Theme | Central Idea | Plot | Summative Assessment 1

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The first post assessment from our first 10 day unit.

Instructions

Choose the BEST answer for each question.

Theme

Central Idea

Plot

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Inciting incident		The description or explanation of background information within a work of literature. This can cover characters and their relationship to one another, the setting or time and place of events, as well as any relevant ideas, details, or historical context.
External Conflict		The section of the plot leading up to the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict grows through successive plot developments.
Resolution/Dénouement		The event that launches the main action and/or conflict.
Rising Action		The story's central turning point—the moment of peak tension or conflict—which all the preceding plot developments have been leading up to.
Falling Action		The section of the plot following the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict decreases and the story moves toward its conclusion.
Exposition		The part of the plot which ties up loose ends and reveals the final consequences of the events of the story.
Climax		A problem, antagonism, or struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force.
Internal Conflict		The psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character

Read the passage by clicking on the image. Then, answer this question: Which statement below best states the theme or central idea of the text?