Plot Elements

the falling action is the ____.

• The turning point of a story.

• Events that follow the climax.

• A brief introduction of the setting, characters, and opening events.

• The longest part of a story.

Which of the following does not describe the climax? 

• the turning point of the story

• the problem is solved

• the conflict is at its worst 

• the most intense/interesting point

What is the definition of resolution? 

• the bad guy is defeated

• events leading to the end of the story

•  a tale or legend passed on traditionally

• the conflict is solved, the story ends

What is the best description of  an Antagonist?

• a legendary mythological story with a hero 

• the “bad guy” in the story, usually a main character, causes or worsens the problem

• the main problem in the story

• the “good guy” in the story, usually a main character, solves the problem

Which four words best describe the word “plot?”

• characters, setting, and conflict,

• organized sequence of events

• problem of a story 

• Exposition, climax, resolution, denouement

Which of the following is the most typical order of a plot?

• Exposition
  Rising actions
   Falling actions
   Climax  
  Resolustion

• Exposition 
  Rising actions
   Climax
   Falling Actions 
  Resolustion

• Exposition 
  Rising actions
   Climax
   Resolustion 
  Falling Actions

• Rising actions
   Exposition 
   Falling actions
   Climax  
  Resolustion

What is the definition of falling action? ) 

• a series of related events

• the conflict is at its worst

• events leading to the end of the story 

• events leading to the climax of the story

In the movie Finding Nemo, which of the following is the best example of a rising action? 

• Marlin’s story travels faster to than he does

• Marlin and Dori are chased by a shark

• Marlin meets a sea turtle 

• the fish from the dentist office escapes 

What does plot mean?

• a sequence of events in a story

• the lesson the reader understands

• a problem between two characters

• story events in random order

What is the exposition of a story's plot?

• the most exciting part

• the beginning; characters and setting are introduced

• when problems are solved

• the problem that starts the story's action