Story Elements

The series of events that make up a story is....

• foreshadowing

• plot

• resolution

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The struggle between opposing forces in known as the...

• conflict

• rising action

• theme

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When a writer tells you what a character is like or how they feel it is known as...

• indirect characterization

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The protagonist of the story is often the least important character in the story, play, or novel.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The antagonist is the character who is working against the hero or protagonist in the story.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The main message, moral, or life lesson that the author is trying to teach you is known as the....

• resolution
• falling action
• theme
• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The beginning of a story where the setting and characters are introduced is known as the...

• climax
• conflict
• exposition
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The turning point in the story is known as the...

• conflict
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A conflict that takes place outside of the body and mind is known as an

• external conflict
• internal conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A conflict that takes place inside the body and the mind is known as an

• external conflict
• internal conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3