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plot

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

This is the most basic and traditional form of plot...

a)

snow-cone shaped

b)

box shaped

c)

rectangular shaped

d)

pyramid shaped

2.

In literature, what is conflict?

a)

A negotiated, legally binding arrangement between parties as to a course of action.

b)

The dramatic struggle between two forces in a story.

c)

To overcome and take control of (a place or people) by use of military force.

d)

A military branch that conducts space warfare.

3.

Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

a)

human vs society

b)

human vs self

c)

human vs human

d)

human vs nature

4.

What is exposition?

a)

The introduction of setting, characters, and tone.

b)

The suspense that builds up to a climax.

c)

The point in the story where conflict is introduced.

d)

This is the turning point of the story.

5.

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

a)

exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

b)

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

c)

exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution

d)

rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

6.
What is the time and location where a story takes place?
a)
exposition 
b)
setting
c)
rising action
d)
falling action 
7.
What is the perspective from which a story is told? 
a)
1st person 
b)
point of view 
c)
3rd person limited 
d)
3rd person omniscient 
8.
Who is the character in the story that opposes the main character? 
a)
protagonist 
b)
antagonist 
c)
conflict 
d)
theme 
9.

What is a static/stoic character

a)

the main character

b)

a character that changes substantially throughout the story

c)

a character the does not undergo substantial change - shadows the main character

d)

the character that everyone automatically likes

10.

What is a dynamic character?

a)

A character that undergoes a lot of physical changes but no inner changes.

b)

A character that changes very little throughout the story

c)

A character that has multiple personalities

d)

A character that undergoes important inner changes throughout the story.

11.

Most flat characters are static, but not all static characters are flat!

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following is not a part of plot?

a)

Exposition

b)

Theme

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

13.

Theme is also known as

a)

The moral or lesson of the story

b)

what the story is mostly about

c)

a main character in the story

d)

the sequence of activities in a story

14.

How the author arranges events to develop the basic idea is known as the?

a)

rising action

b)

plot

c)

conflict

d)

exposition

15.

The _____ is planned, logical series of events that have a beginning, middle and end.

a)

climax

b)

exposition

c)

plot

d)

falling action

16.

How many essentioal elements of a plot are there?

a)

six

b)

five

c)

three

d)

four

17.

In this element of the plot the characters, background and setting are revealed?

(a)  

18.

In this section of the element of a plot:

1. The conflict is revealed; and

2. All the events between the exposition and the climax.

(a)  

19.

True or False. Conflict always involves an argument.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What are the two main types of conflicts the main character may face?

a)

Self

b)

Internal

c)

External

d)

Nature

21.

Within a story, there is always just one conflict?

a)

False

b)

True

22.

The struggle within one's self is an (a)_______ conflict. An example of this is (b)_______ vs _______ .

a)

(a) Internal

(b) Character vs Nature

b)

(a) Internal

(b) Character vs Self

c)

(a) External

(b) Character vs Nature

d)

(a) External

(b) Character vs SElf

23.

There are three types of External conflicts. They are Character vs.

a)

Self

b)

Character

c)

Nature

d)

Society

24.

in this external conflict, there is a struggle between naturally occurring phenomenon. Characater vs _______

a)

Character

b)

Nature

c)

Self

d)

Society

25.

All are examples of Character vs Society except: struggles against _______.

a)

poverty

b)

practices and customs

c)

people

d)

ideas

26.

Another name for the plot diagram is the _______ __________.

a)

Freytag's Triangle

b)

Freytag's Pyramid

c)

Freater's Loop

d)

Freater's Triangle

27.

This is the highest point of tension in the story where the protagonist faces the conflict.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

28.

In which plot element does resolution of the conflict begins? It is alson the events between the climax and denouement.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action