Question

Match each part of a story to a plot element.

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

A. The names of the winning couple are announced—Ryan and Cora. Cora cries tears of joy.
B. The crowd cheers the couples on the dance floor. Ryan and Cora are dancing well, but Cora feels stabs of pain. Still, she is determined not to let Ryan down.
C. Ryan and Cora walk to the school gym. They are ready to compete in the dance contest.
D. Cora sprains her ankle while climbing the stairs. Ryan gets her an aspirin from the first aid station.
E. Ryan notices Cora struggling and helps her by improvising. He performs lifts that allow Cora to keep her feet off the ground during the last bit of their performance.

Answer 1

Each part of the narrative corresponds with a specific plot element, where the exposition introduces characters, the rising action builds tension, the climax reaches the story's peak, and the resolution concludes the narrative.

Step-by-step explanation:

To match each part of a story to a plot element between exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, we need to identify the stage of the narrative each sentence represents.

• C. Exposition: This sets the stage and introduces the characters. Ryan and Cora walking to the gym to compete sets up the story.
• B. & D. Rising action: These parts involve conflicts and challenges that build tension. Cora feeling pain and spraining her ankle while Ryan helps her act as catalysts for the climax.
• E. Climax: This is the peak of the story where Ryan improvises to help Cora, illustrating a decisive moment of the plot.
• A. Resolution: This is the conclusion of the narrative where the outcome is revealed as Ryan and Cora are announced as winners.

It is important to note that in some narratives, the falling action can be part of the resolution or it could be described separately as events that happened right after the climax leading to the resolution. In the given example, we do not have a distinct falling action.