Short Story Elements Vocabulary

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The ____________________ are the people or animals in the story.

• plot

• characters

• conflict

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

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The _____________________ is the series of events.

• characters

• theme

• setting

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The __________________ is the time and place of the story's action.

• setting

• characters

• theme

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The __________________ is a message about life.

• plot

• setting

• point of view

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

A character's ________________ is his or her qualities, such as honesty.

• traits

• motives

• conflict

• plot

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

A character's _________________ are the reasons he or she acts, such as a desire to be liked.

• traits

• features

• motives

• names

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

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The plot contains a ___________, or problem, between opposing forces.

• setting

• character

• conflict

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

An _________________ conflict takes place inside a character's mind, such as when a man struggles to make a decision.

• internal

• external

• plot

• character traits

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

An ______________ conflict is one in which a character struggles with an outside source.

• internal

• external

• setting

• character motives

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

An example of __________________ might be a small village in England in the winter of 1765.

• plot

• character

• setting

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B