Academic Vocabulary Review

What is the exposition in a story?

• The end of the story

• Events leading to the end of the story

• Introduction to the characters & setting

• The most exciting part of the story

What does the rising action introduce?

• The climax

• The resolution

• The problem or conflict

• The characters

Where is the problem usually solved in a story?

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Climax

• Rising Action

What is the purpose of the falling action?

• To introduce the characters

• To tie up loose story threads

• To introduce the problem

• To present the climax

What might the resolution provide insight into if the story is part of a series?

• The climax of the next book

• The setting of the story

• The conflict of the next book

• The main characters of the series

What is drama?

• The climax of a story

• A type of rhetorical device

• Literature written to be performed

• A type of logical fallacy

What is central to drama because it helps the audience follow the events?

• Dialogue

• Stage directions

• Scenes

• Acts

What are stage directions?

• A section in a play

• The words characters speak

• Instructions about how actors should move

• A group of scenes

What is a logical fallacy?

• A comparison using like or as

• Errors in logic in an argument

• An extreme exaggeration

• A type of rhetorical device

What does a straw man fallacy involve?

• Exaggerating an opponent's argument

• Following a specific series of events

• Comparing two unlike things

• Using facts and statistics