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Plot Diagram
Plot Elements
Story Elements
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Comes first on a plot diagram. 

What is exposition?

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Introduces readers to the characters and setting of a story.

a)exposition
b)expulsion
c)resolution
d)rising action


What is exposition? 

100

The time and place of a story. 

What is the setting? 

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The event in a story that sets the central conflict in motion.

a)theme
b)resolution
c)climax
d)inciting incident


What is d)inciting incident?

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The second element on a plot diagram.

What is rising action? 

200

Which detail best describes the rising action?

a)The turning point of a story

b)Complicates the conflict

c)Shows how the conflict is resolved

d)The most intense part of a story


b)Complicates the conflict

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The "good guy" in the story. 

Who is the protagonist? 

200


Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

a)exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, inciting incident, resolution
b)exposition, falling action, inciting incident, rising action, climax, resolution
c)exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
d)rising action, inciting incident, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution


c)exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
300

The third element on a plot diagram (at the very top). 

What is the climax? 

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What is the climax of a story?

a)the turning point of the story
b)the main problem of the story
c)the beginning of the story
d) the point when the conflict is resolved





a)the turning point of the story
300

The "bad guy" in a story. 

Who is the antagonist? 

300


The theme is the ____.

a)author's message
b)The problem in the story
c)turning point of the story
d)time and place


a)author's message
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The fourth element on a plot diagram. 

What is falling action? 

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The part of the story follows the climax and begins to resolve the conflict.

a)setting

b)falling action

c)resolution

d)force


What is b)falling action?

400

The problem in a story. 

What is the conflict? 

400

When two characters are opposing each other/fighting. 

a) man vs. man

b) man vs. society 

c) man vs. nature

d) man vs. self

What is man vs. man conflict? 

500

The fifth and final element on a plot diagram. 

What is the resolution? 

500

The outcome of the story. 

a)Exposition

b)Climax

c)Theme

d)Resolution


What is a)Exposition? 

500

The sequence of events in a story.

What is the plot? 

500

Internal struggle where a character battles their own thoughts, fears, flaws, or moral dilemmas.

a) man vs. man

b) man vs. society 

c) man vs. nature

d) man vs. self

What is man vs. self conflict?