Elements of a Narrative
True/False
A narrative can be both a story and a poem.
False
The beginning of the story starts out with this part of a plot diagram?
A. Inciting Incident or Conflict
B. Resolution
C. Climax
D. Exposition
D. Exposition
True/False
If you are comparing something you are telling how two things are different.
False (similar)
It means checking to make sure something is true?
A. petition
B. surge
C. abundant
D. verify
D. verify
Rory is a _________ person who loves parties.
A. glum
B. disciple
C. haggard
D. gregarious
D. gregarious
What is the main idea or underlying theme of a story?
A. plot
B. setting
C. theme
D. characters
C. theme
This part of the plot diagram introduces the conflict of the story?
A. Climax
B. Inciting Incident or Conflict
C. Rising Action
D. Falling Action
B. Inciting Incident or Conflict
True/False
If you are contrasting something, you are telling how two things are different.
True
It means acting like you are better than someone else or having attitude?
A. haughty
B. valiant
C. noxious
D. gregarious
A. haughty
Mrs. Young could only ___________ what happened to the leftover chocolate cake.
A. petition
B. destiny
C. surmise
D. abundant
C. surmise
What is the sequence of events, that in order tell the story?
A. plot
B. setting
C. dialogue
D. characters
In this part of the plot diagram the problems in the story start to get cleaned up and moves toward a conclusion?
A. Falling Action
B. Rising Action
C. Resolution
D. Climax
A. Falling Action
The word "like" indicates that you are _________ something.
A. comparing
B. contrasting
A. comparing
It means to rise up or forward with power?
A. haughty
B. surge
C. pacify
D. gregarious
B. surge
My sister and her husband had to __________ their belongings when they got married.
A. noxious
B. consolidate
C. abundant
D. pacify
B. consolidate
What is the time and place where a story occurs called?
A. plot
B. characters
C. theme
D. setting
D. setting
This part of the plot diagram is where the conflict reaches its highest point and is usually the most exciting part of the story?
A. Rising Action
B. Falling Action
C. Resolution
D. Climax
D. Climax
The word "however" indicates that you are __________ something.
A. comparing
B. contrasting
B. contrasting
It means to be the most important thing?
A. valiant
B. impartial
C. verify
D. paramount
D. paramount
Food was ________ at the fancy buffet.
A. paramount
B. haughty
C. abundant
D. surmise
C. abundant
What is a person or other being in a story called?
A. setting
B. character
C. plot
D. dialogue
B. character
This part of the plot diagram is where most of the action occurs building tension and suspense?
A. Inciting Incident or Conflict
B. Resolution
C. Rising Action
D. Falling Action
C. Rising Action
What is one way that a poem is different from a narrative?
A. uses words to express a thought
B. uses lines and stanzas
C. uses sentences and paragraphs
D. has a theme
B. uses lines and stanzas
It means to calm someone down?
A. petition
B. surge
C. pacify
D. surmise
C. pacify
The judge gave an _________ ruling on the case.
A. impartial
B. haughty
C. glum
D. labyrinth
A. impartial