Rogue Wave Vocabulary Quizziz

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a short story?

• Includes one or more characters

• Provides a setting

• Develops a plot

• Always based on true events

What is the term for the time and place of the action in a story?

• Plot

• Setting

• Conflict

• Theme

What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

• Plot

• Setting

• Conflict

• Theme

What is the term for the growing tension felt by the reader as the conflict unfolds?

• Exposition

• Foreshadowing

• Suspense

• Climax

What is the purpose of foreshadowing in a story?

• To introduce the characters

• To suggest future events

• To resolve the conflict

• To describe the setting

What does the exposition of a plot introduce?

• The resolution

• The climax

• The characters, setting, and conflict

• The theme

What does the term "rising action" refer to in a story?

• The story's moment of greatest interest

• The complications that intensify the conflict

• The story drawing to a close

• The conflict's final outcome

Which part of the story is described as the moment of greatest interest where the conflict is resolved?

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling action

• Resolution

What happens during the "falling action" of a story?

• The story's moment of greatest interest

• The story draws to a close

• The conflict's final outcome is revealed

• The complications that intensify the conflict

What is the purpose of making inferences while reading?

• To summarize the plot

• To guess the ending of the story

• To understand the plot better

• To identify the main characters