CW 2.03 Quiz Review

Which statement about the drafting stage of the writing process is true?

• During drafting, all elements of the story should be decided and written in for good.

• During drafting, many elements of the story may be undecided, but a big picture for the story is created.

• During drafting, a writer should focus on mechanical elements, such as grammar and spelling.

• During drafting, characters should become fully formed.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which statement about characterization and conflict in a short story is true? A main conflict in a short story generally involves...

• a struggle by the protagonist to achieve a goal

• a struggle against a villain

• a happy ending

• a struggle against nature

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which statement about “showing” characters in a short story is true?

• Writers should include character description in obvious dialogue.

• Writers should use an individual character's dialogue to tell readers about that character.

• Writers should include short bits of sensory detail to show characters.

• Writers do not “show” characters; they “write” characters.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What should a writer be sure to do when creating setting in a short story?

• use a wide range of seasons and place names

• use general descriptions rather than details

• use specific, concrete details

• use imagery that appeals to one main sense of the five senses

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does a fiction writer generally do regarding point of view?

• allows point of view to be revealed through the writing of the story

• changes point of view multiple times throughout the story

• decides which point of view to use after writing the plot

• decides which point of view to use before starting to write

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does the second-person point of view involve?

• the author writing the story directly toward “you,” which can be the reader or a character

• the author writing the story directly toward himself or herself

• the author writing the story toward multiple characters

• the author writing the story with the personal “I” voice

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the best way, as a fiction writer, to create vivid characters that readers can see and believe in?

• Create characters that are very similar to people in real life.

• Give the characters a strong setting.

• Know the characters well before beginning to write.

• Create the story first, then the characters.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the main character generally do in a short story?

• never changes

• changes in some significant way

• changes for the better

• changes others for the better

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the main character in a short story often do?

• dies

• leaves town to avoid his or her consequences

• realizes something important to the story's meaning

• blames another character for what goes wrong in the story

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

An author writing in the horror genre would most likely want to set a tone of

• joy and redemption

• gloom and fear

• love and tenderness

• reflection and nostalgia

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4