Mountain Terms
Fiction/Nonfiction
Story Elements
Parts of Speech
Story Extras
100

What do we call the beginning of the story? 

What is exposition? 
100

This type of story must have NO false information. 

Non Fiction

100

These are the people and animals in a story. 

What are characters? 

100

A person, place or thing is a _____________. 

NOUN

100

Who were the main characters in "Greyling?"

Greyling, fisherman, wife

200

What is the MOST EXCITING part of the story called? 

What is the climax? 

200
This type of story is imaginary or not real. 

What is fiction? 

200

Another name for a problem is a __________. 

What is conflict? 

200

This part of speech shows ACTION. 

Verb

200

Why couldn't "Greyling" return to the water? 

He would turn back into a seal. 

300

What is the name for the time and place of a story? 

What is setting? 

300

Most novels we check out at the library are this type of literature. We read them to be entertained. 

What is Fiction? 

300

Which POV is written by a narrator INSIDE the story? 

1st POV

300

What is the SUBJECT in this sentence?

Tommy ran down the hill to school, but he was still late. 

TOMMY

300

What STRUCTURE was used to organize "Greyling?"

a. chronological order

b. Cause/Effect

A

400

In the ___________of the story, we learn if the conflict is solved and what happens next for the characters. 

What is resolution? 

400

This type of reading includes directions and recipes. We must read this type of literature TO HELP ourselves. 

Non Fiction

400

Key words for 1st POV are ________ and ______. 

I, me, we....

400

What are the verbs in this sentence? 

My dog was stung by a bee and rode in the car to the hospital. 

stung

rode

400

These details DRIVE US to the climax. 

Rising Action
500

List the 5 parts of a plot mountain IN ORDER!!

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

500

What type of fiction seems real but includes historical dates? 

What is historical fiction? 

500

What is the difference between a 3rd POV narrator and a 1st POV narrator? 

3rd POV has a narrator OUTSIDE the story who tells what he/she sees. 

1st POV has a narrator who is a character IN the story and is a part of the action.  

500
Which sentence contains adjectives? 

A. The limousine drove the kids to school. 

B. The long, white limousine quickly drove the 10 kids to school. 

B

500

What was the THEME of "Greyling?"

When you love someone, let them go!!