Plot Structure Quiz

What is the exposition of a story?

• The problem is solved

• Events that build suspense

• The introduction of characters and setting

• The highest point of action

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which part of the plot includes the turning point or most intense moment?

• Exposition

• Falling action

• Climax

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which element comes after the climax in a plot diagram?

• Falling action

• Rising action

• Exposition

• Setting

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

In the story of Little Red Riding Hood, what is the rising action?

• When she walks through the forest

• When she meets the wolf and he races ahead

• When the wolf is in her grandmother’s bed

• When the wolf is defeated

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the resolution of a story?

• The start of the story

• The problem gets worse

• The conflict is resolved and the story ends

• The setting changes

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What happens during the rising action of a story?

• The story ends

• The characters are introduced

• The conflict develops and tension increases

• The main problem is solved

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following is an example of a climax?

• A detective solves the mystery

• A character meets a friend

• The setting is described

• The story begins

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why is plot structure important in a story?

• It makes the story longer

• It helps organize the events and build suspense

• It shows the moral of the story

• It names the characters

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What usually causes the rising action to begin?

• A flashback

• A conflict or problem appears

• The theme is revealed

• The story ends

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

How does the falling action affect the story?

• It leads the story toward the resolution

• It introduces the setting

• It starts the rising action

• It gives background information

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5