What is a struggle that the characters have within a story?
100
Which words should be capitalized in the following title:
rainy day adventure
What is Rainy Day Adventure?
100
In the following title, which words SHOULD be capitalized?
mother goose flies to the moon
What is Mother Goose Flies Moon?
100
Written works about characters and events that aren't real...
What is fiction?
200
The time and place where the story occurs...
What is setting?
200
Define climax.
What is the point in the story where the emotions and problems reach their highest, most intense moment?
200
What is wrong with the following example of dialogue?
It's raining again, exclaimed Jim.
What is "It's raining again,"
200
What is the purpose of writing a short story?
What is to entertain?
200
The words spoken between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
300
The series of problems that make up the story...
What is plot?
300
The point in the story where the problems are resolved...
What is resolution?
300
When writing dialogue the ending punctuation goes ______ the last quotation mark.
What is BEFORE?
300
Which topic would NOT make a good topic for a short story?
A boy meets his new baby sister, understanding friction, the big football game, a girl tries out for cheerleading.
What is understanding friction?
300
Building ___________ into your story is what makes your reader want to know what happens next...
What is suspense?
400
The moral of the story...
What is the theme?
400
What are two of the different types of conflict?
What is man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself...
400
Dialogue is sandwiched between what type of punctuation?
What are quotation marks?
400
A boy that is stranded in the Canadian wilderness is an example of what type of conflict?
What is man versus nature?
400
What is a benefit of using first person point of view?
What is it allows you to focus on ONE character, while sharing their inner most thoughts and feelings?
500
Define point of view.
What is the perspective from which the story is told?
500
What is the beginning of the story that introduces or sets up the setting, characters, and other essential background information?
What is exposition?
500
The title of a short story is written using...
What is italics?
500
Look at this example of dialogue. What is incorrect?
I want to go," said Pam, "It is going to be a great movie"!
What is "I want to go......................"it.................movie!"
500
What is the benefit of writing a short story using third person point of view?
What is it allows the narrator to know EVERYTHING about all characters?