Basic Story Elements

What is the conflict of a story?

• It is the time and place in a story.

• It is the most exciting part of a story.

• It is the beginning of a story.

• It is the main problem the character face in a story.

What do you call the character who contends with the main character?

• Investigator

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Instigator

Which element of a short story is known as the vantage point used to narrate the story?

• Setting

• Theme

• Exposition

• Point of View

What is plot in a short story?

• It is where the story happens.

• It is the series of events that happen in order in a story.

• It is the struggle in the story.

• It is the narrator's role in the story.

Which element shows the author's attitude or feeling in a story?

• Plot

• Theme

• Exposition

• Tone

Which point of view shows that the narrator can tell the thoughts of the characters as he can see into their minds?

• First Person Point of View  

• Second Person Point of View

• Limited Third Person

• Omniscient Third Person

Check the FIVE basic elements of all short stories.

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Character

• Conflict

Which of these describes the time and place of the story?

• Theme

• Setting

• Conflict

• Plot

What is one way authors use to demonstrate character?

• Through describing the time and place

• By putting them in awkward positions

• Through their actions

• Through their moms and dads telling stories

Tell me the difference between a protagonist and an atagonist.