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Plot Diagram Vocabulary & Definitions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the beginning of the story where the setting, characters, and main situation are introduced called?

a)

Exposition

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Conflict

2.

What is the time and place in which a story takes place called?

a)

Setting

b)

Plot

c)

Theme

d)

Conflict

3.

Who are the people or beings who take part in the story’s events?

a)

Characters

b)

Settings

c)

Plots

d)

Themes

4.

What is the main problem or struggle the protagonist faces called?

(a)  

5.

What are the events that build tension and lead up to the climax called?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Falling Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Exposition

6.

What is the turning point or most intense moment of the story called?

a)

Climax

b)

Exposition

c)

Resolution

d)

Conflict

7.

What are the events that follow the climax and begin to resolve the conflict called?

a)

Falling Action

b)

Exposition

c)

Rising Action

d)

Resolution

8.

What is the conclusion where the conflict is settled, and the story ends called?

a)

Resolution

b)

Exposition

c)

Climax

d)

Rising Action

9.

What is the type of conflict where the main character (protagonist) struggles against an opposing force (antagonist) called?

a)

Protagonist vs. Antagonist

b)

Protagonist vs. Nature

c)

Protagonist vs. Society

d)

Protagonist vs. Self

10.

What is the message, lesson, or big idea the author wants the reader to understand called?

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Setting

d)

Characterization

11.

Who is the main character in a story, usually the one facing the conflict?

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Narrator

d)

Sidekick

12.

What is the definition of 'Antagonist'? Fill in the blank: The force or character that works against the ________.

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

setting

d)

theme

13.

Which of the following is an example of an antagonist?

a)

Luke Garner

b)

The government enforcing the Population Law

c)

The main character's friend

d)

The setting of the story

14.
What is the name for the time and place during which a story occurs?
a)
Setting
b)
Plot
c)
Location
d)
Exposition
15.

The first part of the plot diagram is known as the

a)

rising action

b)

exposition

c)

climax

d)

resolution

16.

"The most exciting part of the story; when we learn the outcome" best describes which element of the plot diagram?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

17.

The most exciting part of the story; when we learn the outcome best describes which element of the plot diagram?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

18.

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.

a)

map

b)

plot diagram/plot structure

c)

plot graph

d)

None of the Above

19.

What is a plot diagram used for?

a)

To describe characters’ personalities

b)

To map out the structure of a story

c)

To list the themes of a story

d)

To explain the author’s purpose

20.

Which of the following is NOT a part of a plot diagram?

a)

Exposition

b)

Climax

c)

Dialogue

d)

Resolution