Creative Writing mp1 skills check
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- Q1In the story The Three Little Pigs, how would you describe the setting?A woodland areaA city3 pigs and wolfBuilding houses30s
- Q2When an author tells readers a specific trait a character possesses (e.g. Tom is stubborn), what type of characterization is the author using?IndirectJudgingNarratorDirect30s
- Q3When an author shows a character's behavior and then reader decides what traits the character possesses, this characterization is known as...IndirectProvingNarratorDirect30s
- Q4When a narrator is a character in the story, what point of view is the story told through?First personThird person omniscientThird person limitedSecond person30s
- Q5When a narrator is not in the story and knows everything that all characters are thinking and feeling at all times, this point of view is known as...First personThird person limitedSecond personThird person omniscient30s
- Q6When a narrator is not in the story and only knows the inner thoughts and feelings of one character, this point of view is known as...Second personThird person limitedThird person omniscientFirst person30s
- Q7What is 'context'?Contexts are factors that influence a setting; like time and historyContexts are character lists and setting descriptionsContexts help you see without using glassesContexts are any thing that has a book verson30s
- Q8Foreshadowing can generate some amazing suspense. Select the option that best describes how.An author can hint that a character may make a bad decision, so readers will begin to anticipate it in every scenario the character finds himself in.An author will show a past event for the reader to learn what it's like to be in the character's shoes.An author will show a past event, so readers start to understand why the character acts the way he does.An author can hint that a character may make a mistake, and readers will know when he makes the mistake that it was going to happen.45s
- Q9Flashback can be used to contribute to suspense by...Indicating a previous life event to make readers wonder how it will affect his current storyShowing a past event to help readers understand why the character is the way he isShowing a past event so readers can see that history repeats itselfIndicating a previous life event to help readers learn more background information30s
- Q10The following is an example of what type of irony: "Once upon a time there was a burglar. He had just burgled a bunch of goods. On his way home, a group of young men jumped him and took all his good. The end."Socratic IronyDramatic IronyVerbal IronySituational Irony45s
- Q11The following is an example of what type of irony: "Once upon a time there was a boy who did poorly in school. One day he got his report card, and his mother, tired of yelling, simply called the boy into the room and said, 'Oh look, you got straight F's; at least you didn't get any worse.'"Situational IronySocratic IronyVerbal IronyDramatic Irony45s
- Q12The following is an example of what type of irony: "Once upon a time there was a man who was secretly a super hero. The man worked with a woman who had a crush on the super hero. She would always tell the man how amazing the super hero was and how she wished she could meet him. But the man could not tell her because his super hero status was a secret."Situational IronyVerbal IronyDramatic IronySocratic Irony45s