Plot
Text Structures
Story Elements
Punctuation
Miscellaneous
100

What is the ending of a story where conflicts are resolved called?

What is the Resolution?

100

What organizational pattern involves presenting information in the order it occurs?

 What is Chronological/Sequence Order?

100

What do we call the main message or lesson of a story?

What is the Theme?

100

You would use this punctuation to introduce a list of items, such as "I need three ingredients: flour, sugar, and butter. 

What is a colon?

100
What question does the central idea answer?





What is the main point or message the author is trying to tell you in the story? (answers may vary)
200

What is the term for the events that follow the climax and lead toward resolution?
 

What is the Falling Action?

200

What is the term for a writing style that provides details about a topic, person, place, or thing?

What is Description?

200

What term describes the time and place where a story occurs?

What is the setting?

200

True or False: An ellipsis can be used to indicate the omission of a word or phrase in a direct quote.

What is true?

200

 What are facts, examples, or evidence that back up the main idea called?

What are supporting details?

300

What is the beginning of the story that introduces characters, setting, and conflict called?

What is the Exposition?

300

In what order are events presented in Chronological Order?

What is the order in which events happened?

300

What is the main problem faced by the characters called?

What is the primary conflict?

300

This punctuation mark, consisting of three dots, can be used to show a pause, indicate omitted text from a longer work, or show a trailing off in thought.

What is an ellipsis?

300

 What is a visual that shows parts of a whole in a circle divided into sections?

What is a pie chart?

400

In which part of the plot do events that develop the conflict and build tension occur?

What is the rising action?

400

What organizational pattern highlights the similarities and differences between two or more things?

What is compare and contrast?

400

What are the looks, age, gender, and clothing of a character collectively called?

What is the appearance/external traits?

400

 Used to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation that follows a complete sentence.

What is a colon?

400

What is Foreshadowing?

What is foreshadowing?

500

What term describes the most intense moment in a story?

What is the Climax?

500

Which organizational pattern shows why something happens and the result of it?

What is Cause/Effect?

500

How does an author develop characters within a story?

What is Characterization?

500

This mark of punctuation is used to connect two closely related, independent clauses that are not linked by a coordinating conjunction like "and" or "but."

What is a semi-colon?

500

What is it called when you use evidence to figure out information that is not directly stated?

What is infer/inferred?