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What makes a good writer?
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A Quiz to prepare me for Year 7 creative writing
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What is a pronoun?
A made up word
A very important noun that is only used occasionally
A positive noun
A particular person, place or thing
2
When should you use a capital letter?
Always
When starting sentence or using a proper noun
Only when you are using a name
At the beginning of a sentence
3
What is an adjective?
A doing word
The opposite of objective
A describing word
A word that has a capital letter at the start
4
Select the job that requires great writing skills
Journalist
Archeologist
Lawyer
Secretary
5
Which of these tools can help me be a great writer?
Drafting
Plot diagram
Planning
Editing
6
In creative writing, what does 'plot' refer to?
Planning a surprise attack
A small vegetable patch
Figuring out what happened
The pattern or sequence of events that occur in the story
7
Select the verb...
Smiling
School
Crowing
Dirty
8
Falling action and resolution are usually in which part of a narrative story?
The end
The beginning
The middle
None of these
9
Which of the following is a literary genre?
Estimation
Adventure
Learning
Message
10
What is the purpose of a first draft?
To make sure I don't have any more work to do on my story
To begin producing a great piece of writing
To check for spelling errors
To convince the teacher I am a hard worker
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What is narrative structure?
The way a story is constructed or put together
A building containing that contains narratives
The process used to make books
A fancy word for a library
12
What is a verb?
A word that is added to a sentence to make it interesting
A doing word
A person who studies very hard for exams
An alien life-form
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What does antagonist mean?
It means you always tell the truth
The character/group who is opposed to the main character
It's another way of saying somebody is annoying
It indicates who is going to be killed in the story
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Which of these sentences best describes a synonym?
Synonyms get good grades
Another word to describe the same thing
A word that is more interesting than a boring word
When I right click I can find a synonym
15
When looking at a plot diagram, the beginning of a narrative story contains these elements...
Pride and prejudice
Rising action and climax
Falling action and resolution
Exposition and conflict
16
In what part of a narrative story does the climax usually occur?
The end
The beginning
None of these
The middle
17
Why do writers use conflict in stories?
Because they are angry
To resolve issues in their past
To make money
To create tension and make it more interesting
18
A good story has which of the following characteristics?
Excellent punctuation
An interesting plot
A problem that must be overcome
A sizzling start
19
Select the synonym for the word 'missing'
Lost
Disappeared
Away
Mislaid
20
To develop a good writing habit, I need to...
Keep the pen moving
Learn lots about English
Time how long I take in the shower
Be open to new theories
21
What is genre?
The category or type of a book
A French name
A spelling mistake
A book containing real facts
22
What is a protagonist?
A professional Tagonist
An annoying friend or relative
The hero or main character of a story
A person who has inflicted a lot of pain on others
23
Select the sentence that best describes an antonym
A word opposite in meaning to another word
A tiny thing
A negative describing word
A word that is not a synonym
24
What is a noun?
A small heap of dirt
A small insect found only in Madagascar
A word used by important people
A person, place or thing
