Name________________________ Hour_____
List the six parts of a story in order.
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3.__________________________________
4.__________________________________
5.__________________________________
6.__________________________________
Label each definition with the correct term.
7. _______________________ Most stories have one main problem, challenge or obstacle. The
protagonist spends most of the story trying to solve the problem, overcome an obstacle, or
reach a goal.
8. _______________________This is the point when the action reaches a turning point and
interest and intensity reach their peak. This part usually involves an important decision,
discovery, or event which influences the final outcome of the story.
9. _______________________The loose ends are tied up, you find out what happened to the
characters at the end of the story.
10. _______________________The point after the climax where the action begins to drop off
and the events of the plot become more clear or are explained in some way, leading
toward the resolution.
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11. _______________________Attempts to solve the main conflict. There are usually several
events in rising action; these events are what make you want to keep reading. As the
characters attempt to resolve the conflict, suspense builds.
12. _______________________The characters and setting are introduced and the plot begins
to unfold. The exposition generally occurs at the beginning of a story.
13. Which sentence from the story is part of the rising action? ______
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
“I know everybody thinks I’m a snob, but I’m not.”
The next day, Vanessa and Niki waited in the cafeteria for Vanessa’s other friends.
Niki was new at school, and Vanessa had thought she was a snob.
And all everyone else needed to do was stop believing rumors.
Then very slowly, the other girls sat down at the table.
14. Which sentence from the story is part of the climax? ______
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
“I know everybody thinks I’m a snob, but I’m not.”
The next day, Vanessa and Niki waited in the cafeteria for Vanessa’s other friends.
Niki was new at school, and Vanessa had thought she was a snob.
And all everyone else needed to do was stop believing rumors.
Then very slowly, the other girls sat down at the table.
15. Which sentence from the story is part of the exposition? ______
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
“I know everybody thinks I’m a snob, but I’m not.”
The next day, Vanessa and Niki waited in the cafeteria for Vanessa’s other friends.
Niki was new at school, and Vanessa had thought she was a snob.
And all everyone else needed to do was stop believing rumors.
Then very slowly, the other girls sat down at the table.
16. Which sentence from the story is part of the conflict?______
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
“I know everybody thinks I’m a snob, but I’m not.”
The next day, Vanessa and Niki waited in the cafeteria for Vanessa’s other friends.
Niki was new at school, and Vanessa had thought she was a snob.
And all everyone else needed to do was stop believing rumors.
Then very slowly, the other girls sat down at the table.
17. Which sentence from the story is part of the falling action / resolution? ______
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
“I know everybody thinks I’m a snob, but I’m not.”
The next day, Vanessa and Niki waited in the cafeteria for Vanessa’s other friends.
Niki was new at school, and Vanessa had thought she was a snob.
And all everyone else needed to do was stop believing rumors.
Then very slowly, the other girls sat down at the table.
Quiz on Wednesday, December 9
Exposition –
Characters
and setting
are
introduced
Conflict –
main
problem in
the story
Rising Action
Attempts to
solve the
conflict
Climax –
highest
tension in
the story
Falling Action and Resolution – the tension drops off and the story comes to an end