Plot Structure

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 

• action
• conflict 
• setting
• plot 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.
During the exposition, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.

• characters, setting
• characters, falling action 
• climax, conflict 
• conflict, resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

• climax
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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

• climax
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

... and they all lived happily ever after.
This is an example of the 

• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The person who tells the story is the 

• character
• setting
• point of view
• narrator

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?

• resolution
• rising action
• falling action
• exposition

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order? 

• exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution 
• exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution
• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution 
• rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which element of plot structure is described as being the "spark" that gets the story started...when the problem is revealed?

• exposition
• conflict
• inciting incident
• introduction

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5