Unit 1, Part 1

What is the setting of a story?

• The main message about life

• The time and location of the story

• The fight between characters

Which of these best describes the theme of a story?

• The message about life or a lesson the reader learns

• The main person the story is about

• The person who tells the story

What are the characters in a story?

• The events that happen at the end

• The struggle the main person has

• Made-up people or animals in the story

What is the conflict in a story?

• The message the author wants to share

• The time and place the story happens

• The struggle between opposing forces in a story

Who is the narrator of a story?

• The person who speaks or tells the story

• The person who is against the main character

• The main problem in the story

The protagonist is...

• The struggle between the hero and villain

• The person the plot revolves around; the main character

• The time period and location

The antagonist is...

• The force or person who works against the main character

• The lesson or message of the story

• A type of setting in the story

Which plot element is the most dramatic point in the story, often called the turning point?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

Which plot element describes the set of events that bring the story to a close and where the conflict is usually resolved?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Which plot element includes all of the action that occurs after the most dramatic point of the story?

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Exposition