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Plot Elements.1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of falling action?
a)
a series of related events
b)
the conflict is at its worst
c)
events leading to the end of the story 
d)
events leading to the climax of the story
2.

What is the definition of resolution?

a)

the bad guy is defeated

b)

events leading to the end of the story

c)

a tale or legend passed on traditionally

d)

the conflict is solved, it is determined a tragedy, or there is a cliffhanger

3.
What is the best description of the setting? 
a)
where and when the story takes place, introduced during the denouement 
b)
where and when the story takes place, introduced during the exposition
c)
When the story takes place
d)
Where the story takes place
4.

What is the best description of the inciting incident conflict?

a)

events leading to the end of the story

b)

the main problem in the story that sets up the whole story

c)

the first part of a story line that introduces the characters, problem, and setting

d)

person versus person

5.
What is the best description of  an Antagonist?
a)
a legendary mythological story with a hero 
b)
the “bad guy” in the story, usually a main character, causes or worsens the problem
c)
the main problem in the story
d)
the “good guy” in the story, usually a main character, solves the problem
6.

Which list best describes what is introduced in the exposition?

a)

characters and setting

b)

character, setting, conflict, and the backgrounds of each

c)

a small amount of information about the author

d)

the origin of the protagonist and the antagonist

7.
Which four words best describe the word “plot?” 
a)
characters, setting, and conflict,
b)
organized sequence of events
c)
problem of a story 
d)
Exposition, climax, resolution, denouement
8.

Choose the best description for the following type of conflict:

person VS. Self

a)

a conflict between a character and a part of the setting

b)

a conflict that comes from within a character

c)

a conflict between a character and natural elements

d)

a conflict between two characters

9.

Choose the best description for the following type of conflict:

person VS. Nature

a)

a conflict between a character and a part of the setting

b)

a conflict that comes from within a character

c)

a conflict between a character and natural elements

d)

a conflict between two characters

10.

Choose the best description for the following type of person vs. person

a)

a conflict between a character and a part of the setting

b)

a conflict that comes from within a character

c)

a conflict between a character and natural elements

d)

a conflict between two characters

11.
Which of the following is the most typical order of a plot?
a)
1. Exposition
2. Rising actions
 3. Falling actions
 4.Climax  
5.Resolustion
b)
1. Exposition 
2. Rising actions
 3. Climax
 4.Falling Actions 
5.Resolustion
c)
1. Exposition 
2. Rising actions
 3. Climax
 4.Resolustion 
5.Falling Actions
d)
1. Rising actions
2. Exposition 
 3. Falling actions
 4.Climax  
5.Resolustion
12.
What is the definition of climax? 
a)
the turning point of the story
b)
the struggle between two characters
c)
the beginning of the story
d)
the point when the conflict is resolved
13.
Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.
During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.
a)
characters, conflict 
b)
characters, falling action 
c)
climax, conflict 
d)
conflict, resolution
14.
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 
a)
action
b)
conflict 
c)
setting
d)
plot 
15.

Reader Interest, character complications, and suspense are built during which part of the story?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

16.
What is conflict?
a)
a struggle between two forces
b)
The time and location in which a story takes place 
c)
how the author arranges events to develop his basic idea
d)
The person in a work of fiction
17.

What is #3 called on the plot diagram?

a)

Exposition

b)

Inciting Incident

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

18.
What is #2 called on the plot diagram?
a)
Rising Action
b)
Exposition
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
19.
What is #4 called on the plot diagram?
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
20.
What is #1 called?
a)
Introduction
b)
Conflict
c)
Rising Action
d)
Exposition
21.
What is #5 called on the plot diagram?
a)
Exposition
b)
Climax
c)
Resolution
d)
Falling Action
22.
The main character, works towards a goal or to solve the problem.
a)
Character
b)
Protagonist
c)
Antagonist
d)
Minor Character
23.
Sets the scene; the when and the where.
a)
Setting
b)
Exposition
c)
Place
d)
Rising Action
24.
A struggle or problem happening to the main character in the story. 
a)
Issue
b)
Conflict
c)
Solution
d)
Resolution
25.

The message. The central belief, moral, or idea that an author tries to teach the reader.

a)

Characters

b)

Conflict

c)

Theme

d)

Setting

26.
The suspense builds and the problem gets worse, becoming more complicated for the characters.
a)
Rising Action
b)
Falling Action
c)
Inciting Incident
d)
Resolution
27.

A hero needing to defeat a villain to save the world is an example of an ______________ conflict.

a)

individual vs. individual

b)

individual vs. society

c)

individual vs. self

d)

individual vs. nature

28.

A story where the protagonist struggles with a choice they must make is an ____________ conflict.

a)

individual vs. self

b)

individual vs. society

c)

individual vs. technology

d)

individual vs. individual

29.

A story where the protagonist must overcome a corrupt or cruel society is an ___________ conflict.

a)

individual vs. society

b)

individual vs. individual

c)

individual vs. nature

d)

individual vs. self

30.
What is the difference between the falling action and resolution?
a)
The falling action is where the conflict starts to improve, and in the resolution the conflict is getting worse.
b)
The falling action is when the character solves the conflict, and the resolution is when the character is attempting to solve the problem.
c)
The falling action is where the characters are introduced, and the resolution is where the characters change in some way.
d)
The falling action is when the conflict is getting better, and the resolution is when the conflict is completely solved.