WorksheetsShort Story Elements Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the plot of a story?
Where and when the story takes place
The sequence of events in a story
A struggle between opposing forces
When the characters, setting, and sometimes conflict are introduced
What is the resolution of a story?
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
Events after the climax
Events leading up to the climax
The end of the story where loose ends are tied up. Usually the "happily ever after" of a story--but not always
The Antagonist is the main character in a story.
True
False
Choose the correct type of conflict for the following description:
Where the conflict arises between 2 or more characters
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
What is the theme of a story?
The message of the story
The sequence of events in a story
A struggle between a character and an outside force
Where and when the story takes place
The characters in a story include people, animals, and/or things in the story.
True
False
What is internal conflict?
A struggle between a character and an outside force
A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character
Where a character or characters have to fight against the forces of nature
Where the conflict arises between 2 or more characters
What is the climax of a story?
Introduces the central conflict and hooks the audience into the story
Events leading to the resolution
When the characters, setting, and sometimes conflict are introduced
The most exciting moment of the story; turning point
Choose the correct type of conflict for the following description:
Where a character has a conflict or problem with some element of society - the school, the law, etc.
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Self
Select the correct definition for the following term:
Rising Action
Events leading up to the climax
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
End of the story where loose ends are tied up. Usually the "happily ever after" of a story--but not always
The Protagonist is the main character in a story.
True
False
Select the correct term for the following definition:
When the characters, setting, and sometimes conflict are introduced in a story
The theme
The exposition
The rising action
The falling action
Choose the correct type of conflict for the following description:
Where a character or characters have to fight against the forces of nature
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Choose the correct term for the following definition:
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Rising action
Inciting incident
Falling action
Exposition
Choose the correct term for the following definition:
Introduces the central conflict and hooks the audience into the story
Rising action
Inciting incident
Climax
Falling action
Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces
True
False
Maybe
Maybe not
Choose the correct term for the following definition:
Where and when the story takes place
The exposition
The setting
The rising action
The falling action
External conflict is a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character
True
False
An annotation is an added note that explains something in a text that the publisher feels the reader might need assistance with in understanding.
True
False
An annotation is commonly known as a footnote.
True
False
Choose the correct type of conflict for the following description:
Where the character's main problems exist within him or her self
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
