Plot Elements Definitions

The __________ introduces readers to the characters and setting of a story

• exposition

• expulsion

• resolution

• rising action

What is the definition of plot?

• The lesson of a story

• The sequence of events in a story

• The turning point of a story

• The conflict of a story

Which detail best describes the rising action?

• The turning point of a story

• Complicates the conflict

• Shows how the conflict is resolved

• The most intense part of a story

The event in a story that sets the central conflict in motion is the...

• theme

• resolution

• climax

• inciting incident

What is the climax of a story?

• the turning point of the story

• the main problem of the story

• the beginning of the story

• the point when the conflict is resolved

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

• exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, inciting incident, resolution

• exposition, falling action, inciting incident, rising action, climax, resolution

• exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• rising action, inciting incident, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

The story's time and place is the...

• tone

• plot

• setting

• voice

Which part of the story follows the climax and begins to resolve the conflict?

• setting

• falling action

• resolution

• force

Explain why the setting is important to the plot of the story?

• The setting introduces the characters of the story.

• The setting describes when and where the story takes place. It also sets the tone.

• The setting describes the problem in the story.

What part of the diagram is 1?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Inciting Incident

• Exposition