Plot Structure Lessons

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 

• action
• conflict 
• setting
• plot 

What is the definition of climax? 

• the turning point of the story
• the struggle between two characters
• the beginning of the story
• the point when the conflict is resolved

Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.
During the exposition, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.

• characters, setting
• characters, falling action 
• climax, conflict 
• conflict, resolution

The exposition 

• happens at the beginning of a story
• happens at the middle of a story
• happens at the end of a story
• is another name for climax

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• climax
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• exposition
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

The story's time and place is

• tone
• plot
• setting
• voice

... and they all lived happily ever after.
This is an example of the 

• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution

The person who tells the story is the 

• character
• setting
• point of view
• narrator

What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?

• resolution
• rising action
• falling action
• exposition