Elements of a Story

1) What introduces the setting, characters, and tone?

• The setting

• The characters

• The plot

• The exposition

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

2) What are the people, animals, or objects that the story is about?

• The setting

• The characters

• The plot

• The exposition

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

3) What is the point in the story when the main problem is resolved?

• The rising action

• The climax

• The resolution

• The theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

4) What is the sequence of events in a story?

• The characters

• The plot

• The rising action

• The climax

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

5) What is the turning point or most suspenseful point in the story?

• The exposition

• The rising action

• The climax

• The resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

6) What is the time and place of a story?

• The setting

• The characters

• The plot

• The exposition

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7) What is the message or lesson for the reader to learn?

• The climax

• The resolution

• The theme

• The protagonist

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

8) What are events that show the problem of a story?

• The exposition

• The rising action

• The climax

• The antagonist

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

9) Who is the character the story revolves around and is the "good guy"?

• The protagonist

• The antagonist

• The setting

• The plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

10) Who is the character that creates the problems in the story and is the "bad guy"?

• The protagonist

• The antagonist

• The setting

• The plot

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5