This question is missing the options. I've found the complete question online. Since the narrative passage is the same, I will omit it:
Read the summary of a narrative nonfiction text.
Match the plot element with the corresponding event from the text.
1. Exposition
2. Complicating Incident
3. Rising Action
4. Climax
5. Falling Action
A park ranger in Colorado is working alone at an isolated park station for the day. 1,2,3,4,5
As he is making a pot of coffee in the middle of the morning, he thinks he smells smoke. 1,2,3,4,5
Near a small outcropping of boulders, the park ranger comes upon a large bonfire full of trash and camping debris; he radios in the news. 1,2,3,4,5
Leaving the station with his radio in hand, the park ranger crosses a small ravine as the smell of smoke gets stronger. 1,2,3,4,5
The narrative ends when a group of park firefighters arrive and put out the fire without it spreading. 1,2,3,4,5
Answer:
A park ranger in Colorado is working alone at an isolated park station for the day. 1 Exposition
As he is making a pot of coffee in the middle of the morning, he thinks he smells smoke. 2 Complicating Incident
Near a small outcropping of boulders, the park ranger comes upon a large bonfire full of trash and camping debris; he radios in the news. 4 Climax
Leaving the station with his radio in hand, the park ranger crosses a small ravine as the smell of smoke gets stronger. 3 Rising action
The narrative ends when a group of park firefighters arrive and put out the fire without it spreading. 5 Falling action
Explanation:
Exposition is the part of the story in which the author introduces the characters, the setting and other elements or pieces of information that will contextualize the story. In this case, we are being introduced to the park ranger and his location.
Complicating incident introduces a possible conflict. In the passage, everything is fine until the ranger thinks he can smell smoke. His actions are now in accordance to this incident.
Rising action means the that character is now facing more conflicts, that there are more events taking place. In this case, it consists of the ranger leaving his station and trying to find the origin of the smell.
Climax is the moment when the major conflict in the story takes place. In the passage, the climax happens when the park ranger finally finds out there is indeed fire that needs to be put out.
Falling action takes place after the climax, when the pace of the story slows down and everything works out. In the passage, it happens when the firefighters successfully put out the fire.
