Fix-It Grammar
The Exposition Stage of a Story
All Stages/Parts of a Story
Short Story Comprehension Questions
Essays
100

A ______ names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea.

Noun

100

This component of a story answers the question "What is happening in your story?"

Plot

100

This part, or stage, of Freytag's Pyramid is often the longest part of the story. The inciting incident just occurred, and during this stage of the story, things get worse, not better. What is this stage called?

Rising action

100

Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "Where does a story take place?"

Setting

100

Writers should use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling to make their essays easy to understand and follow. Which of the Five Writing Components discusses the health of the writing?

Mechanics

200

A ________ replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition.

pronoun

200

This component of a story answers the question "From whose eyes are we seeing the events of this story?"

Point of view

200

This part of the story is the turning point. The conflict in the story reaches its most dramatic point, and we see the fate of the characters. What is this stage called?

Climax

200

Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "How is the story introduced?"

Plot

200

Perhaps an essay focuses on building a model airplane or argues against increased taxes. Which of the Five Writing Components discusses what essays contain?

Content

300

Name the three article adjectives.

a, an, the

300

This component of a story answers the question "Who are we reading about?"

Characters

300

This part of the story is the ending. Something dramatic may happen, or all the loose ends may be tied up calmly. The writer may hone in on the story's theme or moral application in this part of the story. What is it called?

Resolution/denouement

300

Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "What is the author trying to reveal about human nature?"

Theme/moral OR Moral application

300

The use of vivid verbs, similes, a variety of sentence openers, and other stylistic techniques brings an essay to life. Which of the Five Writing Components discusses the use of techniques like this?

Style

400

A __________ starts a phrase that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

preposition
400

This component of a story answers the question "What is the deeper meaning behind this story?"

Theme

400

During this part of the story, the writer introduces plot, characters, setting, point of view, theme, and style. At the end of this stage of the story, the inciting incident occurs. This stage, the beginning of the story, is called what?

Exposition

400

Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "Does each character have a distinctive voice, or do they all talk the same way?"

Dialogue

400

Which of the Five Writing Components discusses the skeleton, structure, or organization of an essay?

Form or structure

500

New paragraphs begin with what?

An indention

500

The exposition ends with an event that changes everything in the story. What is that event called?

Inciting incident

500

This part of the story is the aftermath of the turning point. In this stage, the mess of the turning point is cleaned up. We learn how that impacted our characters and see how the loose ends are starting to be tied up. What is this stage called?

Falling action

500

Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "What is the time span of the story?"

Story Focus

500

Essays are a combination of all the elements that make them up. Which of the Five Writing Components describes the way each separate part of an essay combines to create its overall effect or personality?

Voice