Key Literary Terms for Plot

The series of events or the action of a story is called the

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The people, animals, or things that take part is the action of the story are called the

• setting

• complications

• characters

• opposing forces

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Select all the choices that answer the following questions:

The setting of the story is

• the time when a story occurs.

• the place where a story occurs.

• the problem that must be solved in a story.

• who is involved in the action of the story.

• the solution to the problem within a story.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A struggle between opposing forces is called

• Internal Conflict

• Conflict

• External Conflict

• A reoccurring conflict

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the stage of plot: the part of the story when the tension is at it highest peak; also known as the turning point within the story.

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the stage of plot: the part of the story where the conflict is starting to be solved and the tension is now easing.

• exposition

• resolution

• rising action

• falling action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the stage of plot: the part of a story where we are introduced to the setting, the characters, and the conflict.

• exposition

• resolution

• climax

• rising action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the stage of plot: the part of the story where the author develops the story; complications arise that cause the tension to build.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the stage of plot: the final part of a story where the conflict is solved and the story comes to an end.

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

• exposition

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which stage of plot begins once the conflict is introduced in a story?

• rising action

• exposition

• resolution

• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3