Understanding Plot

What is the first step in the plot diagram?

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

What is the final step in the plot diagram?

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Resolution

• Ending

What word fits with this definition: Struggle with another character. Not just physical fights.

• Man (or Person) vs Man

• Man (or Person) vs Self

• Man (or Person) vs Society

• Man (or Person) vs Nature

Man vs Self conflict is an example of ____________ conflict.

• Internal

• External

What is the purpose of rising action in a story's plot?

• To introduce the characters and setting

• To build tension and lead to the climax

• To resolve the main conflict

• To provide background information

What is the difference between linear and non-linear plots?

• Linear plots have a clear beginning, middle, and end; non-linear plots do not

• Linear plots follow chronological order; non-linear plots may use flashbacks or other time shifts

• Linear plots have only one storyline; non-linear plots have multiple storylines

• Linear plots are always told from one perspective; non-linear plots use multiple narrators

Which of the following is NOT an example of non-linear plot development?

• Flashbacks

• Foreshadowing

• Rising action

• Subplots

What is the correct order of plot structure elements?

• Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• Rising action, exposition, climax, falling action, resolution

• Exposition, climax, rising action, falling action, resolution

• Rising action, climax, falling action, exposition, resolution

How can flashbacks affect a story?

• They only confuse the reader

• They can provide background information and reveal character motivations

• They always spoil the ending

• They have no effect on the story's pacing

What is the purpose of foreshadowing in a story?

• To confuse the reader

• To provide comic relief

• To create suspense or hint at future events

• To describe the setting in detail