Elements of Fiction

What is main idea in a fiction text?

• key details throughout the story

• the message or lesson the author is trying to teach

• the sequence of events of the story (plot)

• what the story is mainly about

What is a theme in a fiction story?

• main idea and key details

• lesson or message the author is trying to teach

• sequence of events (plot)

• summary of what the story is about

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What is a PLOT in fiction text?

• the sequence of events in a story

• the problem between two characters in a story

• the lesson the reader learns in a story

• details that support the Main Idea in a story

In a story's plot what is the exposition ?

• the most exciting part of the story where something MUST happen one way or the other

• when the problem is solved

• the introduction where the characters, setting & problem is introduced

• when the problem in the story starts to build suspense

In a story's plot what is the point where the major conflict has been solved and the reader understands the theme?

• falling action

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

In a story's plot what is the point after the climax, when problem is starting to be solved referred to?

• falling action

• rising action

• climax

• exposition

What are the elements in the rising action in a story's plot?

• characters, setting & problem

• the problem starting, the events that lead to the most exciting part

• problems being solved, the events after the most exciting part

• the reader understands the lesson of the story

In a story's plot what is the setting?

• the characters

• when and where the story takes place

• the problem or conflict in the story

• the message or lesson in the story

What is a conflict?

• a character in a story

• the time and place of events in a story

• the problem or challenge in a story

• the lesson a reader understands in the story

What happens in the climax of a story's plot?

• the reader learns the the characters, setting & problem

• the reader understands the lesson

• the problem begins to get more complicated

• the most exciting part where something has to happen so the story can progress