The sequence of events that takes place in a story including the conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution is called what?

• A. Plot
• B. Sequencing
• C. Facts
• D. Opinions

Answer: (B)

Plot is the sequence of events that makes up a story’s structure. It centers on a conflict that sets things in motion, builds through rising action as obstacles pile up, reaches a turning point at the climax, then moves through falling action before a resolution that settles the outcome. This organized arc is what guides readers through the tension and transformation in the tale. Sequencing is the skill of putting events in order, which helps you understand plot, but it isn’t the name of the story’s structure. Facts are pieces of information, and opinions are personal judgments—neither describes how a story is structured.