Plot Structure Quiz

Select which of the following lists places the plot elements in the correct order in which they appear in a story.

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

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Select the three components that should be included in the exposition of a story.

• characters

• setting

• resolution

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which part of the plot builds suspense and drama for the reader?

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

What is the difference between the falling action and the resolution of a story?

• 
  In the falling action the conflict starts to improve and in the resolution the conflict gets worse.

• 
  The falling action is where the character solves the conflict and in the resolution the character is attempting to figure out how to solve the conflict.

• 
  Characters are introduced to the reading in the falling action and the resolution shows how the characters have changed.

• 
  The falling action provides a link between all of the action of the climax to the end of the story, or the resolution.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

This part of the story is where characters are introduced.

• rising action

• exposition

• resolution

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Identify which element of the plot map is represented by Letter A.

• exposition

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Identify which element of the plot map is represented by Letter B.

• exposition

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Identify which element of the plot map is represented by Letter C.

• falling action

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Identify which element of the plot map is represented by Letter D.

• resolution

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Identify which element of the plot map is represented by Letter E.

• exposition

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5