'The Twisted Tree': understanding narrative arcs
Quiz by Oak National Academy: KS3 English (2)
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- Q1What is the beginning part of a story, where characters, setting and the main conflict are introduced, called?falling actionrising actionresolutionclimaxexposition30s
- Q2In 'The Twisted Tree', what happens during the exposition?Stig and Gandalf return from the underworld.Martha kills the draugr.Martha runs away from home to visit her grandmother Mormor.Martha and Stig are haunted by evil spirits.30s
- Q3Why is the exposition important in a narrative arc?It reveals the story's resolution and ties up loose ends.It shows the highest point of tension and conflict in the story.It provides a summary of the entire story.It introduces the characters, setting and main conflict.30s
- Q4Which part of the narrative arc involves the tension growing and leading to a conflict?falling actionrising actionclimaxresolutionexposition30s
- Q5Consider 'The Twisted Tree': 'Martha and her mother decide to remain and tend to the twisted tree.' - what part of the narrative arc is this?rising actionresolutionclimaxexpositionfalling action30s
- Q6Why might some stories have multiple climaxes, like 'The Twisted Tree'?to confuse the reader with several unresolved conflictsto build up multiple points of high tension due to a complex plotto introduce new characters and settings midway through the story30s