LA 8th Grade Semester Exam

Which part of a plot introduces the characters and setting?

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Resolution

What is the term for the event that sets the story in motion?

• Inciting Incident

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Climax

What is the series of events leading to the climax called?

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Exposition

Which part of the plot is considered the most exciting and intense?

• Inciting Incident

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

What is the name of the events that occur after the climax as the story begins to wind down?

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Inciting Incident

The inciting incident occurs:

• After the climax

• Before the rising action

• At the resolution

• During the falling action

A story that leaves questions unresolved likely lacks a clear:

• Climax

• Resolution

• Inciting Incident

• Rising Action

Which part of the plot provides background information?

• Climax

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Rising Action

The falling action serves to:

• Increase tension

• Build suspense

• Resolve conflicts

• Introduce characters

What does the prefix 're-' mean in the word 'return'?

• Backward

• Again

• Under

• Together