What is Creative Writing?

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What are the essential tools for a writer?

Jarvis has always dreamt of becoming a writer. His teacher at school told him that-----A---------- and------B--------- are the essential tools for any person who wants to become a writer. She also told him that he should experiment with different literary-----C------- to improve his writing.

• A. Pencil, highlight, books

• B. Vocabulary, grammar , techniques

• C. Prose, Drama , Poem

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Match the type of writing to its genre.

1. creative fiction writing

2. non-creative writing

3. creative nonfiction writing

• A. a thriller, a railway, an essay

• B. an essay, a thriller, a railway

• C. a railway, a thriller an essay

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Which aspect is most important in a writer?

• A. to have a desire to write

• B. to have a thorough knowledge of grammar

• C. to be well educated

• D. to have a separate room to sit and write

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How can writing benefit the writer?

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• A. It is a cathartic experience.

• B. The writer is assured of fame.

• C. The writer is assured of earning a living.

• D. It gives the writer the power to transform others

Which quality is least desirable on the way to becoming a creative writer?

• A. strong vocabulary

• B. inherent inhibitions

• C. rich imagination

• D. observational powers

Which book genre would you expect to deal with time travel?

• A. dystopian

• B. fantasy

• C. science fiction

• D. thrillers

Which quality do most successful writers have?

• A. They are avid readers.

• B. They are highly intellectual.

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• C. They have a graduate degree.

• D. They do not pay heed to what others say

Peter has written a book that has a theme about governmental control over its people, based in the twenty-second century. To which genre of books would this belong?

• A. fantasy

• B. dystopian

• C. mystery

• D. thrillers

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Which of these sentences comes closest to a description of creative writing?

• A. Creative writing includes all types of writing that is accurate.

• B. Creative writing is writing that is completely original.

• C. Creative writing is writing that relies on imagination and style.

• D. Creative writing includes any type of writing that is interesting.

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Which fact is always true about fiction?

• A. It is set in a future time.

• B. It persuades people to change a point of view.

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  C. It uses technical vocabulary.

• D. It uses imagined events and characters.