Q. A typical plot has __________ separate stages.

Q. Stage one in plot is called the _______________.

Q. Stage two in plot is called the _____________________.

Q. Stage three in plot is called the ____________________.

Q. Stage four in plot is called _____________.

Q. Stage five in plot is called _________________.

Q. In __________________, a writer introduces the setting and the characters.

Q. During exposition the writer also reveals the ______________, or sets the stage for it. It is the main struggle or problem the characters face.

Q. The _______________ is the turning point in the story and the moment of greatest suspense. It presents the conflict at its most intense and dramatic.

Q. The _____________________ reveals the outcome of the story's climax. At this stage, the tension created by the conflict and climax is relieved.

Q. The __________________ shows the story's final outcome.

Q. The series of events in a narrative is called the _______________.

Q. The _______________________ introduces obstacles that make the conflict more complicated. You might have heard this described as the stage where "the plot thickens".

Q. Exposition can occur at any point in the story, but most exposition will take place at the ________________.

Q. As a character tries to solve his or her problem, the story's tension grows. The ___________ of a story is the point of greatest tension. 

Q. In the ____________________, the reader sees the outcome of the climax—the point of greatest tension—and starts to see how the conflict is going to be resolved. In this part of a story, the tension begins to ease.

Q. ___________________ is the final stage in most plots. All the conflicts are resolved, and the reader sees the final outcome of all the events.