Writing Stories

What element of a short story might be described as the 'series of related events'?

• Character

• Conflict

• Plot

• Climax

Only people can be characters in a story.

• True

• False

If I told you this short story takes place in a jungle on a mysterious island sometime in the 1930s/1940s involving an eccentric hunter, I would be describing what aspect of the story?

• Setting

• Character

• Plot

• Conflict

Which is the correct term for what could be described as the "turning point of the story"?

• Resolution

• Falling action

• Climax

• Exposition

The problem of the plot is also known as which short story element?

• Theme

• Conflict

• Exposition

• Theme

What is the purpose of the short story's title?

• To inform readers of story content

• To create curiosity

• All Of The Above

What is the sequence of events in a story, play or novel?

• Setting

• Plot

• Character

• Conflict

Which of the following is not an ‘Element of a Story’?

• Chapter

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

Which of the following could be a setting for a story?

• A king and a queen

• Honesty is the best policy

• A faraway castle

• A wicked witch puts a curse on a princess

‘He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache.’ What is element of story is this an example of?

• Setting

• Character

• Plot

• Theme