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Plot (Based on Brainpop)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
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1.

An example of a plot event from Teh Wizard of Oz is:

a)

A. Dorothy

b)

B. The farm

c)

C. The Tornado

d)

D. The Wicked Witch

2.

In general, each event in a story's plot ______ the next event.

a)

A. causes

b)

B. undoes

c)

C. repeats

d)

D. is unrelated to

3.

Freytag's pyramid __________ the plot structure used in ancient Greece.

a)

inspired

b)

simplified

c)

rejected

d)

refined

4.

What information is mot likely to be included in the exposition?

a)

Where the story takes place

b)

Who the protagonist encounters on their journey

c)

How the conflict changes the protagonist

d)

What happens to the protagonist at the end

5.

An inciting incident usually occurs near the beginning of the:

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling action

6.

Who is the antagonist in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

a)

Snow White

b)

Prince Charming

c)

Evil Queen

d)

Grumpy

7.

Which event is most likely to be the climax of a story?

a)

The hero receives instructions to find a lost sword

b)

The hero learns the sword was stolen by the villain

c)

The hero promises to save his true love

d)

The hero defeats the villain in battle

8.

Which statement best describes this Falling Action stage of Freytag’s pyramid?

a)

The protagonist confronts the antagonist

b)

The conflict is resolved

c)

The protagonist is introduced

d)

Obstacles slow down the protagonist

9.

A story without a dénouement might lack:

a)

Urgency

b)

Plot devices

c)

Conflict

d)

Closure

10.

What is most likely true of a formulaic story?

a)

It starts in medias res

b)

It is told entirely in flashbacks

c)

It closely follows Freytag's pyramid

d)

It completely ignores Freytag's pyramid