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WorksheetsPlot Diagram Vocabulary & Definitions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the beginning of the story where the setting, characters, and main situation are introduced called?
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
Conflict
What is the time and place in which a story takes place called?
Setting
Plot
Theme
Conflict
Who are the people or beings who take part in the story’s events?
Characters
Settings
Plots
Themes
What is the main problem or struggle the protagonist faces called?
(a)
What are the events that build tension and lead up to the climax called?
Rising Action
Falling Action
Resolution
Exposition
What is the turning point or most intense moment of the story called?
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
Conflict
What are the events that follow the climax and begin to resolve the conflict called?
Falling Action
Exposition
Rising Action
Resolution
What is the conclusion where the conflict is settled, and the story ends called?
Resolution
Exposition
Climax
Rising Action
What is the type of conflict where the main character (protagonist) struggles against an opposing force (antagonist) called?
Protagonist vs. Antagonist
Protagonist vs. Nature
Protagonist vs. Society
Protagonist vs. Self
What is the message, lesson, or big idea the author wants the reader to understand called?
Theme
Plot
Setting
Characterization
Who is the main character in a story, usually the one facing the conflict?
Protagonist
Antagonist
Narrator
Sidekick
What is the definition of 'Antagonist'? Fill in the blank: The force or character that works against the ________.
protagonist
antagonist
setting
theme
Which of the following is an example of an antagonist?
Luke Garner
The government enforcing the Population Law
The main character's friend
The setting of the story
The first part of the plot diagram is known as the
rising action
exposition
climax
resolution
"The most exciting part of the story; when we learn the outcome" best describes which element of the plot diagram?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
The most exciting part of the story; when we learn the outcome best describes which element of the plot diagram?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
A visual tool used to map out the structure of a story. It shows the sequence of events from beginning to end, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It helps readers understand how the story develops and how the conflict is introduced and resolved.
map
plot diagram/plot structure
plot graph
None of the Above
What is a plot diagram used for?
To describe characters’ personalities
To map out the structure of a story
To list the themes of a story
To explain the author’s purpose
Which of the following is NOT a part of a plot diagram?
Exposition
Climax
Dialogue
Resolution
