Plot and Story Elements Practice

Master story elements! Practice plot, exposition, climax & more.

Match each plot element with its definition. Exposition The beginning of the story. Includes characters and setting. Rising Action Events in the story that lead up to the turning point. Often the longest part of a story. Climax The turning point of the story. Intense moment where readers wonder "what will happen next?" Falling Action Conflict begins to resolve. Occurs after the turning point of the story. Resolution The very end of the story - the final outcome. Setting Where a story takes place. Includes place, time, and mood. Plot The sequence of events in a story. Conflict The struggle or problem in a story. plot elements story.pdf Use the attached short story to answer the questions below. Short Story What information is revealed in the exposition? Use text details to support your point. What is the main conflict in this story? Use text evidence to support your point. What is the climax of this story? Explain your answer. Which is not part of the rising action? a man tells Mike and Marty to leave. The boys ride their bikes across town. Marty and Mike look up a location on a computer map. Which is part of the falling action? Marty remarks that Mike ate a lot of lo mein. Mike discovers a map in his fortune cookie. The boys learn that the area by the theater is being evacuated. In what part of the story do the boys discover the map? resolution climax rising action What part of the plot seems to be missing? climax resolution exposition Sort Sort the phrases into the correct categories. conflict main problem man vs. self man vs. World man vs. man theme lesson learned moral exposition introduces characters introduces setting where the story takes place when the story takes place climax most exciting part turning point in which the main character can not go back resolution ending problem is solved