CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT
CONFLICT
STORY FACTS
100

Name at least two types of characters.

*Bonus: Double Points if you can name five types of characters.*

protagonist, antagonist, flat, round, confidante

100
Can more than one place be in a story's setting?
Yes.
100

Name all five parts of a story's plot.

*Bonus: Double points if you can name them all in order from first to last.*

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
100

True or False: conflict is always a fight between a good character and an evil character.

False.

There are many kinds of conflict. Even when two people are enemies, they're not always "good" and "bad" people.

100

What was the type of conflict in our most recent story, Grandpop's Brave Choice?

*Bonus: Double points if you can describe the problems in the story.*

It was conflict versus others.

The problems were racism (unfair rules for different people because of different skin color) and sexism (unfair rules for people because some were men and others were women).

200

Which type of character is the main character of a story?

The protagonist.
200
True or False: time (when a story happens) is not part of a story's setting.
False.
200
Which part of the plot tells the reader who the characters are, where and when the story is set, and what the problem is?
The exposition.
200

What are two sources of conflict?

*Bonus: Double points if you can explain the difference between the two sources.*

External conflict and internal conflict.

External conflicts are caused by something outside of the character. Internal conflicts come from inside the character.

200

What was one major difference between Grandpop's Brave Choice and Seeing Mars?

*Bonus: Double points if you can think of two major differences.*

The two stories had different kinds of conflict.

Grandpop's Brave Choice had characters, but Seeing Mars did not.

300
Which type of character tries to stop the main character or wants something different?
The antagonist.
300
Is elapsed time (how much time passes in a story) part of a story's setting?
Yes.
300
Which part of the story is the most exciting, where the protagonist solves the problem or fights the antagonist?
The climax.
300

What are the four types of conflict we have talked about in class?

Versus others

Versus nature

Versus technology

Versus self

300

Who were the protagonists in Brook's Vase of Good Thoughts?

Brook and Jimmy.
400
What type of character is a close friend of the main character? The main character will talk to this person about problems.
A confidante.
400

What part or parts of setting do we see in the line:

"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."

Time and place.
400
Which part of the plot slows the story down and tells the reader how the different parts of the story end?
The falling action.
400

Harry Potter had to defeat an evil wizard named Voldemort, who wanted to rule the world.

What type of conflict is this?

This is a conflict versus others. It's a problem between two different people.
400

What type of conflict was in the story Seeing Mars?

It was conflict versus nature.

The environment of Mars is not safe for humans.

500
Which two types of characters are usually enemies in a story?
The protagonist and the antagonist.
500

Does this line tell you about the time or the elapsed time of a story's setting:

"Twenty years ago, when I was still in elementary school..."

It tells about the time of the story's setting.


We don't know if the story lasts one day or longer. It might even be a story that lasts only a few minutes!

500
What does the rising action part of a story do?
It builds the reader's interest in what is happening in the story.
500
True or False: a story can have only one kind of conflict.
False. A story might have several different kinds of conflicts.
500

What kind of art were the students making in Brook's Vase of Good Thoughts?

They were making pottery.
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