**PLOT STRUCTURE REVIEW HOMEWORK**

**Name:** Jananisci
**Due:**
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**DIRECTIONS:** Below are three sections from the same short story, presented out of order. Match each segment with the correct plot elements.

A. Exposition and rising action
B. Climax
C. Falling action and resolution

1. The rest of the game is a blur. The Red Hornets' defense holds firm, and the score holds: 2 to 1. At the final whistle, Angela's teammates surround her, shout congratulations, and even carry her off the field. It seems like a dream. Angela has never been the hero.

2. It's the day of the big game; the winner goes to the city finals. The Red Hornets have played well the last couple of games, but they're missing their key player, a striker with a strong right foot. Taking her place, Angela hardly feels confident. Normally, Angela comes off the bench for 15 or 20 minutes. Now, she's starting!

3. Angela cannot believe her eyes. The ball is at her feet, and the goalie is on her back at the far side of the net. Time slows down. The sounds of the crowd fade. With a slight flick of her good left foot, Angela banks the ball in. Goal!

**Read the following passage and answer questions 4-6 related to plot structure.**

It was dark and a little eerie by the campfire where Jonas and his friends were huddled. They were telling ghost stories, and each boy tried to make his story scarier than the last. Jonas looked around to see if his dad was anywhere nearby. Suddenly, they heard a loud crack and rustling in the nearby woods. "What's that?" whispered Jonas to the boy next to him. He didn't want to admit it, but he was downright scared now. His heart was racing. He could see a large shadowy figure approaching, holding something that looked like a knife.

"Thought you might want to toast some marshmallows," said Jonas's father as he stepped into the light of the fire. He held up a bag of marshmallows in one hand and metal skewers—not a knife—in the other. Jonas and his friends breathed sighs of relief. His father taught the group a secret trick for making toasted marshmallows, and they each ate about fifteen.

**4. Which plot element is represented in the following line? "It was dark and a little eerie by the campfire where Jonas and his friends were huddled."**

A. Exposition
B. Rising action
C. Falling action
D. Resolution

**5. Which plot element is represented in the following line? "Suddenly, they heard a loud crack and rustling in the nearby woods. 'What's that?' whispered Jonas to the boy next to him. He didn't want to admit it, but he was downright scared now."**

A. Exposition
B. Rising action
C. Climax
D. Falling action

**6. Which plot element is represented in the following lines? "'Thought you might want to toast some marshmallows,' said Jonas's father as he stepped into the light of the fire. He held up a bag of marshmallows in one hand and metal skewers—not a knife—in the other."**

A. Rising action
B. Climax
C. Falling action
D. Resolution