Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The introduction, or exposition, of a short story is also its...

• character.
• beginning.
• resolution.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The setting of a story introduces the...

• problem. 
• rising action.
• place and time the story takes place. 
• narrator. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The characters of a story are..

• who is in the story.
• the place. 
• the problem the characters face.
• the narrator. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The plot of a story includes...

• the different ending. 
• the five parts of a story- the events that take place.
• only the conflict.
• the author's biography.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The conflict of a story is the...

• characters. 
• setting.
• narrator.
• problem the character faces.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The protagonist of a story is...

• where the story happens. 
• the main character. 
• the exposition.
• the resolution.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The antagonist of a story is...

• the person or thing causing the problem
• the time period of the story.
• the message or moral. 
• the most exciting part.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The rising action of a story is

• at the end of the story.

• 3 or 4 events that build suspense about the conflict.

• the message the author shares with the reader.

• the characters' dialogue.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The climax of the story is when 

• the conflict comes to a turning point and the characters must face the problem.
• the way an author creates a character. 
• the description of the setting. 
• the words the characters say to each other. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The falling action is after...

• the characters face the conflict.
• the author describes the setting. 
• the character learns of a problem.
• the narrator introduces the main character. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4