Story Elements

What element of the story shows the logical arrangement of events, with a beginning, middle, and end?

• Character

• Plot

• Setting

• Theme

The climax of the plot is...

• the deciding moment in the story

• the highest point of tension or suspense in the conflict

• the part of the setting which describe the highest elevation

• the part where problem arises

It is the final part of the narrative where the solution to the conflict is finally completed and the intricacies of the plot are completely unraveled.

• climax

• denouement

• exposition

• falling action

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story.

• exposition
• resolution
• rising action
• conflict

The beginning of a narrative that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

• setting
• resolution
• exposition
• conflict

A theme of the story can be defined as:

• Sequence of events in the story

• The setting and characters in the story

• The general statement about the message of the story

• The highest point of conflict in the story

Long, long ago, there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his old, widowed mother.

What element is presented in this statement?

• Character

• conflict

• point of view

• setting

Nang Song Sai, wife of Nai Ha tong, has little faith in magic. She believed in the wealth of nature and richness of the earth.

What element is presented in this statement?

• character

• plot

• setting

• theme

Kirstin was once teased for being heavy, but then she lost a lot of weight. Now Kirstin is very skinny, but there is just one problem: she still sees an overweight girl when she looks in the mirror. Her friends and family try to convince her of how beautiful she is, but she doesn't believe them. Worse still, she is continuing to diet. Will Kirstin be able to align her body image with reality or will she destroy herself?

What kind of conflict is represented by this passage?

• man vs. man

• man vs. nature

• man vs. self

• man vs. society

Which of the following statement expresses the theme?

• Long, long ago in a village at the foot of a snow-capped mountain...

• The emperor ruled with Princess Djeow Seow close by and it is said that Djeow Seow ruled after him.

• Education is the best legacy a parent can leave to his children.

• Ko began to grow proud and vain. He thought he knows as much as his professor that he wanted to quit schooling.