How to Write Your Own Scary Story

How to Write Your Own Scary Story

8th Grade

15 Qs

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How to Write Your Own Scary Story

How to Write Your Own Scary Story

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English

8th Grade

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Created by

Paul Evans

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to H.P. Lovecraft, what is the oldest and strongest kind of fear?

Fear of monsters

Fear of the unknown

Fear of the dark

Fear of blood

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key element in creating suspense in a story?

Leaving the audience in anticipation

Using only nighttime settings

Revealing horrors immediately

Including lots of action scenes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which genre is NOT mentioned as a familiar example of suspense?

Action movies

Romantic comedies

Mystery novels

Horror films

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What narrative technique involves limiting the narrator's knowledge?

First-person perspective

Multiple narrators

Omniscient narrator

Limited point of view

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which setting is noted for its popularity due to its atmospheric qualities?

Modern New York

Ancient Rome

Futuristic Tokyo

Victorian London

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Edgar Allan Poe use to convey the mental state of the narrator in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

Rhyming couplets

First-person plural

Fragmented sentences

Long descriptive paragraphs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is dramatic irony?

When nobody knows what's happening

When the audience knows something the characters do not

When the characters and audience know the same information

When the audience knows less than the characters

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