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GCSE English Practice Test: Plot - The Events In A Story As They Happen In Order
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In the simplest sense, plot means the events in a story as they happen in a particular order. Plot also refers to the way the events are organised, to cause and effect, and to the way events are set in motion. Plots are not merely lists of events. Instead, the events take the shape known as a 'narrative arc'.

GCSE English Practice Test: Plot - The Events In A Story As They Happen In Order
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1. How do plot and structure relate to one another?
2. Which of the following terms means the 'resolution' of a plot?
3. Which of the following places plot structure in the correct order?
4. Which of the following describes a minor sequence of events taking place away from the central story line?
5. How should plot be handled in an essay?
6. A technique in which an event, subplot, word, symbol or episode suggests a future plot development.
7. An element of the plot which serves to draw readers in.
8. Returning to past events, either in dream, memory or in a character's recollection.
9. Which texts have a plot?
10. A plot needs...

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