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Which of the following would you expect to find in a story’s exposition?
- a description of the setting
- information about the author’s background
- the beginning of the main conflict
- a character's deepest secrets
Exposition helps readers understand who and what the story is about. Exposition doesn’t include any events that shape the plot; it simply sets the stage.
Exposition helps readers understand who and what the story is about. Exposition doesn’t include any events that shape the plot; it simply sets the stage.
Exposition helps readers understand who and what the story is about. Exposition doesn’t include any events that shape the plot; it simply sets the stage.
Exposition helps readers understand who and what the story is about. Exposition doesn’t include any events that shape the plot; it simply sets the stage.
Read the story below, looking for events that are part of the story’s rising action. Which scene is part of the story’s rising action?
Early one winter morning, a beautiful girl named Rachel woke in her poor, humble cottage. “It’s terribly cold," she said to herself, and she set out into the woods in search of firewood. She gathered a few spare branches and set back home to make a fire. Along the way, she passed an old woman also searching for firewood. “Could you spare a branch,” the old woman croaked. “My eyes are weak, and I cannot see the branches well.”
“Of course,” Rachael said with a smile, and handed a branch to the old woman.
Moments later, a small boy approached. “Could you spare a branch,” the little boy whined. “I’m so little, and I can’t spend much longer in the cold.”
“Of course,” Rachael said with a smile, and handed a branch to the little boy.
Moments later, a skinny man approached. “Could you spare a branch,” the skinny man asked. “I’m hungry, and need a fire to cook my food.”
Rachel looked down at the last branch in her hand. She took pity on the skinny man and handed it over. “Of course,” she said with a smile.
Moments later, a handsome, young man in a purple hood approached. “Could you spare a branch,” the handsome man asked. “My mother is ill, and we need the branch to warm our home.”
Rachel looked down at her empty hands. “I’m sorry, sir. I have nothing to give,” she said. “But if you wait a moment, I’ll find a branch for you to take back to your mother.”
“Aren’t you cold,” the handsome man asked.
Rachel blushed and nodded. “I’ve given away all my firewood, but there’s always time to fetch more, “ she said. “Some people’s lives are more difficult than my own, and we must help where we can.”
The handsome man smiled and pulled back his hood. Immediately, Rachel recognized him as the prince of her land. “Your highness,” she said, and dropped to her knees.
“You may rise,” the prince said. “You are a humble girl, but you have the qualities of a queen. You are beautiful, kind, and selfless. If you accept, I should like to take you back to my palace and make you my wife.”
Rachel was shocked. She looked into the prince’s eyes and saw that he was sincere. “I accept,” she said with a smile.
The two traveled back to the palace and were married soon after. They were never cold again, as they always had love to keep them warm.
- Rachel realizes that the handsome man is the prince.
- Rachel and the prince are married.
- Rachel gives a branch to the little boy.
- Rachel wakes in her cold cottage.
The rising action is where conflicts arise and lead up to the climax.
The rising action is where conflicts arise and lead up to the climax.
The rising action is where conflicts arise and lead up to the climax.
The rising action is where conflicts arise and lead up to the climax.
What is a story’s climax?
- The most exciting or crucial moment in a story.
- The most vivid scene in a story.
- The scene(s) in which new characters are introduced.
- The scene(s) in which the story’s main conflict is resolved.
The climax is the one scene or event that represents the peak of conflict, or the story’s turning point.
The climax is the one scene or event that represents the peak of conflict, or the story’s turning point.
The climax is the one scene or event that represents the peak of conflict, or the story’s turning point.
The climax is the one scene or event that represents the peak of conflict, or the story’s turning point.
In “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” what was the story’s resolution?
- The Bear family leaves the cottage to go for a walk in the woods.
- Goldilocks eats everyone’s porridge.
- Baby Bear confronts Goldilocks in his bed.
- Goldilocks flees the cottage, and Mama Bear makes a new pot of porridge.
Resolution is the part of the story when the main conflict is being solved and the characters’ lives return to normal.
Resolution is the part of the story when the main conflict is being solved and the characters’ lives return to normal.
Resolution is the part of the story when the main conflict is being solved and the characters’ lives return to normal.
Resolution is the part of the story when the main conflict is being solved and the characters’ lives return to normal.
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