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Plot Elements Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the main events or the storyline called?

a)

Antagonist

b)

Protagonist

c)

Plot

d)

Conflict

2.

What do you call the end of the story where the problem is solved?

a)

conflict

b)

resolution

c)

plot

d)

climax

3.

What do you call the problem of the story?

a)

conflict

b)

resolution

c)

plot

d)

climax

4.

What do you call the most exciting part of the story?

a)

conflict

b)

resolution

c)

plot

d)

climax

5.

What element of the story is made up of time and place?

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

SWBST

d)

setting

6.

What does SWBST stand for?

a)

Sometimes when bad stuff takes

b)

Somebody wanted but some tell

c)

Somebody wanted but so then

d)

So when but somebody then

7.

What the character wants is....

a)

character trait

b)

character's motivations

c)

character's feelings

d)

character's relatives

8.

How the character looks is a .....

a)

character trait

b)

character's motivations

c)

character's feelings

d)

character's relatives

9.

When you understand that the character is sad it is their...

a)

character trait

b)

character's motivations

c)

character's feelings

d)

character's relatives

10.

The character is intelligent would be an example of...

a)

character trait

b)

character's motivations

c)

character's feelings

d)

character's relatives

11.

What type of trait is on the outside and how the character looks?

a)

theme

b)

physical

c)

personality

d)

resolution

12.

The universal truth of the novel is also called the ...

a)

theme

b)

conflict

c)

climax

d)

resolution

13.

Which of the following would NOT be an example of a personality character trait?

a)

blue eyes

b)

bossy

c)

shy

d)

intelligent

14.

The PLOT of a story is...

a)

the people or animals

b)

where the story takes place

c)

the sequence of events

d)

the problem in the story

15.

The CHARACTERS in the story are

a)

people or animals in the story

b)

where all loose ties come together

c)

where the story takes place

d)

the sequence of events

16.

The BEGINNING or EXPOSITION of the story...

a)

is the start or background of a story.

b)

is the highest point in a story

c)

is the outcome of the story

d)

is the main character and the problems they face.

17.

The CLIMAX of the story is...

a)

the high point that has the most action and feeling

b)

the outcome of the story.

c)

the characters in the story

d)

the setting of the story

18.

The SETTING of the story is...

a)

the people or animals in the story.

b)

the outcome or ending of the story.

c)

the "when" and "where" the story takes place.

d)

the start of the story.

19.

DIALOGUE in a story is...

a)

conversation between characters.

b)

the setting of a story.

c)

the resolution of the story.

d)

the climax of the story.

20.

The CONFLICT in a story is

a)

where the story takes place.

b)

the problems or struggles in a story.

c)

the conversation between characters.

d)

the sequence of events.

21.

The movie Toy Story takes place in a young boy's bedroom and other places near his house. Some scenes take place in a pizza restaurant, an apartment complex, a daycare center, and even a toy store. These scenes are an example of...

a)

Setting

b)

Characters

c)

Problem/Conflict

d)

Resolution/Solution

22.

Woody, Buzz, Bo Peep, Forky, Andy, Andy's Mom, Jessie, Bullseye, Lotso, Big Baby, Barbie, and others are an example of what story element?

a)

Setting

b)

Characters

c)

Dialogue

d)

Climax/High Point

23.

In Toy Story 3, Woody and his friends must face Lotso as he traps the toys in a day care center. At one point, Lotso shoves Woody into a trash bin and all of the toys make their way to the city dump to try and save themselves from their doom. This is an example of what story element?

a)

Setting

b)

Character

c)

Climax/High Point

d)

Beginning/Background of a Story

24.

At the end of Toy Story, Woody and Buzz finally make their way into the car as Andy's family heads to their new home. They are safe from Sid and his dog. This is an example of what story element?

a)

Setting

b)

Character

c)

Climax/Highest Point of a story

d)

Resolution/Outcome of a story

25.

THEME of a story is...

a)

specific to the story.

b)

a lesson to be learned.