Plot Diagram

The highest point of tension in a plot is the

• Climax

• Conflict

• Plot

• Inciting Incident

• Exposition

Climax

• Events leading to the resolution

• Point that grabs the reader's attention

• Turning point where the protagonist makes a tough decision

• All conflicts are resolved and the story is over

What is the purpose of the falling action?

• It sets the plot in motion.

• The characters and setting are being introduced.

• The events start to build toward a climax.

• Loose ends are being tied up and the conflict is being resolved.

The conflict is introduced during the

• Inciting Incident

• Climax

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Plot

If a character is struggling with a difficult decision, the conflict is

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Self

• Rising Action

• Theme

• Conflict

The term for the events that make up a story

• Conflict

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Theme

• Plot

What is the purpose of the inciting incident?

• It sets the rising action in motion.

• It includes background information on the characters.

• It concludes the conflict.

• It is an observation about life that the author is sharing with readers.

• It shows what happens to the characters at the end of the story.

Exposition

• Setting and background info

• Turning point

• The end

• Events after the climax

Rising Action

• Events leading to the climax

• Events after the climax

• Setting and background

• Point that hooks the reader's attention

The ending of a plot is called the

• Climax

• Conflict

• Rising Action

• Theme

• Resolution