Plot Elements

What is the sequence of events involving characters and a central conflict called?

• Setting

• Plot

• Character

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What information does the exposition of the story include?

• the characters, the conflict and the title
• the setting, the situation, and the characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the word that describes the turning point or the point of great suspense or action?

• main idea
• rising action
• climax
• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A problem faced by the main character.

• climax
• conflict
• exposition
• symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

• conflict
• exposition
• falling action
• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What happens in the falling action?

• You are introduced to the conflict.
• The setting is described in detail. 
• Events begin to calm down after the climax. 
• It is the exact same as the rising action. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which list shows the correct order for most stories? 

• exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution 
• exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution
• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution 
• rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When an author gives a clue about something that will happen later in the story, it is called ___.

• foreshadowing

• resolution

• flashback

• plot clue

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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 scene that interrupts the action of a story to show an event in the past is called a ____.

• flashback

• genre

• teleportation

• internal conflict

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4