Plot, Conflict, and POV Pre-Assessment!

What is the CONFLICT shown in this scenario:

John finds a wallet; the lady who lost the wallet is very sad. John trips in the snow. John walks into a store and looks at the wallet and the groceries he cannot afford. He debates whether or not to keep the wallet for himself. The lady who lost the wallet is at home crying.

• John tripping

• John deciding whether to keep the wallet for himself or return it

• The lady crying

• John not being able to afford groceries

The chain of events that make up a story is...

• the plot

• the protagonist

• the setting

• the conflict

The first part of the plot; characters, setting, and basic situation are revealed; includes the inciting incident is...

• the falling action

• internal conflict

• the exposition

• external conflict

Main part of the story; moves the plot along; where complications/events arise is the...

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

The character who supplies the conflict in a story is also known as the:

• antagonist

• protagonist

• dynamic

• static

The setting of a story is the ____ and ______ of a story.

• set and ting

• what and who

• time and place

Another word for the end of a story is

• falling action

• resolution (or denouement)

• exposition

• rising action

Which scenario would be an internal conflict?

• a fight with an outside source

• a fight between you and your sibling

• a fight within yourself

The most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist; usually a turning point

• the resolution (or denouement)

• the climax

• the falling action

• the exposition

The exposition of a story is

• the end

• the beginning

• the rising action

• the conflict