Story Elements

1. Story Elements Keys to Understanding

2. What story element describes the time and place of a story? • 1. characterization • 2. theme • 3. setting • 4. conflict

3. How does a writer make a character seem real? • 1. She creates a setting. • 2. She uses characterization. • 3. He describes a mood. • 4. He makes a plot line.

4. An author makes a character real when she • 1. describes a character’s appearance, speech and actions. • 2. describes a character’s thoughts and feelings as well as other characters’ reactions to the main character. • 3. tells us about the character directly. • 4. All of the above.

5. True or False?Point of view is the angle from which a story is told. • 1. True • 2. False

6. What point of view is when one of the characters tells the story? • 1. third person • 2. first person • 3. second person • 4. All of the above

7. What words does an author use when writing in first person? • 1. I, me my • 2. he, she, they • 3. you

8. What point of view is when the speaker is addressing the reader? • 1. third person • 2. first person • 3. second person • 4. All of the above

9. What words does an author use when writing in second person? • 1. I, me my • 2. he, she, they • 3. you • 4. None of the above

10. What point of view is when someone on the outside of the story is telling it? • 1. third person • 2. first person • 3. second person • 4. All of the above

11. What words does an author use when writing in third person? • 1. I, me my • 2. he, she, they • 3. you • 4. None of the above

12. What story element describes a problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story? • 1. setting • 2. plot line • 3. conflict • 4. point of view

13. A character has a problem with one or more of the characters. • 1. character vs. destiny • 2. character vs. society • 3. character vs. nature • 4. character vs. self • 5. character vs. character

14. A character fights against a problem that seems too big to control. • 1. character vs. destiny • 2. character vs. society • 3. character vs. nature • 4. character vs. self • 5. character vs. character

15. A character has a problem with society - school, the law, tradition. • 1. character vs. destiny • 2. character vs. society • 3. character vs. nature • 4. character vs. self • 5. character vs. character

16. A character struggles with himself, trying to decide what to do about some problem. • 1. character vs. destiny • 2. character vs. society • 3. character vs. nature • 4. character vs. self • 5. character vs. character

17. A character is in conflict with some element of nature -extreme heat, a blizzard, a hurricane. • 1. character vs. destiny • 2. character vs. society • 3. character vs. nature • 4. character vs. self • 5. character vs. character

18. What is the story’s action? • 1. setting • 2. plot line • 3. conflict • 4. point of view

19. This is the beginning of the story when the setting, characters and conflict are introduced. • 1. climax • 2. resolution • 3. exposition • 4. rising action • 5. falling action

20. This is the end part of the story when the problem is solved. • 1. climax • 2. resolution • 3. exposition • 4. rising action • 5. falling action

21. This is the main part of the story when the main character tries to solve his/her problem. • 1. climax • 2. resolution • 3. exposition • 4. rising action • 5. falling action

22. This is the most exciting part in a story. • 1. climax • 2. resolution • 3. exposition • 4. rising action • 5. falling action

23. This is the part of the story that leads to the ending, the resolution. • 1. climax • 2. resolution • 3. exposition • 4. rising action • 5. falling action

24. This is the message about life or human nature the writer shares with the reader. • 1. characterization • 2. theme • 3. setting • 4. conflict