Story Conflict

What is the point of conflict in a story?

• It builds tension or suspense.

• It helps the plot keep going.

• Readers get to see how characters change.

• All of the above.

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What is the name of the section of the plot diagram where the main character (protagonist) figures out the main conflict?

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

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Which type of conflict shows when a character is in a struggle with his environment?

• Person versus society

• Person versus nature

• Person versus peson

• Person versus themselves

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Which one of these scenarios would show internal conflict?

• A girl gets lost on vacation.

• A girl tries to break a bad habit.

• A girl speaks out against bullying in her school.

• A girl competes against her hockey rival.

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Which situation represents an external conflict?

• A child finds $20 on the ground. Should he keep it or turn it in to the office?

• An actor can't remember their lines right before the play begins.

• A boy tries to break a bad habit of putting things off until the last minute.

• A woman gets into an argument with her sister about who makes the best pizza in town.

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A story with a person-vs-person conflict might have a kid who...

• has trouble getting along with their sibling.

• can't decide what to be when they grow up.

• writes a letter to the school board to change the dress code.

• tries to swim across a lake.

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In a person-vs-nature story, the antagonist (or villain) might be...

• Mars

• a bear

• a pandemic

• All of these answers

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Pick the PLOT of a story that has this THEME: "Be skeptical of future technology"

• Doctors invent a new device to help surgeries.

• Inventors fight over the profits from their inventions.

• A robot struggles to make human friends.

• Robots try to take over the world.

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Which one of these answers is NOT one of the 3 elements of fiction?

• Plot

• Setting

• Fantasy

• Characters

The theme of a story is also known as...

• the plot

• the characters

• the moral

• the setting

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