Fiction Elements of Plot

What is the typical structure of a plot in a story?

• Conflict, Climax, Resolution, Conclusion

• Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

• Introduction, Climax, Falling Action, Conclusion

• Beginning, Middle, End, Conclusion

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which part of the plot introduces the characters and setting?

• Introduction

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the term for the series of events that build up to the climax of the story?

• falling action

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

In which part of the plot is the conflict or problem introduced?

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Climax

• Introduction

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the turning point in the story called?

• Zenith

• Peak

• Climax

• Pinnacle

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which part of the plot follows the climax and leads to the resolution?

• Rising action

• Plateau

• Climactic resolution

• Falling action

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the final outcome of the story called?

• The final outcome of the story is never mentioned.

• The final outcome of the story is predictable.

• The final outcome of the story is revealed.

• The final outcome of the story is left ambiguous.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the term for the events that occur after the resolution of the story?

• epilogue

• denouement

• climax

• prologue

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which part of the plot reveals how the conflict is resolved?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Rising action

• Falling action or denouement

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the term for the lesson or message that the author wants to convey through the story?

• plot

• setting

• theme

• moral

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9