Story Elements

What information is most likely to be included in the exposition?

• Where the story takes place.

• How the conflict changes the protagonist.

• Who the protagonist encounters on their journey.

• What happens at the end of the story,

A sequence of events makes up the...

• setting

• title of the book

• plot

• exposition

Events after the climax leading to the resolution are called

• rising action

• falling action

• theme

• conflict

Rising actions are the events that ease tensions and move the story toward resolution.

• False

• True

Conflict is the

• where and when the story takes place.

• resolution at the end of the story.

• background information.

• problem faced by the characters.

The sun was very bright at the beach. The sand was hot and the water was cold.

Which story element is this?

• character

• setting

• problem

• solution

What part of the story ties up loose ends?

• resolution

• climax

• foreshadowing

What do we call the part of the story where the characters and setting are introduced?

• plot

• exposition

• climax

What is the turning point of the story?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

In which part of a story does the conflict build and become complicated?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax