Plot Elements

Plot Elements

​Major Character

• ​Is in the whole book

• Is important to the plot

• Their actions, words, and thoughts are in the book​

​Minor Characters

• If removed wouldn't change the story​

• ​Interacts with or affects the major character

​Setting

• ​When did it happen?

• ​Where does it take place?

​Conflict

• ​The problem or struggle in the story

• ​Without conflict there is no PLOT

Rising Action​

• ​This part of the story begins to develop the conflict(s)

• ​Leading up to the climax

​Climax

• The turning point in the story​ where the conflict reaches its peak

• ​The most exciting part of the story

• ​The major character usually has to make an important decision

​Falling Action

• ​The events that lead to the resolution or end of story

• ​This is when the characters work to solve the problem or conflict

​Resolution

• The end of the story when the conflict or problem is solved.

Multiple Choice

What is a MAJOR character in a book?

• Characters who are central to the plot and story conflicts.

• Characters which have a lesser role and only help move the plot forward.

Multiple Choice

The problem in a story

• conflict

• resolution

• falling action

• climax

Multiple Choice

What is the most common type of conflict in a story?

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

• character vs. character

• characters vs. themselves

Multiple Choice

What is the classic fairy tale resolution?

• once upon a time

• the end...or is it?

• and they all lived happily ever after

• this is a story about a family

Multiple Choice

Read the passage. Which plot element is shown in bold?

Eva had always felt that her older sister, Milena, got more of her parents' attention. Though she pretended to be upset, Eva was secretly glad when Milena went away to college. However, Milena was scheduled to come back home for the summer. As June approached, Eva's parents began planning a surprise party for Milena. Eva got more and more upset. On the day of Milena's arrival, Eva ran upstairs and locked herself in her room. When her parents asked her to come out, she threw her stuffed animal against the door.

• climax

• conclusion

• rising action

• falling action

Multiple Choice

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________.

• action

• conflict

• plot

• setting

Multiple Choice

Which of the following IS NOT a part of the setting?

• time 

• place 

• social climate

• characters

Multiple Choice

Read the passage. Which plot element is shown in bold?

The wolf was frustrated that he couldn't blow down the house of the third little pig, so he tried instead to get the pig by climbing through the chimney. Surprise! He fell right into a pot of water that the little pig had on for supper. "Yum!" said the little pig. The pig invited his two brothers over. They ate a delicious wolf stew for dinner and all lived happily ever after.

• climax

• resolution

• introduction

• rising action

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the falling action and resolution?

• The falling action is where the conflict starts to improve, and in the resolution the conflict is getting worse.

• The falling action is where the characters are introduced, and the resolution is where the characters change in some way.

• The falling action is when the character tries to solve the conflict, and the resolution is the end of the story

• The falling action introduces the conflict  and  the resolution ends the conflict.

Multiple Choice

What happens in a story.

• conflict

• plot

• setting

• major character

Multiple Choice

What is a MINOR character in a book?

• Characters who are central to the plot and story conflicts.

• Characters which have a lesser role and only help move the plot forward.

Multiple Choice

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

• falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

• falling action, rising action, climax, resolution

• rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• rising action, falling action, climax, resolution

Multiple Choice

Which of the following shows the elements of plot in order?

• climax, rising action, exposition, falling action, resolution

• resolution, rising action, climax, falling action

•  rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• rising action, falling action, resolution, climax

Multiple Choice

Read the passage. Which plot element is shown in bold?

It was dark and a little eerie by the campfire where Jonas and his friends were huddled. They were telling ghost stories, and each boy tried to make his story scarier than the last. Jonas looked around to see if his dad was anywhere nearby. Suddenly, they heard a loud crack and rustling in the nearby woods. "What's that?" whispered Jonas to the boy next to him. He didn't want to admit it, but he was downright scared now. His heart was racing. He could see a large shadowy figure approaching, holding something that looked like a knife. "Thought you might want to toast some marshmallows," said Jonas's father as he stepped into the light of the fire. He held up a bag of marshmallows in one hand and metal skewers--not a knife--in the other. Jonas and his friends breathed sighs of relief. His father taught the group a secret trick for making toasted marshmallows, and they each ate about fifteen.

• climax

• resolution

• falling action

• rising action

Multiple Choice

Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.

During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.

• characters, conflict

• characters, falling action

• climax, conflict

• conflict, resolution

Multiple Choice

What happens in the falling action?

• You are introduced to the conflict.

• The setting is described in detail. 

• Events begin to calm down after the climax. 

• It is the exact same as the rising action. 

Multiple Choice

Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story?

• introduction

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Multiple Choice

What is a conflict in a story?

• The beginning that introduces the characters and setting. 

• A series of events

• story is in chronological order

• a struggle or problem that the main character(s) have to face

Multiple Choice

What is the climax?

• the turning point of the story

• the struggle between two characters

• the beginning of the story

• the point when the conflict is resolved