WorksheetsShort Story Elements
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 37mins
What is the exposition of a story?
Where the action is winding down after the climax.
The end of the story where everything is resolved.
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some of the characters.
What is rising action?
After the climax, when the action starts to wind down.
Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.
What is climax?
Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
The end of a story where everything is resolved.
The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some characters.
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
What is falling action?
The end of a story where everything is resolved.
Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
The part after the climax where events are winding down.
What is the resolution?
Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
The end of a story where everything is resolved.
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.
What is the theme of a story?
The series of events in a story.
The main/central idea of the story.
The universal message or lesson the author conveys to the reader.
The character's personality traits and how he/she views issues in the story.
Fill in the blank with the correct story element.
A character's ________________ is his or her qualities, such as honesty.
traits
motives
conflict
plot
Fill in the blank with the correct story element.
A/An _________________ conflict takes place inside a character's mind, such as when a man struggles to make a decision.
internal
external
plot
character traits
Fill in the blank with the correct story element.
A/An ______________ conflict is one in which a character struggles with an outside source.
internal
external
setting
character motives
Fill in the blank with the correct story element.
An example of __________________ might be a small village in England in the winter of 1765.
plot
character
setting
theme
__________is how the author limits or reveals different character's thoughts, opinions, and decisions.
Theme
Point of View
Plot
The five elements of the plot structure are in which order?
setting, conflict, rising action, falling action, climax, resolution
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
exposition, setting, climax, falling action, resolution
rising action, climax, falling action, exposition, resolution
_____ evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions
Mood
Exposition
Theme
Setting
In the story’s plot, authors may use setting to....
develop the mood
establish a conflict
provide background information for the reader
all of the above
The character who creates conflict with the protagonist.
Protagonist
Static Character
Antagonist
Dynamic Character
When a character is in conflict with injustices created by a group of people (social issues such as racism, sexism, etc.)
Person vs. Themselves
Person vs. Society
Internal Conflict
Person vs. Nature
A character who does not evolve or change throughout a story.
Static Character
Protagonist
Antagonist
Dynamic Character
When two characters are in conflict with each other's ideas, actions, or beliefs.
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Society
A character who changes throughout the story usually as a result of overcoming a problem.
Dynamic Character
Static Character
Antagonist Character
Mr. Harris
Person vs. Person, vs. Nature, and vs. Society are all examples of...
Internal Conflicts
External Conflicts
In All Summer in a Day: What are the children waiting for as the story begins?
a rainstorm
the sun to shine
early dismissal from school
a snow storm
In All Summer in a Day: When the sun comes out, the children
think it looks like a lemon
stay in the classroom and hide.
run and play outside, in the jungle.
cry and wait for the rain to return.
In All Summer in a Day: You can infer from the children’s “solemn and pale” faces and after they all look at one another and then look away, that they
are very tired from playing in the sun.
feel guilty about locking Margot in a closet.
are sad to return to the classroom.
are upset to be all wet from the rain.
In All Summer in a Day: What is the best evidence for Bradbury creating a gloomy/dreary mood?
". . . and this was the schoolroom of the children. . . "
“A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. "
"Where's the teacher?"
". . . the sweet crystal fall of showers. . ."
In The Scholarship Jacket
In paragraph 3, the narrator describes herself as
"pencil thin, not a curve anywhere. I was called “beanpole” and “string bean,” and I knew that’s what I looked like. A flat chest, no hips, and a brain; that’s what I had."
What do readers learn about her through this description?
She isn't confident in her physical appearance but is confident in her intelligence.
She isn't confident in her intelligence but is confident in her physical appearance.
She doesn't think that she is pretty or smart. There is nothing about herself that she is confident about.
She feels that it is more important to be pretty than to be smart.
In The Scholarship Jacket: How does the argument between Mr. Boone and Mr. Schmidt impact the plot of the story?
Their conversation provides the resolution of the story.
Their conversation introduces an important character.
Their conversation provides background information.
Their conversation introduces the conflict of the story.
What is a theme of "The Scholarship Jacket?"
Don't pay for a scholarship jacket even if you want one.
Standing up for yourself is necessary to make change even if it's hard.
People have the ability to change; sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.
Jealousy often leads to hatred and bullying.
In The Scholarship Jacket: Which of the following details from the story develop the theme?
"My oldest sister, Rosie, had won the jacket a few years back, and I fully expected to also."
:The small Texas school that I went to had a tradition carried out every year during the eighth-grade graduation: a beautiful gold and green jacket (the school colors) was awarded to the class valedictorian..."
“Then if you pay for it, Marta, it’s not a scholarship jacket, is it? Tell your principal I will not pay the fifteen dollars.”
“Why?” he finally asked. “Your grandfather has the money. He owns a two-hundred acre ranch.”
Identify the point of view: Once you have the cake in the oven, start to make the whipped cream frosting. Combine whipping cream, powdered sugar, and food color in a small mixer bowl. Make sure you add just a small amount of food color.
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Identify the point of view: I walked towards the bus stop, hoping to not see Maria. She told everyone my biggest secret and I was never going to forgive her, no matter how hard she tried to cheer me up.
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Identify the point of view: Bob made sure to pack all of the equipment that he would need for practice. He packed his bat, glove, and baseball cap.
first person
third person
second person
The Stolen Party: Which sentence best shows that Senora Ines only sees Rosaura as a helper?
“Senora Ines had asked her to help pass the cake around.”
“What a marvelous daughter you have Herminia.”
"You know what you are to them, the maid's daughter, that's what."
“Thank you for all your help, my pet.”
In The Stolen Party: Which statement identifies a theme of the text?
Class differences are insignificant and people are usually able to look beyond them.
Children are clueless to how cruel other people can be.
Class differences can negatively impact the way people are treated.
Adults are sometimes cruel to children for no reason at all.
In Thank You, Ma'am: Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?
Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones’s handbag.
Mrs. Jones takes Roger back to her apartment.
Roger is thinking about running out of her apartment.
Mrs. Jones holds Roger by the shirt as he picks up her pocketbook.
In Thank You, Ma'am: Which of these events is an example of an external conflict?
Mrs. Jones walks home from work.
Roger tries to take Mrs. Jones’s purse.
Roger wants to buy new shoes.
Mrs. Jones cooks dinner for Roger.
Read the following sentence:
"Then wildly like animals escaped from their caves they ran and ran in shouting circles" (4).
What MOOD is created and what AUTHOR'S CRAFT MOVE is used to develop the mood?
excited mood; setting craft move
ecstatic; figurative language craft move (simile)
enraged; word choice craft move
melancholy; pacing craft move
JUST FOR FUN:
Is cereal with milk really soup?
Yes
No
Out of 1-5, what is your mood right now?
(1 being the worst day to 5 being the best day)
1
2
3
4
5
JUST FOR FUN:
Is a hot dog a sandwich?
YESSIREE!
NO WAY!
DICTION refers to...
figurative language
word choice
pacing
setting
Which of the following best describes the end of the story?
Señora Ines gives Rosuara money because she doesn’t have any gift bags left.
Señora Ines gives Rosaura money because she sees Rosaura as an employee.
Señora Ines gives both Rosaura and her mother gift bags from the party.
Señora Ines compliments Rosaura for being a spectacular guest at the party.
How would you describe Rosaura’s mother?
She is hateful towards people with money because she is jealous that she doesn’t have money.
She is not trusting of people with money because she knows they spend it on unnecessary things.
She is not trusting of people with money because she knows how they treat people without money.
She is uncaring towards her daughter because she thinks her desires to be rich are silly.
The author repeatedly uses hyperbole to describe Rosaura’s responses. “She wanted to go to that party more than anything else in the world.” “I’ll die if I don’t go.” “It was going to be the most lovely party in the whole world.” “This was truly the most amazing party in the whole world.” These examples of hyperbole reflect a child’s way of thinking and speaking because of the
intensity
silliness
lying
exaggeration
Which line from the story helps to develop the theme?
"My oldest sister, Rosie, had won the jacket a few years back, and I fully expected to also."
"The small Texas school that I went to had a tradition carried out every year during the eighth-grade graduation: a beautiful gold and green jacket (the school colors) was awarded to the class valedictorian..."
“Why?” he finally asked. “Your grandfather has the money. He owns a two-hundred acre ranch.”
“Then if you pay for it, Marta, it’s not a scholarship jacket, is it? Tell your principal I will not pay the fifteen dollars.”
Is a thumb a finger?
OF COURSE!
NO WAY!
RICE: Eat it with a spoon, a fork, or chopsticks?
SPOON!
FORK!
CHOPSTICKS!
