4th Grade Term 1 Vocabulary

The main character of the story is called the

• protagonist

• antagonist

• static

• secondary

What is an educated guess or prediction based on evidence?

• setting

• prediction

• inference

• plot

What is the name for the character in the story that tries to stop the protagonist from achieving his/her goal?

• foil

• protagonist

• deuteragonist

• antagonist

The part of the story where the author describes the setting and the main characters is the

• resolution

• plot

• exposition

• climax

The turning point of the story where the problem begins to be solved is the

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• rising action

The ending part of the story where the problem is resolved is the

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• rising action

What is the universal message or moral of the story?

• exposition

• poem

• climax

• theme

When the narrator is the main character in the story

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

• first person point of view

• third person point of view

When the narrator exists outside the story

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

• first person point of view

• third person point of view

A story that is made up is

• fiction

• memoir

• nonfiction

• picture books