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#What makes a great short story? #shortstory #msmac's short story quiz #kingstonhs
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1
Which of these is in 'first person'?
Sally is going to go home after school
Sally went home after school
I went home after school
Sally was going to go home after school
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Which of these is written in present tense.
I was jumping up and down
I'm jumping up and down
I used to jump up and down
I am going to jump up and down
3
Which of these is written in past tense
I jump up and down
I'm jumping up and down
I will jump up and down
Yesterday I jumped up and down
4
What is the 'theme'?
Main idea or message
The reader's idea of what the story means overall
the flavour of the story
where the story takes place
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What makes an awesome short story?
An exciting plot
An intriguing conflict
Deep, complex, believable characters
An imaginative resoluiton
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How does the plot work in a short story?
Orientation, complication, climax, resolution
Orientation, climax, resolution, complication
Orientation, characters, climax, resolution
Setting, orientation, climax, resolution
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What is 'point of view'?
The view the reader gets
the perspective of the author
The view of the main character
The perspective the story is told from
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What happens at the climax of the story?
the orientation ends
The story ends
The complication comes to a head
The complication begins
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Which of the following are elements of a short story?
PLot
Setting
Style
Characters
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What is the 'setting'
where the main character lives
the complication
the orientation
Time and place
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What happens after the complication?
The resolution begins
the story ends
the orientation starts
there is another complication
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What does 'rising drama' mean?
the characters are coming to the climax of their problem
the story is coming to an end
the story is just beginning
The action is building
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What happens in the resolution?
the plot thickens
the characters are developed
The story ends
the problem is solved (happy or sad solution)
14
Which of these is in 'third person omniscient'?
Once upon a time there were some people.
I knew I had to make a choice.
Ben thought it was a bad choice, so did Ebony.
I thought it was a bad choice. Ebony turned and left.
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What does 'conflict' mean
drama
fight
problem
complication
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What does 'style' mean in a short story?
Word choice
Length of sentences
Use of dialogue
Use of description
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What is part of the Orientation
Characters
setting
plot
complication
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Which of these are narrative techniques?
flashback
symbolism
metaphor
imagery
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Which of these is in 'third person limited'?
I know everyone will be at the top of the stairs.
Ebony worried as she climbed the stairs, who else knew?
Everyone who climbed the stairs worried.
I worry as I climb the stairs.
