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Plot Structure/Elements of a Story

Authored by Paula Brooks

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Plot Structure/Elements of a Story
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The part of a short story that introduces the main characters, setting, and conflict is called the

resolution    
exposition 
motivation
theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not one of the five parts of a plot?

motivation
exposition
climax
resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The part of a short story that comes directly after the climax is the...

exposition
rising action
falling action
resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which short story element names the problem that one or more characters face?

resolution
exposition
theme
conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In literature, which answer choice is the correct term for a struggle between a character and an outside force  such as nature or another character?

internal conflict
natural conflict
intense conflict
external conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is meant by the term theme in a narrative?

Theme is the central message of a story.
Theme is the music that goes with the story.
Theme is the setting and action of the story.
Theme is the conclusion of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a universal theme?

a message about friendship
a message about the author’s life
a message that recurs in different cultures and time periods
a message about the world that the author expresses

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

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