Story Mountain
IADD
Mechanics
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100

What part of the story introduces the characters and setting?

Exposition

100

Writers include internal thinking to...

To help readers understand a character's feelings, thoughts, and motivations.


100

Writers use these to show a change in speaker, time, place, and internal thinking moments.

Paragraph breaks

100

This popular short-form video app is known for dances, trends, and viral challenges.

Tiktok

100

This popular app lets users post photos and videos and follow friends and celebrities.

Instagram

200

A story cannot have a plot without this important element.

Conflict

200

Action details help readers...

visualize what is happening in the story.


200

What two punctuation marks are used to show dialogue?

quotation marks

200

Orange and blue represent which team?

The Knicks!

200

This pop star is known for songs like As It Was and used to be in One Direction.

Harry Styles

300

This part of the story builds suspense and develops the conflict.

Rising action
300

"The cinnamon rolls smelled warm and sweet."

This IADD element is... 

Sensory details

300

What is a conjunction?

a word that connects words, phrases, or sentences.

300

This Knicks point guard is known for his leadership, clutch scoring, and helping lead New York deep into the playoffs in recent seasons.

Jalen Brunson! #11

300

This country has won the most World Cups in history.

Brazil

400

At the climax, the main character usually must make a big ______.

Decision/choice

400

Dialogue important in a story because...

it develops characters and moves the plot forward

400

What does F.A.N.B.O.Y.S stand for?

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

400

This popular online platform lets users play games created by other players and design their own virtual worlds.

Roblox

400

This country won the 2022 World Cup.

Argentina

500

In the resolution, readers often learn the story's ______.

Theme/lesson

500

Which IADD element is missing from this passage?


"The rain pounded against the roof. Mia ran to the window. 'We should leave now,' she said."

internal thinking

500

Which F.A.N.B.O.Y.S word shows a result or effect?

so?

500

This pop singer is known for albums like 1989 and Midnights and songs such as Shake It Off and Cruel Summer.

Taylor Swift

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