Character Types
Name that Plot Element
This is an Example of...
Fill in the Blank
True or False
100
A main character (usually the "hero" or "good guy/girl")
A protagonist
100
A story's chain of related events... It is sometimes know as "Story Mountain"
A plot diagram
100
The murderer is finally revealed
Climax
100
Last night, I went to the movie theater and saw a superhero film. However, I didn't understand all of it because the movie's __________________ was really complicated with lots of "twists and turns."
Plot
100
The protagonist is more important than the antagonist.
False (The protagonist is our main character and is more important)
200
The character who struggles against the main character. Sometimes, but not all the time, this character is the "villain" or "bad guy"
The antagonist
200
The part of the story where conflict develops and suspense is building... It is usually the longest part of the story.
The rising action
200
Catherine is a 12 year old girl who has rules for her brother. A new girl moves next door. She makes a new friend in OT named Jason. Then Jason and Catherine get into a big fight. Catherine meets Jason at the dance and they have fun. Catherine learns to accept her brother and Jason and not wish they were something else.
A plot
200

The movie's _____________ took place in the future (year 2050), in a planet from another solar system.

Setting

200
The climax of the story occurs when the conflict begins
False (The conflict begins during the rising action.)
300
A character we know very little about. They are a minor character that does not change over the course of the story
A flat character
300
The end of the story where you find out how everything has turned out... Hopefully it's a happy ending!
The resolution
300
As the sun set in the evening sky, Malcolm slowly turned and walked toward his home. All was silent and still. Through the window, he could see his older brother James watching a football game on the TV. James was home from his first year of college in the city.
The setting
300

The ____________ of the movie was that the bad guy was trying to take over the world, and the hero had to defend the planet.

Antagonist, Character, Exposition

300
Rising action is where the conflict is resolved.
False (The conflict is solved in the resolution)
400
A character that changes during the story. Something happens in the story to cause the character to change their way of thinking
Dynamic character
400

The turning point! When the character realizes something or has to make a choice

The climax

400

The prince married the princess the very next day. They lived happily ever after.

Resolution

400

When the character had to make a choice that would change his life in the movie, the __________________. I was so caught up in the movie, I didn't even feel my phone vibrate!

Climax

400
The setting is found at the beginning of a story. It tells us the "when" and "where" a story is taking place.
True
500
A character we know a lot about. A character that grows and changes over the course of the story
A round character
500

The introduction to the setting, time and characters. 

The exposition

500

Shrek, Harry Potter, Woody or Greg Heffley

Characters/Exposition

500
In the end, the _________________ was that everyone lived happily ever after.
Resolution
500

The climax is the most exciting part of a story. 

False (the most exciting part is usually part of the rising action)

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