ELA 2: Internal and External Conflicts

What type of conflict is 'Man vs. Self'?

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

With an internal conflict, the character has a struggle with (check all that apply):

• a decision

• a feeling

• a belief

• a person

Which of the following are examples of an external conflict? Check all that apply.

• man vs man

• man vs self

• man vs nature

• man vs society

In 'Man vs. Man' conflict, what is the source of the conflict?

• Conflict caused by external forces

• Internal struggle within a single character

• Miscommunication between characters

• Direct opposition between two or more characters

What is the main characteristic of 'Man vs. Self' conflict?

• Conflict between two individuals

• A struggle within the protagonist

• Struggle against nature

• Battle between good and evil

Is the following conflict internal or external: Rex's ELA teacher tells him he misspelled words on his spelling test, but he correctly spelled them all out loud for her, and she still gave him a 95% because his writing was hard to read.

• Internal

• External

How do you know this is an external conflict: Leo had to walk home from school today, and since it snowed earlier his shoes and jeans got all wet and cold.

• it's external because it doesn't tell us what Leo thought

• it's external because it happened outside

• it's a man vs nature conflict because the snow caused Leo problems

• it's a man vs self conflict because he was unhappy he got all wet and cold

Is this example an internal or external conflict: I knew I had to say something in order ot help Lucio, but getting involved in the drama was not my idea of a good time.

• Internal, because he is debating what he should do

• External, because he is helping his friend, Lucio

• Internal, because he is thinking to himself

• External, because there is a man vs man conflict with Lucio and someone else

How do you know it is an external conflict when Rex and his mom are arguing over school supplies in the store?

• because it took everything Rex had in him to apologize even though he knew he was not wrong

• because it is happening in the store, not in their home

• because it is man vs man since they are verbally fighting with each other

• because it is man vs society since they were arguing in front of all of those mothers, making them watch and listen to all of it.

Which external conflict best represents Man vs Society?

• Rex can't stand how his friends have been treating him in the cafeteria during lunch

• Rex is a poor kid in a school of students who mostly all have plenty of money

• Rex has to balance the checkbook and get the bills paid for his mom.

• There really are no conflicts involving society in the novel "Free Lunch"