Literary Elements

The problem in a story is the...

• theme

• resolution

• climax

• conflict

All of the following are examples of themes except

• survival

• growing up

• a prince

• friendship

If your life were a story, one of the characters might be:

• your fight with your mom

• your teacher

• your house

• the year 2020

What is the SETTING of a story?

• the main events

• the person or animal the story is mostly about

• the time and location of the story

Sue describes the events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the book she just read. This means that Sue is describing the _________.

• character

• conflict

• plot

• theme

the most exciting moment of the story; the turning point

• Exposition

• Conflict

• Climax

What is the THEME of a story?

• the main events

• the life lesson in the story

• the problem

Choose the two words that best go with setting.

• who, why

• where, when

• where, why

• why, when

To draw a conclusion based on clues in the story

• Infer

• Perspective

• Summary

What is the definition of plot?

• The lesson in the story

• The sequence of events in the story

• The turning point of the story