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Understanding Short Story Elements

Authored by Bruce Bennett

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6th Grade

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Understanding Short Story Elements
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the five elements of a short story?

Plot, Character, Setting, Theme, Conflict

Plot, Character, Setting, Dialogue, Symbolism

Plot, Character, Setting, Tone, Mood

Plot, Character, Setting, Style, Irony

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ________ is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.

Protagonist

Character

Antagonist

Narrator

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The _________ is a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Protagonist

Antagonist

Character

Hero

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ________ of a short story is the time and place in which it happens. Authors often use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons, or weather to provide a strong sense of setting.

Plot

Theme

Setting

Conflict

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ________ is the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Antagonist

Protagonist

Narrator

Villain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_______ is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.

Theme

Plot

Setting

Dialogue

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define the Five Stages of Plot: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution. Which stage involves the introduction of background information?

Climax

Exposition

Rising Action

Resolution

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