Elements of a Short Story Review

Which of the following is considered as an element of a short story?

• theme

• setting

• character

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

A _______________________ refers to people, animals, objects, or creatures involved in the action of a short story or other literary work.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Fill in the blank with the correct story element. The time and place in which a story occurs is called the _____________________________.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The series of events that make up a story is....

• foreshadowing

• plot

• resolution

• falling action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What are the five elements of plot listed in the correct sequence?

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

• characterization, conflict, climax, falling action, resolution

• indirect and direct characterization, plot, setting, sequence

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

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following are elements in a story?

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which one is NOT an element of plot?

• Conflict

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Conclusion

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

Both novels and short stories contain the following:

• setting and characters

• plot and mood

• a theme

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the conflict of a story?

• The time and place

• The main problem the character encounters

• The most exciting part of the story

• The beginning of a story

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the exposition of a story?

• Where the action is winding down after the climax.

• The end of the story where everything is resolved.

• The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

• The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some of the characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9