Question

match each statement to the correct step in how a conflict develops and is resolved.
gia decides to run against a friend for student council president.
gia meets with her friend to convince her to run a fair campaign.
gia’s friend gets mad at her and lies about gia to win votes.
gia’s friend realizes that she has behaved badly and stops lying.

cause
complication
climax
resolution

Explanation:

• Cause: The event that starts the sequence. Gia deciding to run against her friend for student council president is the initial action that sets things in motion.
• Complication: A problem that arises. Gia's friend getting mad and lying about Gia to win votes is the problem that complicates the situation.
• Climax: The peak of the conflict. Gia meeting with her friend to convince her to run a fair campaign is when the conflict comes to a head as she tries to address the complication.
• Resolution: The end of the conflict. Gia's friend realizing she behaved badly and stopping the lying resolves the situation.

Answer:

• Cause: Gia decides to run against a friend for student council president.
• Complication: Gia’s friend gets mad at her and lies about Gia to win votes.
• Climax: Gia meets with her friend to convince her to run a fair campaign.
• Resolution: Gia’s friend realizes that she has behaved badly and stops lying.