Quarter 1 Literary Terms

The problem in a story is called the __________.

• setting

• rising action

• conflict

Taking clues from the text and adding what you already know to come up with a reasonable conclusion is called an ______________________.

• conflict

• inference

• context clue

The sequence of events in a story is called the ________________.

• resolution

• theme

• rising action

Where and when a story takes place is called the ___________.

• plot

• setting

• characters

The __________ is the message that an author wants you to learn or take away from their story.

• theme

• plot

• exposition

The point in the story where the main character changes in some way is called the __________ __________.

• falling action

• character traits

• climax or turning point

The _______________ is when a conflict, or problem, is solved.

• resolution

• setting

• exposition

The background information in a story that explains about the characters and/ or the setting or both is called the ______________________.

• plot

• resolution

• exposition

Using clues from surrounding sentences to help us figure out the meaning of unknown words is called using _________ _________.

• your brain

• context clues

• reading closely

People or creatures found in a story are called the story's ____________.

• conflict

• characters

• theme