Elements of a Story & Plot

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What is the setting in a story?

• The time and place

• The climax of the story

• The main characters

• The message of the story

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What is the end of the conflict in a story?

• resolution 
• plot 
• exposition 
• setting 

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What is the theme of a story?

• The conflict

• The main characters

• The message or lesson

• The time and place

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What is the beginning of the story that provides the setting and background information? 

• exposition 
• climax
• plot
• falling action

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What is the conflict of the story?

• The time and place

• The main characters

• The message or lesson

• The problem or issue that needs to be solved

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What are all of the events leading up to the climax?

• resolution 
• climax
• plot
• rising action

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What is the resolution?

• The beginning of the story

• The end of the story when the problem is solved

• When the problem is introduced

• The main message of the story

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What is the sequence of events in a story, novel, or play? 

• resolution 
• plot 
• point of view 
• setting

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Abbie and Ben went on a walk in the neighborhood. What is the setting?

• Abbie and Ben

• Going on a walk

• The neighborhood

• School

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What is the action in the story after the climax is revealed? 

• resolution 
• falling action 
• setting 
• climax 

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What is the plot of a story?

• The sequence of events

• The main message or theme

• The conflict

• Where the story takes place

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What is the time and location where a story takes place?

• exposition 
• setting
• rising action
• falling action 

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After Juliana and Reid fought over who would get the last piece of cake, they decided to share it. What is this an example of?

• The conflict

• The theme

• The resolution

• The setting

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Who is the main charcter in the story? 

• protagonist 
• antagonist 
• external 
• internal 

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After reading the book, the class learned to not judge a book by its cover. What is this an example of?

• The theme

• The setting

• The plot

• The conflict

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What is the struggle between two opposing forces? 

• external 
• internal 
• conflict 
• theme 

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The people or animals that take part in the action of a story are called __________.

• The plot

• The author

• The setting

• The characters

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What is the story's main idea or message? 

• theme 
• mood 
• conflict 
• static character 

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The person who tells the story is the __________.

• Setting

• Narrator

• Plot

• Conflict

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What is the definition of climax?

• the turning point of the story

• the struggle between two characters

• the beginning of the story

• the point when the conflict is resolved

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Qualities that the characters have are ________.

• the conflict

• character traits

• the plot

• characters

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Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• climax
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

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Choose two words that best describe the setting of a story.

• Who and Why

• Why and When

• When and Where

• Who and Where

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• climax
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

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If your life was a story, one of the characters might be ________

• your house

• the classroom

• your fight with your mom

• Mrs. Hartke

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The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.

• True
• False

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Which of these could be the setting of a fairytale?

• The queen

• A castle

• A dragon

• The wicked witch's curse

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How do you determine the theme of a story?

• A character tells you at the beginning

• The dialogue between the characters

• When the antagonist creates the conflict

• When the protagonist solves the conflict

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Sophie's cookies have gone missing. What is this an example of?

• Characters

• Setting

• Conflict

• Theme

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What is the relationship between the protagonist & the antagonist?

• The antagonist causes the protagonist to have conflict

• The protagonist causes the antagonist to have conflict

• The protagonist & antagonist are the good characters

• The protagonist & antagonist are the bad characters

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How do the protagonist, antagonist, conflict, and climax of a story interact?

• In the resolution the protagonist makes a decision to solve the conflict with the antagonist.

• In the climax, the protagonist makes a decision to solve the conflict with the antagonist.

• In the exposition (beginning), the protagonist makes a decision to solve the conflict with the antagonist.

• In the rising action, the protagonist makes a decision to solve the conflict with the antagonist.