Six Basic Emotions in Writing - Quiz

What are the six basic emotions?

• Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Surprise, Fear, Disgust

• Joy, Boredom, Pride, Guilt, Optimism, Anxiety

• Excitement, Loneliness, Relief, Pride, Love, Hate

• Relaxation, Worry, Curiosity, Boredom, Delight, Annoyance

A story is set in a dark forest with skeletal branches and soulless eyes at the windows. What emotion is the writer most likely trying to create?

• Happiness

• Fear

• Surprise

• Disgust

Which of these are examples of how writers can trigger readers’ emotions?

• Using the setting

• Describing a character’s actions

• Choosing specific vocabulary

• Telling readers how to feel

Place these steps in the correct order of how emotions are used in writing.

• Reader reacts and feels an emotion

• Writer chooses a setting or character action

• Writer selects vocabulary to describe it

Q6. Identify which of the six basic emotions you most often feel when reading a book.

• Happiness

• Fear

• Disgust

• Surprise

Q7. An author can make a reader feel relaxed by describing a setting using which kind of words?

• Calm and soothing words

• Loud and harsh words

• Chaotic and busy words

• Dark and frightening words

Why do authors want to make readers feel emotions?

• To confuse the reader

• To engage and entertain the reader

• To distract from weak writing

• To end the story quickly

Which of the following words from the haunted house description were used to create fear?

• Soulless eyes

• Skeletal branches

• Majestic trees

• Sinister energy

Emotions such as pride, guilt, and optimism are all examples of sub-emotions within the six basic categories.

• True

• False

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