Worksheets5J Story Elements
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed
a)
exposition
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
2.
2. adjectives that describe a character on the inside
a)
character traits
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
3.
3. the main character in a story
a)
protagonist
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
4.
4. hints or clues that suggest what may happen next in a story
a)
foreshadowing
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
5.
5. the time and place of a story
a)
setting
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
antagonist
6.
6. the author tells you explicitly what a character is like
a)
direct characterization
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
7.
7. what happens in a story; the chain of events that make up a story
a)
plot
b)
theme
c)
climax
d)
setting
e)
antagonist
8.
8. the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story
a)
suspense
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
9.
9. the most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist; a turning point in the story
a)
climax
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
setting
e)
antagonist
10.
10. the author shows you what a character is like through his thoughts, feelings, choices, words, and actions
a)
indirect characterization
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
11.
11. the person (or force) in conflict with the protagonist
a)
antagonist
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
12.
12. the main part of the story where complications arise
a)
rising action
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
13.
13. a truth about life that is revealed in a story
a)
theme
b)
plot
c)
climax
d)
setting
e)
antagonist
14.
14. the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved
a)
resolution
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
15.
15. the author interrupts the plot to recreate an event of earlier time
a)
flashback
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
16.
16. events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution
a)
falling action
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
climax
e)
setting
17.
Label the Plot Diagram
a)
Resolution
b)
Exposition
c)
Rising Action
d)
Climax
e)
Falling Action
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