Stages of a Plot

The series of events in a narrative is called the _______________.

• setting

• plot

• theme

• foreshadowing

The _______________________ introduces obstacles that make the conflict more complicated. You might have heard this described as the stage where "the plot thickens".

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

In the ____________________, the reader sees the outcome of the climax—the point of greatest tension—and starts to see how the conflict is going to be resolved. In this part of a story, the tension begins to ease.

• rising action

• exposition

• falling action

• climax

___________________ is the final stage in most plots. All the conflicts are resolved, and the reader sees the final outcome of all the events.

• exposition

• resolution

• climax

• rising action

During exposition the writer also reveals the ______________, or sets the stage for it. It is the main struggle or problem the characters face.

• rising action

• conflict

• theme

• climax

Exposition can occur at any point in the story, but most exposition will take place at the ________________.

• beginning

• middle

• end

As a character tries to solve his or her problem, the story's tension grows. The ___________ of a story is the point of greatest tension. 

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

What is climax?

• the beginning of the story

• turning point, most suspenseful part

• the ending of the story

• the struggle between two characters

During the exposition (beginning), it is important to introduce the ________ , ________and the ________.

• action, conflict, resolution

• setting, characters, conflict

• characters, solution, setting

• setting, conflict, climax

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

• rising action, falling action, climax, conclusion

• falling action, rising action, climax, exposition

• exposition, rising action, falling action, climax, resolution

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution