Narrative Vocabulary

In Lord of the Rings, the most suspenseful part of the trilogy is when Frodo battles Gollem in the fiery chasm of Mount Doom. The fate of the world is at stake! This is the story's _____.

• Climax

• Conclusion

• Falling Action

• Exposition

In Coco, Miguel resolves the conflict of the story by returning to the land of the living and ending his family's ban on music. This is the story's _____.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

Jurassic Park ends with the group boarding a helicopter and leaving Isla Nublar. This is the story's _____.

• Conclusion

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Exposition

What is "the sequence of events in a story?"

• theme

• structure

• plot

• setting

What do you call "the people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story?"

• imagery

• antagonist

• protagonist

• characters

What is point of view?

• The perspective from which a story is told.

• Verbal expression of sensory experience; created by details that appeal to the five senses.

• When an outside narrator tells the story, but they are all knowing. They report all characters' actions, thoughts, and feelings.

• The problem in the story.

Which of these is the definition of setting?

• A reference to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary work.

• The problem in the story.

• The perspective from which a story is told.

• The time and location in which a story takes place.

Which part of the story is exposition?

• The beginning of the story where the reader learns about the characters, setting, and necessary background information to set the story up.

• The effects of the climax on the characters. Not all stories have this.

• The scene where the problem gets solved. The moment of greatest reader interest in the story

• All of the obstacles and complications on the way to solving the main problem of the story.

Which part of the story is climax?

• The effects of the climax on the characters. Not all stories have this.

• The scene where the problem gets solved. The moment of greatest reader interest in the story.

• All of the obstacles and complications on the way to solving the main problem of the story.

• The events immediately following the climax. The winding down of the story. Not all stories have this.

What is a protagonist?

• The time and location in which a story takes place.

• The central character, the one who is involved in the main conflict of the story and the one who moves the actions along.

• A character or force in conflict with the main character.

• The people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story.