Climax

What's the climax?

• The most exciting part!

• It comes right after the exposition.

• It's the end.

• The main character faces the big problem here.

One more time, tell me what's important about a climax.

• It’s exciting.

• The main character faces the problem.

• Something else takes care of everything without the main character.

• It makes sense in the setting.

Choose the best climax:

You're on a sinking ship in the middle of the ocean.

• I made it onto the very last lifeboat. As we rowed away, the ship sank.

• It was just an open porthole. We closed it.

Choose the best climax:

Scientists have cloned dinosaurs who have broken out of their cages and want to eat the scientists.

• A volcano exploded and the dinosaurs and scientists all died.

• It was only a dream.

• The tyrannosaurus almost eats the lead scientist, but he resets the backup fences and the dinosaurs are caught.

Which part of the plot is characterized by the highest point of tension or conflict?

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling action

Which part of the plot often contains a twist or a revelation that impacts the outcome of the story?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling action

• Resolution

What is the highest, most suspense-building, part of the story?

• Falling Action

• Setting

• Climax

• Rising Action

Turning point in a story; moment of greatest suspense; conflict at most intense or dramatic moment.

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action

What is the definition of climax?

• the part of the story where the conflict is solved

• the most suspenseful part of a story

• the beginning of the story where setting is introduced

• the struggle between two characters

What is the highest, most suspense-building, part of the story?

• Falling Action

• Setting

• Climax

• Rising Action