INTERMEDIATE 2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Plot. Answer: Sequence of events in a story
◉ Exposition. Answer: Part of plot diagram; sets up the story by telling
background, setting, and characters.
◉ Climax. Answer: Part of plot diagram; the most EXCITING moment
of the story; the turning point
◉ Resolution. Answer: Part of the plot diagram; end of the story where
the conflict is usually solved
◉ Character. Answer: A person in a story, text, film etc.
◉ Direct Characterization. Answer: A type of characterization where the
author directly describes character
◉ Indirect Characterization. Answer: A type of characterization where
the author subtly reveals the character through STEAL: speech,
thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
, ◉ Protagonist. Answer: Main character in a story
◉ Antagonist. Answer: A character or force in conflict with the main
character
◉ Theme. Answer: Life lesson in a text; what the reader or characters
learn
◉ Conflict. Answer: The problem in a story, text, film etc.
◉ Man vs. Man. Answer: Conflict of one person against another
◉ Man vs. Self. Answer: Conflict where the main character of the story
has a problem or struggle with him or herself
◉ Man vs. Society. Answer: Conflict where a character has a conflict or
problem with some element of society - the school, the law, etc.
◉ Man vs. Nature. Answer: Conflict where there is a struggle between a
character and something that is caused by nature
◉ Internal Conflict. Answer: A struggle between a character and
him/herself (man vs. self)