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Story Elements Practice

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plot is:

a)

Hint/clue about what might happen later in the story

b)

A feeling of excitement or tension

c)

A person (or animal) in a story

d)

Describes the events happening within a story

2.

What type of character is seen as the main character or focus of the story

a)

Antagonist

b)

Protagonist

3.

Which part of the plot is the most exciting, "highest" point of the story?

a)

Resolution

b)

Rising Action

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

4.

This part of a story is where the conflict takes place and it leads up to the character having to make a decision about the problem.

a)

Climax

b)

Rising Action

c)

Plot

d)

Falling Action

5.

The series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

a)

Falling Action

b)

Rising Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Exposition

6.

The end of the story where the conflict is resolved is called a...

a)

Exposition

b)

Resolution

c)

Rising Action

d)

Falling Action

7.

The beginning of the story where the setting and main character are introduced

a)

Plot

b)

Exposition

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

8.

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story.

a)

Conflict

b)

Rising Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Exposition

9.

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

a)

Conflict

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Exposition

10.

This is where and when the story takes place

a)

Climax

b)

Characters

c)

Setting

d)

Falling Action

11.

This element reveals the outcome of the story's climax; eases the tension; and shows how the main character resolves the conflict.

a)

Falling Action

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

12.

The part in the story that starts to bring the story to a close.

a)

Setting

b)

Climax

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

13.

The beginning of a narrative that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

a)

Conflict

b)

Exposition

c)

Resolution

d)

Setting

14.

The series of events that make up a story

a)

Conflict

b)

Characters

c)

Plot

d)

Theme

15.

The turning point in the story is known as the...

a)

Conflict

b)

Climax

16.

The protagonist of the story is often the least important character in the story, play, or novel.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The antagonist is the character who is working against the hero or protagonist in the story.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The character (person or animal) working against the main character is the...

a)

Conflict

b)

Protagonist

c)

Antagonist

d)

Falling Action

19.

What is a genre?

a)

A style of stories, writing, music or art

b)

The main idea of a story

c)

Historical fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry

20.

Mystery, romance, comedy and non-fiction are all examples of what?

a)

Mood

b)

Theme

c)

Genre

d)

Plot

21.

The emotion or feeling that is expressed in a story.

a)

Mood

b)

Genre

c)

Exposition

d)

Plot

22.

The type or category of a book

a)

Mood

b)

Genre

c)

Climax

d)

Plot