the following situation an example of an internal or external conflict?
Joe can't decide whether to live with his mom or his dad.

• internal conflict
• external conflict

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CCSS.RL.5.2

All the events that lead to the climax of a story are called the ___.

• conflict
• exposition
• falling action
• rising action

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CCSS.RL.6.3

The exposition...

• Introduces the reader to the characters and setting
• Is the part of the story where a character changes
• Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved
• Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is

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CCSS.W.5.3A

Harry Potter faces many conflicts in his young life. He is an example of:

• A protagonist
• An antagonist

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CCSS.RL.6.3