Planning the opening of ‘Lucky Dip' | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

What type of stories involve made-up characters?

• fiction

• non-fiction

• both

Answer explanation

Fiction writing requires the writer to use their imagination.

When writing a fiction story, a writer will create ...

• characters.

• punctuation rules.

• nothing at all.

Answer explanation

The writer will also create a setting.

True or false? A character is a person or animal in a fictional story. They are not real and have been created by the mind of the writer.

Answer explanation

The more creative a writer's mind is, the more creative the characters in the story can be.

To try and put a character in the reader's mind, the writer must describe ...

• their shoe size.

• their appearance and personality.

• everything else but not that character.

Answer explanation

When describing a character, a writer must decide for themselves what that character will look like and what kind of character they'll be.

A character's appearance is ...

• how the sound.

• how they look.

• how they behave.

Answer explanation

A clear description of a character's appearance will help the reader to picture them clearly in their mind.

When describing a character, a writer will often use expanded noun phrases. Which of these is an example of an expanded noun phrase?

• eyes

• hair

• wide, angry eyes

Answer explanation

The adjectives in an expanded noun phrase are separated by a comma.