Elements of Fiction
Plot
Parts of Speech
Word Parts
Mystery
100

This is another word for CENTRAL IDEA

What is Main Idea
100
The introduction of a story where we learn about characters and setting

What is the exposition

100

This describes a noun

What is an adjective

100

This means being capable of doing something

What is the word part -able

100

This point of view lets readers know one character's thoughts and feelings

What is third person limited

200

The people that are in a story

What are the characters

200

The highest point of the story and the turning point

What is climax

200

This is a person, place, and thing

What is a noun

200

This word part means to say

What is the word part -dict

200

This is a conversation between characters

What is dialogue

300

A person outside of the story that tells what is happening

What is a narrator

300

The conflict begins to be resolved and things change for the character

What is the falling action

300

This is an action word

What is a verb

300

This word part means under

What is the word part -sub

300

This describes the characters and uses adjectives

What is a character trait

400

Where or when a story takes place

What is setting

400

The end of the story where the reader feels like there is closure

What is the resolution

400

This tells us how, when, where, or how much. Sometimes it ends in an -ly.

What is an adverb

400

This word part means outside of

What is the word part exter/extra

400

This is a life lesson or moral of a story

What is the theme

500

The problem in the story

What is conflict

500

This part of the plot comes after the conflict

What is the falling action

500

This tells where objects are

What is a preposition

500

This word part means to pull or push

What is the word part -tract

500
This uses details from the text plus background knowledge to draw conclusions

What is an inference