Question

Check for Understanding: PLOT

DIRECTIONS: Now that you have finished reading, examine the elements of the plot given
below. Write the corresponding number of the plot element in its proper place on the plot
diagram below.
ELEMENTS OF THE PLOT FOR THE SHROUD
1. The child slept and appeared to the mother to more.
2. Mom can't stop crying. The boy's ghost appears to the mother each night.
3. The shroud is now almost dry.
4. The boy dies and is buried.
3. The boy's ghost tells the mother that he cannot sleep due to the wet shroud. The mother stops
crying.
6. A mother has a 7 year old boy.
EXPOSITION
RISING ACTION
CONFLICT
CLIMAX
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FALLING ACTION
RESOLUTION

Answer 1

Based on the given plot elements, here is how they correspond to the plot diagram:

EXPOSITION: 6. A mother has a 7-year-old boy.

RISING ACTION: 2. Mom can't stop crying. The boy's ghost appears to the mother each night.

CONFLICT: 4. The boy dies and is buried.

CLIMAX: 3. The boy's ghost tells the mother that he cannot sleep due to the wet shroud. The mother stops crying.

FALLING ACTION: 1. The child slept and appeared to the mother no more.

RESOLUTION: 5. The shroud is now almost dry.

Here is how the plot diagram would look:

EXPOSITION: 6. A mother has a 7-year-old boy.

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RISING ACTION: 2. Mom can't stop crying. The boy's ghost appears to the mother each night.

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CONFLICT: 4. The boy dies and is buried.

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CLIMAX: 3. The boy's ghost tells the mother that he cannot sleep due to the wet shroud. The mother stops crying.

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FALLING ACTION: 1. The child slept and appeared to the mother no more.

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RESOLUTION: 5. The shroud is now almost dry.

I have marked the corresponding plot elements on the plot diagram above.

Step-by-step explanation: