PEng9 - Short Story Academic Vocabulary Review

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The ____________________ are the people, beings, things or animals in the story.

• plot

• characters

• conflict

• setting

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The _____________________ is the series of related events.

• characters

• theme

• setting

• plot

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

• setting

• characters

• theme

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

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

• setting

• character

• conflict

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

• internal

• external

• plot

• character traits

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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

• internal

• external

• setting

• character motives

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

• plot

• character

• setting

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Characters must be either people or animals.

• False
• True

The ________ is the part of the plot that leads to the climax.

• exposition
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

I am a struggle within the character's mind that other characters cannot see or hear.

• external conflict
• internal conflict