Story Elements and Timelines

The sequence of events that make up a story is called:

• Setting

• Plot

• Rising Action

• Exposition

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The most intense or exciting part of the story, often the turning point, is the:

• Climax

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Title

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The struggle between opposing forces in a story is known as:

• Conflict

• Scale

• Description

• Title

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The beginning of the story, which introduces the setting, characters, and conflict, is called the:

• Plot

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Rising Action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The events that build suspense and lead toward the climax are known as:

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Timeline

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The part of the story after the climax, leading toward the ending, is the:

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Title

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When the story’s main problem is worked out and the story comes to an end, this is the:

• Plot

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Climax

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The time and place where a story happens is the:

• Setting

• Scale

• Description

• Timeline

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A name given to a book, poem, film, or even a historical period to identify and summarize it is called the:

• Title

• Plot

• Event

• Timeline

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A straight line (horizontal or vertical) that shows the passage of time is a:

• Event

• Scale

• Timeline/Axis

• Description

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7