IREAD Literature: Story Elements 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which part of the plot introduces the main characters and the setting?
- Climax
- Resolution
- Rising action
- Exposition (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Exposition
The exposition is the beginning section that sets up who the characters are and where/when the story happens.
Question 2: When a character in a story learns an important lesson and changes their behavior, this is called:
- Character development (Correct answer)
- Rising action
- Foreshadowing
- Setting
Correct answer: Character development
Character development refers to the way a character grows or changes throughout a story.
Question 3: What does it mean when an author uses FORESHADOWING?
- The author tells the reader exactly what will happen next
- The author gives hints or clues about what might happen later (Correct answer)
- The author describes the setting in great detail
- The author reveals the theme of the story
Correct answer: The author gives hints or clues about what might happen later
Foreshadowing uses clues or hints early in the story to suggest events that will happen later.
Question 4: In a story, events that build up to the climax are called:
- Falling action
- Exposition
- Rising action (Correct answer)
- Resolution
Correct answer: Rising action
Rising action includes all the events that build tension and lead up to the climax.
Question 5: A story's NARRATOR is best described as:
- The main character who solves the problem
- The person or voice that tells the story (Correct answer)
- The character who causes the conflict
- The author of the book
Correct answer: The person or voice that tells the story
The narrator is the voice that tells the story, which may or may not be a character in it.
Question 6: Which word BEST describes the overall feeling or atmosphere of a story?
- Theme
- Plot
- Mood (Correct answer)
- Setting
Correct answer: Mood
Mood refers to the emotional atmosphere or feeling a story creates for the reader.
Question 7: When a story jumps back in time to show something that happened earlier, this is called a:
- Flashforward
- Flashback (Correct answer)
- Cliffhanger
- Foreshadow
Correct answer: Flashback
A flashback interrupts the current story to show a scene or event from the past.
IREAD Literature: Story Elements 3
Which part of the plot introduces the main characters and the setting?