Category 1
What is a narrative?
a) a story
b) a biography
c) poetry
d) a research project
a) a story
...................... means the time and place in which the events happen in a story.
a) chronological order
b) setting
c) dialogue
d) transition words
b) setting
Descriptive words are important because they add detail to the story.
a) True
b) False
a) True
Dialogue is ..................... .
a) Action at the end of the story
b) Authors point of view
c) Chronological order
d) The conversation between characters
d) The conversation between characters
True or False.
A narrative must have characters.
True
Character versus self is an __________ conflict.
a) internal
b) external
a) internal
In this element of plot the author introduces the characters and setting...
a) Resolution
b) Climax
c) Exposition
d) Rising Action
c) Exposition
A struggle between two or more opposing forces.
a) conflict
b) climax
c) character
d) chapter
a) conflict
When a main character's problem is resolved authors call that the .................... of the story.
a) Beginning
b) Closure
c) Solution
d) Plot
c) Solution
True or False.
It is a good idea to "hook" reader at the beginning of the story.
True
An example of a sensory detail is ................ .
a) Talking
b) A magic wand
c) Rattling thunder and lightening flashes
d) Happy
c) Rattling thunder and lightening flashes
The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict is ............... .
a) the theme
b) the climax
c) the resolution
d) the introduction
c) the resolution
What are ALL the senses?
a) hearing, seeing, touching, smelling
b) smelling, touching, tasting
c) hot, cold, warm, cool
d) hearing, seeing, smelling, touching, tasting
d) hearing, seeing, smelling, touching, tasting
Climax means ................. .
a) events that make up a story
b) the turning point for the protagonist
c) setting and characters
d) the solution to the problem
b) the turning point for the protagonist
A literary device that creates a state of tension or uncertainty, with an emotional pull that keeps readers going:
a) Antagonist
b) Suspense
c) Setting
d) Resolution
b) Suspense
The crucial decision or turning point in a story is called ................ .
a) Exposition
b) Rising Action
c) Falling Action
d) Climax
d) Climax
Wonderful, admirable, delighted are called ................. words.
descriptive
Find three synonyms for large .......
a) substantial
b) tremendous
c) colossal
d) trifling
e) courteous
f) grueling
a) substantial b) tremendous c) colossal
What is an antagonist?
An antagonist in literature is usually a character or characters that oppose the story's main character.
Give example of a transition word in narrative writing.
To start with, next, to sum up
Give one example for a declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory sentence.
Declarative - I just finished reading that book.
Interrogative - Will you come to school tomorrow?
Exclamatory - We won the game!
Imperative - Please come and watch me play.
Freytag’s Pyramid describes the five key stages of a story, offering a conceptual framework for writing a story from start to finish. These stages are:
What is Falling Action?
What is falling action and example?
Actions and events that occur after the climax.
What is the climax of a story?
The CLIMAX of the story is when the CONFLICT of the PLOT is resolved. It is often the most exciting part of the story: when the hero saves the princess, discovers the buried treasure, or slays the dragon. Imagine when you read a story that you are climbing up a mountainside.
What is exposition in a story plot?
The exposition is the introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time.