6th Grade Vocab

Question 1

Setting

Answer 1

Where or when a story takes place.

Question 2

Protagonist

Answer 2

The leading character in a novel.

Question 3

Plot

Answer 3

The events (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) in a story.

Question 4

Antagonist

Answer 4

The opposing force that brings conflict to the protagonist.

Question 5

Complications

Answer 5

The struggle between opposing forces. This drives the story.

Question 6

Exposition

Answer 6

The first part of the plot. Characters, setting, and basic situation are revealed.

Question 7

Inciting Incident

Answer 7

The event that sets the story in motion. Makes the rest of the story possible.

Question 8

Rising Action

Answer 8

Main part of the story. Moves the plot along. Where complications arise.

Question 9

Climax

Answer 9

The most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist. Usually a turning point.

Question 10

Falling Action

Answer 10

Events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution. Conflicts begin moving towards resolution.

Question 11

Resolution

Answer 11

The end of the story. Loose ends of the plot are tied up (sometimes). Remaining questions are answered (sometimes). Conflicts are resolved (some of the conflicts but new ones pop up).

Question 12

ForeShadowing

Answer 12

Hints or clues suggesting what may happen in the story.

Question 13

Cliffhanger

Answer 13

An ending to a section, chapter, or book th

Question 14

Suspense

Answer 14

The anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story.

Question 15

Flashback

Answer 15

Interrupting the plot of the story to recreate an inciting incident from a earlier time.