ELEMENT 1
What element tells the reader where and when a story takes place?
SETTING
What do we call the people or animals who take part in a story?
CHARACTERS
What element refers to the sequence of events in a story?
What do we call the main struggle or problem in a story?
CONFLICT
What type of clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence?
A story happens in a clock tower at midnight. Identify the setting.
Which point of view uses the pronouns I, me, and we?
FIRST PERSON POV
What part of the plot introduces the characters and setting?
EXPOSITION
A girl argues with her best friend. What type of conflict is this?
CHARACTER VS. CHARACTER
What type of sentence contains only one independent clause and no dependent clauses?
SIMPLE SENTENCE
What are the two main details that make up the setting?
WHERE and WHEN/ PLACE and TIME
What point of view uses he, she, and they to tell the story?
Third-person point of view
What is the most exciting or intense turning point of a story called?
CLIMAX
A boy struggles to overcome his fear of the dark. Identify the type of conflict.
CHARACTER VS. SELF
Identify the type of sentence: “Mia studied hard, and she passed the examination.”
COMPOUND SENTENCE
A story takes place in a small village in the Philippines during a terrible typhoon. Identify the two details that describe the setting.
The place is a small village in the Philippines, and the time is during a terrible typhoon.
What do we call the central message or lesson of a story?
After the climax, the events begin to settle down. What part of the plot is this?
FALLING ACTION
A village faces challenges against a terrible storm. What type of conflict is shown?
CHARACTER VS. NATURE
Identify the type of sentence: “Although it was raining, the children continued playing.”
COMPLEX SENTENCE-- one dependent clause (“Although it was raining”) and one independent clause (“the children continued playing”).
Why can the setting affect the events and actions of the characters in a story?
t influences the characters, atmosphere, and events.
Explain the difference between the theme and the plot of a story.
Plot is what happens; theme is the central message or insight.
Arrange these plot elements in the correct order: climax, exposition, resolution, rising action, falling action.
Exposition → Rising action → Climax → Falling action → Resolution
A teenage girl challenges her town’s unfair rule that prevents girls from attending school. Despite facing criticism and punishment from the community, she continues fighting for equal education. What type of conflict does this situation demonstrate, and why?
Character vs. society, because the girl struggles against an unfair rule and the beliefs of her community.
Identify the type of sentence and its clauses: “Although Jake was tired, he finished his homework, and he watched television.”
COMPOUND-COMPLEX-- two independent clauses (“he finished his homework” and “he watched television afterward”) and one dependent clause (“Although Jake was tired”).