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Story Elements

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which part of the plot reveals information about the characters and the setting?
a)
Introduction/exposition
b)
Rising action
c)
Falling action
d)
Conclusion/denouement
2.
Which element is defined as "the underlying meaning behind a story"?
a)
theme
b)
plot
c)
characters
d)
symbolism
3.
The character who the story revolves around is the what?
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
flat character
d)
dynamic character
4.
What is the perspective from which a story is told?
a)
setting
b)
point of view
c)
plot
d)
character's view
5.
Which point of view uses pronouns such as "I" and "me"?
a)
Second person
b)
Third person limited
c)
Third person omniscient
d)
First person
6.
The point of highest tension in a story is the what?
a)
rising action
b)
denouement
c)
climax
d)
theme
7.
The character who opposes the protagonist's actions is the what?
a)
bad guy
b)
antagonist
c)
flat character
d)
Cruella de Vil
8.
Which part of setting tells the reader how they should feel about about the story?
a)
weather
b)
time
c)
social conditions
d)
mood
9.
Which part of setting describes the historical backdrop and other social items crucial to plot development?
a)
weather
b)
time
c)
place
d)
social conditions
10.
Man versus man is an example of which category of conflict?
a)
internal
b)
external
c)
supernatural
d)
fighting
11.
The conflict sets off which part of the plot?
a)
introduction/exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
conclusion
12.
Which part of the story is when the conflict(s) is/are resolved?
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
falling action
d)
conclusion/denouement
13.
The point of view that is told from one character's perspective and uses pronouns such as "he" and "she" is what?
a)
third person omniscient
b)
third person limited
c)
first person
d)
second person
14.
The genre that is at least partially created by the author is what?
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
15.
What is setting?
a)

The time and place where a story occurs

b)

The most exciting part of a story.

c)

The ending of a story.

16.
What is the conflict of a story?
a)

The time and place

b)

The main problem the character encounters

c)

The beginning of a story

17.

What is the exposition of a story?

a)

Where the action is slowing down after the climax.

b)

The end of the story where everything is resolved.

c)

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

d)

The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some of the characters.

18.

What is the rising action of a story?

a)

After the climax, when the action starts to slow down.

b)

Where the conflict of the story starts and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.

c)

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

d)

The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.

19.

What is the climax of a story?

a)

Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.

b)

The end of a story where everything is resolved.

c)

The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some characters.

d)

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

20.

What is the falling action of a story?

a)

The end of a story where everything is resolved.

b)

Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.

c)

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

d)

The part after the climax where events are slowing down.

21.

What is the resolution of a story?

a)

Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.

b)

The end of a story where everything is resolved.

c)

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

d)

The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.

22.

What is the plot of a story?

a)

The series of events in a story.

b)

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

c)

The time and place that a story takes place.

23.

a character who undergoes a change during the course of a story is called a(n)

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

dynamic character

d)

static character

24.

When a character struggles internally with his/her ideas, beliefs, values, etc. , what type of conflict is displayed?

a)

external conflict

b)

internal conflict

25.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an external conflict?

a)

person vs. nature

b)

person vs. technology

c)

person vs. self

d)

person vs. person

e)

person vs. society

26.

A Round character is a...

a)

character that is round.

b)

character that has a developed personality.

c)

character seen in the entire story.

d)

person with feelings.