Narrative Writing Elements

Which element describes the setting of a story?

• The main character's goal

• The location and time where the story takes place

• The series of events leading to the climax

• The resolution of the conflict

Conflict in a narrative refers:

• The solution to the problem

• The struggle between opposing forces

• The character's background

• The description of the setting

"Don't lie to me," his teacher warned him. "I'm tired of your constant excuses."

"It's not an excuse," Jayman whined. "My dog really did eat my homework."

This is an example of...

• Exposition

• Climax

• Dialogue

• External character traits

the place, time period, and duration of a story is called-

• setting

• plot

• characters

• theme

Personal narratives should always include:

• setting

• weather

• friends

• trees

Which transition would best fit in the middle of the story?

• Before

• Starting off

• A short while later

• At the end

What is a narrative transition?

• Words or phrases that link actions and events and show time passing

• the first paragraph of the story

• the last paragraph of a story

• when an author uses figurative langauge

The people or creatures in the story that help the story develop

• Setting

• Character

• Plot

• Theme

Which transition would best fit in the end of the story?

• Finally

• At first

• Suddenly

• Just as

Put the plot stages in the correct order from the beginning to the end:

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution