Plot Elements

The highest point of tension in a plot is the

• Climax

• Conflict

• Plot

• Inciting Incident

• Exposition

The problem or struggle is the

• Resolution

• Theme

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Climax

Complications are added during the

• Conflict

• Rising Action

• Narration

• Climax

• Falling Action

The part of the plot that introduces the setting is the

• Climax

• Resolution

• Inciting Incident

• Theme

• Exposition

The term for the events that make up a story

• Conflict

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Theme

• Plot

The conflict is introduced during the

• Inciting Incident

• Climax

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Plot

If a character is struggling with a difficult decision, the conflict is

• External Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• Rising Action

• Theme

• None of the Above

What is the purpose of the inciting incident?

• It sets the rising action in motion.

• It includes background information on the characters.

• It concludes the conflict.

• It is an observation about life that the author is sharing with readers.

• It shows what happens to the characters at the end of the story.

What is the purpose of the falling action?

• It sets the plot in motion.

• The characters and setting are being introduced.

• The events start to build toward a climax.

• The conflict is being resolved after the climax.

The ending of a plot is called the

• Climax

• Conflict

• Rising Action

• Theme

• Resolution