Conflict Development

How does identifying plot development and conflict enhance readers' understanding?

• By engaging with the text on a deeper level

• By analyzing the structure and themes

• By extracting meaning and interpreting the author's intentions

• All of the above

What is external conflict?

• Conflict between a character and society

• Conflict within a character's mind

• Conflict between characters

• Conflict between a character and an outside force

What does conflict reveal about characters?

• The central source of tension

• Their strengths and weaknesses

• The insights or lessons offered to the reader

• The struggle or problem that drives the narrative forward

What is conflict in a literary text?

• The sequence of events that occur within a story

• The introduction of main characters

• The resolution of conflicts

• The struggle between opposing forces

Which textual evidence best supports the theme of the passage?

• Craig came stumbling and sputtering out of the surf. "Call the fire department! The boathouse is on fire!"

  
  

  One glance in that direction told them there was no time to lose. "Both of you run to the house and telephone for help," cried Craig's father. I'll get over there and see what I can do."

  The boys sped up the beach, Craig in the lead. He had always been a good runner, and he ran faster than ever now, for he knew he could do something else. He could swim. Anywhere.

• He struggled for the courage to do as Matt had done. It had been so easy and so right...."The boathouse is on fire!" he gasped. "Oh my gosh, there are gasoline storage tanks and lots of boats in there. I've got to get to a phone."

  Without hesitating another moment, he waded off the sandbar and made straight for shore.

• "You're swimming!" shouted Matt happily. "That's great. Keep it up!"

• If time seemed to stand still, the tide didn't. Anxiously, Craig watched the sandbar grow narrower. He cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted desperately for help, but there was no one to hear him.

  
  

  As he scanned the shore, a thin column of smoke above the cove to the north caught his eye. Rapidly, it thickened and grew dark.

Problems that happen within a character's mind, usually when a character must make a difficult decision or overcome a fear are called-

• external conflicts

• internal conflicts

The story's central or main problem is......

• Exposition

• Conflict

• Climax

• Rising Action

How does conflict contribute to character development in a story?

• A) By revealing their true nature and motivations

• B) By providing a backdrop for the setting

• C) By introducing new characters

• D) By resolving the plot

Which type of conflict involves a character struggling against societal norms?

• A) Internal conflict

• B) Man vs. Society

• C) Man vs. Nature

• D) Man vs. Self

What is the role of conflict in a narrative structure?

• A) To introduce the main characters

• B) To create tension and drive the plot

• C) To describe the setting

• D) To conclude the story