Plot Line/Conflict

Front

What is the first stage of a plot that provides important background information, introducing the setting and characters?

Back

Exposition

Front

Which part of the plot line makes up most of the story?

Back

Rising Action

Front

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

Back

Conflict

Front

What do you call a story that ends at the climax?

Back

Cliffhanger

Front

What is the fourth stage of a plot where the story begins to draw to a close, coming after the climax but before the resolution?

Back

Falling Action

Front

What is the term for the final part of a story where the conflict is resolved?

Back

Resolution

Front

What is the part of the plot that builds tension and develops the conflict?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What stage of the plot follows the exposition and introduces the main conflict?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the turning point of the story where the main character faces the conflict?

Back

Climax

Front

What is the term for the events that occur after the climax leading to the resolution?

Back

Falling Action