Short Stories Question Preview (ID: 50246)


Features Of A Great Short Story. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which of the following is NOT a part of short story structure?
a) Resolution
b) Complication
c) Oriented
d) Climax

In a Sizzling Start, how long do you have to catch the reader's attention?
a) 5 minutes
b) 10 seconds
c) 2 minutes
d) 60 seconds

Select the sentence below that correctly uses dialogue punctuation
a) ''I'm going to the shops said Sarah''
b) ''I'm going to the shops'' said Sarah.
c) ''I'm going to the shops,'' said Sarah.
d) ''I'm going to the shops'', said Sarah.

Name the figurative language that compares things using the word 'is'.
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification
d) Alliteration

Which component of short story structure includes the highest point of action or emotion in the story?
a) Resolution
b) Complication
c) Climax
d) Resolution

'Jeremy walked down the street. The wind was blowing his hair. He walked faster, wanting to get out of the cold.' Which Point of View is this written from?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

'Jeremy walked down the street. The wind was blowing his hair. He walked faster, wanting to get out of the cold.' Which tense is this written in?
a) Future
b) Past
c) Present
d)

Name the figurative language that gives human qualities to inanimate objects.
a) Metaphor
b) Personification
c) Simile
d) Onomatopoeia

'And then I woke up' is know as a...
a) great way to end a story
b) a cliffhanger
c) a 'quick fix' ending
d) a flashback

The 5 senses are generally described as...
a) Feeling Sensation Inkling Intuition Insight
b) Sound Touch Taste Sniff Sight
c) Feeling Thought Belief Value Attitude
d) Sight Sound Touch Taste Smell

Characterisation is...
a) The development of the plot and setting in your story.
b) The development of the character's personality and role in the story.
c) The development of 10 or more characters.
d) The exaggeration of a character's good qualities.

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