Plot in Stories

Which conflict involves a struggle with nature?

• man vs. self

• man vs. nature

• man vs. society

• man vs. technology

What is the purpose of the Rising Action in a story?

• To introduce the characters

• To resolve the conflict

• To increase tension and develop the conflict

• To end the story

What typically follows the climax in a story?

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Introduction

What is considered the end of the story?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Rising Action

In the plot diagram, which part introduces the characters and setting?

• Exposition

• Conflict

• Climax

• Falling Action

Which part of the plot diagram involves the introduction of the main problem?

• Exposition

• Conflict

• Climax

• Falling Action

In a character vs. nature conflict, who or what is the character typically struggling against?

• Another character

• Their own emotions

• The natural world

• Society's rules

Match the following types of conflict

• a character has a problem with someone

• character vs. society

• character fights against injustice

• character vs. nature

• character survives natural disaster

• character vs. character

• character has internal problem

• character vs. self

Short stories do not need a clear plot structure.

• True

• False

What is the complication?

• There are no complications

• One of many problems in the story

• The problem that begins the story but not the only one

• The only problem in the story