Story Structure Quiz

What is story structure?

• All the bad things that happen in a story.

• The order in which events are presented in a story.

• The frame of a building.

• How a story ends.

What does ambiguity mean?

• It means something is simple and easy to understand.

• Something doesn’t make sense.

• Something can be interpreted in more than one way.

• There is only one way to understand something.

How would you describe a 'Man in Hole' story?

• A character starts off with poor fortune but gets help to achieve their goal. After losing it briefly, they achieve it.

• The story has a lifelike ambiguity that keeps us from knowing whether new developments are good or bad.

• The main character starts off badly, then gets continually worse with no hope for improvement.

• Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again, and is better off for the experience.

What type of story structure is this?

'The story has a lifelike ambiguity that keeps us from knowing if developments are good or bad.'

• Which Way is Up

• Cinderella Story

• From Bad to Worse

• Man in Hole

How would you describe a 'Cinderella Story'?

• The story has a lifelike ambiguity that keeps us from knowing whether new developments are good or bad.

• The main character starts off badly, then gets continually worse with no hope for improvement.

• Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again, and is better off for the experience.

• A character starts off with poor fortune but gets help to achieve their goal. After losing it briefly, they achieve it.

What type of story structure is this?

'Somebody gets something wonderful, then they lose it. But in the end, they get it back again forever.’

• From Bad to Worse

• Cinderella Story

• Boy Gets Girl

• Which Way is Up

How would you describe a 'From Bad to Worse' story?

• The main character starts off badly, then gets continually worse with no hope for improvement.

• A character starts off with poor fortune but gets help to achieve their goal. After losing it briefly, they achieve it.

• The story has a lifelike ambiguity that keeps us from knowing whether new developments are good or bad.

• Somebody gets something wonderful, then they lose it. But in the end, they get it back again forever.

What is an example of a 'Man in Hole' story?

• Tangled

• The Lord of the Rings

• Cinderella

• Hamlet

What is an example of a 'Boy Gets Girl' story?

• The Lord of the Rings

• Cinderella

• Hamlet

• Tangled

What is an example of a 'Which Way is Up' story?

• Hamlet

• Cinderella

• Tangled

• The Lord of the Rings