Plot, Conflict, and Resolution
Every story moves. Something happens, tension builds, and eventually things settle down again. When a test question asks what a story is “mostly about” or what changed by the end, it is really asking you to follow that movement. The plot is the sequence of events in a story, arranged to build and release tension. […]
Connecting People, Events, and Ideas
Passages rarely present people, events, and ideas in isolation. Writers link them — showing how one person influenced another, how an event led to a change, or how two ideas relate. Following those links is a core reading skill. Connecting people, events, and ideas means understanding how a text ties its parts together: who influenced […]
