Fiction Practice

In both the twelfth paragraph (lines 61-69) and the thirteenth paragraph (lines 70-77) the author is portraying characters who:

• Feel compelled to act carefully in order to avoid shattering something precious.

• Are frustrated to the point of indignation that success seems always slightly out of reach.

• Are at first excited by a project but later lose interest as others get involved.

• Discover that a personal weakness in some situations can be a personal strength in others.

Locate the climax of the plot.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Locate the rising action of the plot.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Locate the falling action of the plot.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Locate the exposition of the plot.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

__________ is the part of the story where the conflict/problem is resolved.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

__________ is the part of the story where the conflict/problem develops.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

__________ is the last event of the story.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

__________ is the turning point of the story where the conflict begins to be resolved.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

__________ is the beginning or introduction of the story that tells about the characters and setting (before the conflict starts).

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution