Short Story Elements Review Puzzle

Students: Use the definitions to find the story elements in this 
puzzle.
1. The begining where we find the characters, setting, and basic 
conflict.
2. The part of the story where the tension or suspense rises.
3. The part of the story where the character acts a certain way, 
changes, makes a decision, or fate intervenes.
4. The part of the story where the action that leads toward 
resolving the conflict. (both terms)
5. The part of the story where the conflict is solved.
6. Find the five W's
7. A lesson about human life
8. A problem
9. How a character looks, acts, and thinks

t c c s o r t h e m e h u u a
r j l l h i r n w c v t k i c
a k k n z t u l e l c v s i f
i c f p w c h a r a c t e r c
t o a m l h t d s w r o o e h
s t l g e o e q f h l f x s h
s y l g c d t r j o i c s o k
f r i d e n o u e m e n t l k
e i n g h w r o n w l a r u c
p s g t x d h w k y x c i t a
r w d n t x i e h a b t s i y
t l z r a j g g n y p i i o c
a b c o n f l i c t b o n n i
e x p o s i t i o n t n g v c
p a x j c l i m a x l r x x l

exposition	rising	action	climax
denouement	falling	resolution	who
when	where	why	theme
conflict	character	traits


	Harrold 06-07