Plot Elements

Turning point in a story; moment of greatest suspense; conflict at most intense or dramatic moment.

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What term describes the beginning of the story where readers first meet the characters and begin to understand the setting?

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Read the passage. Which plot element is in RED. 
Eva had always felt that her older sister, Millie, got more of her parent's attention.  Though she pretended to be upset, Eva was secretly glad when Millie went away to college. However, Millie was scheduled to come back home for the summer. As June approached, Eva's parents began planning a surprise party for Millie. Eva got more upset. On the day of Millie's arrival, Eva ran upstairs and locked herself in her room. When her parents asked her to come out, she threw her stuffed animal against the door. 

• climax
• conclusion 
• rising action 
• falling action 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What happens during the rising action?

• the turning point and the most exciting part of the story

• the main character faces a series of problems

• the story ends

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What happens during the resolution?

• the story ends

• something happens to begin the action of the story

• events leading up to the most exciting part of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A _______ is a struggle that a character has to work through or solve.

• problem
• sequence
• climax
• solution

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What happens right after the climax?

• resolution
• rising action
• transition
• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Read the passage. Which plot element is in RED.

The wolf was frustrated that he couldn't blow down the house of the third pig, she he tried instead to get the pig by climbing through the chimney. Surprise! He fell right into a pot of water that the little pig had on for supper. "Yum!" said the little pig. The pig invited his two brothers over. They ate a delicious wolf stew for dinner and all lived happily ever after.

• climax

• introduction

• resolution

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is number 2 as shown in the Story Plot Diagram?

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is number 4 as shown in the Story Plot Diagram?

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5