Fiction STAAR Vocabulary 6th grade

Fiction Vocabulary

Plot

Plot is the series of events that
happen to characters in a story

Exposition

Rising Action

Falling Action

Resolution

Climax

Inciting Incident

Reorder

Place the Elements of Plot in order

• Exposition

• Inciting Incident

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action/Resolution

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

What is Plot?

• The beginning of a story

• The conflict that happens in a story

• The events that occur in a story

• The ending of a story

Exposition

The introduction of the characters, setting, and conflict.

Finding Nemo Example:
We meet Nemo and his dad and get to see where they
live.

Multiple Choice

What is the Exposition in a story?

• The most intense part of the story

• The beginning where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced

• The beginning of the story

• The end of the story where the conflict is resolved

Inciting Incident

The main conflict that the character/s will try to solve

throughout the story.

Finding Nemo Example:
Nemo gets taken by a scuba diver.

Open Ended

What is an Inciting Incident?

Rising Action

The series of events that create more conflict leading up to

the climax

Finding Nemo Example:
Marlin and Dory meet Bruce the shark, Marlin finds a clue (the scuba divers
goggles), Bruce tries to eat Marlin and Dory, the bombs explode, Nemo gets
taken to an aquarium in a dentist's office, etc.

Drag and Drop

What is Rising Action?​ ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

A series of events that create more conflict

The most intense part of the story

The winding down of the story

The conclusion of the story

The beginning of the story

Climax

The point at which the conflict or tension reaches its

highest level.

Finding Nemo Example:
Marlin finds Nemo, but they are separated again.

Multiple Choice

What is Climax?

• The part of the story that has the most tension; the conflict has reached its highest level

• The top of the plot diagram

• The conflict

• The final fight scene in a movie

Falling Action

The winding down of the story’s action after the climax.

Finding Nemo Example:
Marlin and Nemo return to the coral reef.

Multiple Choice

What is Falling Action?

• The end of the story

• When the characters fall down

• When the characters are introduced

• When the story is winding down. It leads towards the ending

Resolution

The end of the story when all problems and conflicts are

solved.

Finding Nemo Example:
Nemo hugs his dad and Marlin learns to trust and let go.

Open Ended

What is the Resolution of a story?

Match

Match the Plot Element with its definition

• Exposition

• Inciting Incident

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action/Resolution

The introduction of the characters, setting, and conflict

The main conflict the character/s will try to solve throughout the story

The series of events that create more conflict leading up to the climax

The point at which the conflict or tension reaches its highest level

The winding down of the story's action after the climax/the end of the story; conflict solved

• The introduction of the characters, setting, and conflict

• The main conflict the character/s will try to solve throughout the story

• The series of events that create more conflict leading up to the climax

• The point at which the conflict or tension reaches its highest level

• The winding down of the story's action after the climax/the end of the story; conflict solved

Plot

Plot is the series of events that
happen to characters in a story

Labelling

Label the Plot Diagram

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Resolution

Inciting Incident

Falling Action

Climax

Exposition

Rising Action

Setting

The place and time the story takes place.

Finding Nemo Example:
The ocean and the aquarium at the dentist’s office.

Conflict

The main problem in the story.

Finding Nemo Example:
Nemo gets taken by a scuba diver.

Internal Conflict

A problem the character is struggling with in their mind.

Finding Nemo Example:
Marlin being controlling/scared/very protective of
Nemo because of the attack that killed his wife and
most of their eggs.

External Conflict

A problem with an outside force like another character,

nature (like a tornado), society, or technology.

Finding Nemo Example:
Nemo gets taken by a scuba diver.

Theme

Something that the characters or readers learn from the
events in the story, an implied message, a universal idea
that can be applied to life. It does NOT include character

names. It is not a summary.

Finding Nemo Example:
Learning to let go and trust
Just keep swimming

Multiple Choice

What is the main theme of the selection?

• Painting a room can be a time consuming task

• If you have a good suggestion, adults will agree with it

• Splitting the room in half is a good way to tackle a painting job

• It's better to do things right the first time

Match

Match the following words with their definitions

• Setting

• Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

• Theme

The location and time a story takes place in

The main problem in the story

A problem that is happening in a characters mind

A problem happening with a character and an outside force

A lesson a character or reader learns from the story or a universal idea that can be applied to life

• The location and time a story takes place in

• The main problem in the story

• A problem that is happening in a characters mind

• A problem happening with a character and an outside force

• A lesson a character or reader learns from the story or a universal idea that can be applied to life

Multiple Choice

The first-person point of view allows the reader to understand -

• mom's frustration over Oreo's destructive behavior

• Oreo's guilty thoughts after damaging the loveseat

• the narrator's plan to prevent Oreo from ripping the couch in the future

• both Oreo's and the narrator's thoughts concerning being left alone at home

Point of View

Who is telling the story

First Person POV: A character in the story (usually the main character) narrates
the story from his or her perspective. They use words like I and me.

Third Person Limited POV: A narrator who is NOT a character tells the story. They
tell us the thoughts, observations, and feelings of ONE character usually the main
character.

Third Person Omniscient POV: A narrator who is NOT a character tells the story.
The narrator is all-knowing (like God) and can tell the thoughts, observations, and
feelings of ALL characters.

Match

Match the following terms with their definitions

• First Person POV

• Third Person Limited POV

• Third Person Omniscient POV

The main character is the narrator; uses the words I and me.

The narrator can only tell you the thoughts and feelings of one character.

The narrator is like God. They can tell you the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• The main character is the narrator; uses the words I and me.

• The narrator can only tell you the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• The narrator is like God. They can tell you the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

Multiple Choice

What is the primary theme of the selection?

• Eating too much candy can make you sick

• Selfishness can have negative consequences

• Think things through when deciding between two activities

• Don't expect others to give you something just because you made a bad choice

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the selection?

• Don't let others influence you into making a bad choice

• Cross-country is a difficult sport for some kids

• Follow directions given by a coach

• Cheating can have negative consequences

Multiple Choice

The third-person limited point of view gives the reader insight into -

• the nervousness felt by the orchestra members

• Sandra's fear right before the start of the performance

• the narrator's feelings of anxiousness at the start of the concert

• how proud Sandra's grandmother felt

Multiple Choice

What advantage does the third-person omniscient point of view offer the reader?

• understanding of a mother's fears from Mrs. Piggy's perspective

• insight into both characters' thoughts

• understanding provided only by the dialogue between Mrs. Piggy and her friend, Mrs. Rabbit

• a limited perspective from the point of view of one friend

Multiple Choice

The author's choice of first-person point of view helps the reader to -

• understand the narrator's motivation for planning a prank on Brian

• experience Brian's terror once his brother jumps out from behind the curtain

• comprehend Brian's fear at the moment of the narrator's sudden appearance

• illustrate how both the narrator and the brother will feel once the prank is played out

Multiple Choice

The third-person limited point of view helps the reader comprehend -

• the inner thoughts of a child as told by a narrator

• the thoughts and actions of Anne and her mother

• Anne's mother's surprised thoughts as she realizes what Anne was doing

• Anne and her mother's dialogue and reflections