Plot Elements

Which of the following does not describe the climax? 

• the turning point of the story

• the problem is solved

• the conflict is at its worst 

• the most intense/interesting point

In the movie Finding Nemo, which of the following is the best example of a rising action? 

• Marlin’s story travels faster to than he does

• Marlin and Dori are chased by a shark

• Marlin meets a sea turtle 

• the fish from the dentist office escapes 

What is the definition of resolution? 

• the bad guy is defeated

• events leading to the end of the story

•  a tale or legend passed on traditionally

• the conflict is solved, the story ends

What is the best description of the conflict?  

• events leading to the end of the story

• the main problem in the story 

• the first part of a story line that introduces the characters, problem, and setting 

• The first problem in the story

What is the best description of  an Antagonist?

• a legendary mythological story with a hero 

• the “bad guy” in the story, usually a main character, causes or worsens the problem

• the main problem in the story

• the “good guy” in the story, usually a main character, solves the problem

Which list best describes what is introduced in the exposition? 

• characters, setting, conflict 

• character, setting, conflict, and the backgrounds of each

• a small amount of information about the author

• the origin of the protagonist and the antagonist

Which four words best describe the word “plot?” 

• characters, setting, and conflict,

• organized sequence of events

• problem of a story 

• Exposition, climax, resolution, denouement

Which of the following is the most typical order of a plot?

• Exposition
  Rising actions
   Falling actions
   Climax  
  Resolustion

• Exposition 
  Rising actions
   Climax
   Falling Actions 
  Resolustion

• Exposition 
  Rising actions
   Climax
   Resolustion 
  Falling Actions

• Rising actions
   Exposition 
   Falling actions
   Climax  
  Resolustion

What is the definition of falling action? ) 

• a series of related events

• the conflict is at its worst

• events leading to the end of the story 

• events leading to the climax of the story

What sounds like something the protagonist of a story would do?

• introduce the characters 

• make the conflict worse

• solve the problem of a story

• cause the problem of a story