Understanding the Plot Diagram

What is the primary purpose of the exposition in a story?

• To provide background information about the setting and characters

• To create suspense and tension

• To introduce the main conflict

• To resolve the story's main conflict

Which event sets the main story in motion?

• The climax

• The complicating incident

• The resolution

• The falling action

What is the climax of a story?

• The beginning of the story

• The resolution of the story

• The highest point of tension and action

• The introduction of characters

What happens during the falling action of a story?

• The story's main conflict is resolved

• The story's tension decreases and events wind down

• The story's tension increases

• The main conflict is introduced

How do stories that use flashbacks and foreshadowing still follow the plot diagram?

• They follow a different structure

• They only use the exposition and resolution

• They can be rearranged chronologically to fit the plot diagram

• They ignore the plot diagram completely