Elements of Fiction

What is the term for the background information provided at the beginning of a story?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

• Conflict

What is the turning point of a story called?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Falling Action

What is the sequence of events that make up a story?

• Theme

• Character

• Plot

• Setting

What are the people, animals, or beings in a story called?

• Characters

• Settings

• Plots

• Themes

What is the struggle or problem of a story called?

• Resolution

• Theme

• Conflict

• Climax

What is the central conflict or struggle in a story called?

• Main conflict

• Character development

• Plot twist

• Narrative arc

What is the term for the events that follow the climax?

• Rising action

• Falling action

• Exposition

• Resolution

What is the time and place in which a story occurs?

• Setting

• Plot

• Character

• Theme

What is the term for the events that lead to the climax of a story?

• Falling action

• Rising action

• Exposition

• Resolution

What point of view uses He/Him/She/Her?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• Fourth person