Short Story Vocabulary
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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
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Christine Slater
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7 Slides • 12 Questions
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Multiple Choice
Which term can be defined as: The series of events in a story?
flat character
round character
theme
plot
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Multiple Choice
Which term refers to the BEGINNING of a short story, when readers are EXPOSED to the setting, initial plot details, and characters.
rising action
resolution
falling action
exposition
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Multiple Choice
What is a plot event that adds to the CONFLICT called?
rising action
falling action
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Multiple Choice
The most exciting event, or the point of intense interest in a story is called the...
resolution
rising action
climax
denouement
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Multiple Choice
The end of the story, or how the conflict is solved is called the...
resolution
falling action
conflict
exposition
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Multiple Choice
Which term is "the details about the time and place of a short story?"
exposition
setting
landscape
narrator
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brief
fiction
few characters
limited setting
few situations
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Multiple Choice
What is a short story?
Short stories are brief works of fiction, known for only a few characters, setting and situations.
true narrative
a long work of fiction
an essay describing a person
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Write a one paragraph story that starts with this first sentence.
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Categorize
read in one sitting
only a few characters
takes place over a few hours or days
only a few settings or scenes
Match these options with the correct description.
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Time of the story's actions
Place of the story's actions
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Multiple Select
Can the setting be: (choose all correct answers)
in the past
in the future
in space
a dog
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Poll
Do you like stories set in the past?
yes
no
somewhat
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the people and animals that play a part in a story
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Draw
Draw a character from a story you like or from your imagination.
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Exposition
Narrative HookExposition
Rising ActionNarrative Hook
ClimaxRising Action
Falling ActionClimax
Resolution
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Labeling
Label the parts of a plot diagram
climax
resolution
falling action
exposition
rising action
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