How to Make Your Writing Suspenseful Vocab Quiz

What makes a good horror story?

• A compelling plot

• Realistic characters

• Suspense and tension

• All of the above

What are some techniques you can use to achieve suspense in your own writing?

• Using cliffhangers

• Revealing everything at once

• Avoiding conflict

• Using a predictable plot

What does the word 'Anticipation' mean?

• The word 'Anticipation' refers to the state of expecting something.

• The word 'Anticipation' refers to the act of remembering something from the past.

• The word 'Anticipation' refers to the act of ignoring something.

• The word 'Anticipation' refers to the act of being surprised by something.

What does the word 'Technique' mean?

• A way of doing something

• A random guess

• An unrelated event

• A type of food

What does the term 'sinister' mean?

• threatening or suggestive evil, injury, or danger

• Joyful or happy

• Neutral or indifferent

• Friendly or kind

What does the term 'agonize' mean?

• To suffer long and extreme physical or mental pain

• To be extremely happy

• To be indifferent

• To feel slightly uncomfortable

What does the term 'crucial' mean?

• Very important

• Irrelevant

• Optional

• Unnecessary

Explain how dramatic irony is used to build suspense in a story.

• By revealing information to the audience that characters do not know

• By keeping the audience and characters equally informed

• By surprising both the audience and characters simultaneously

• By focusing on the internal thoughts of characters

What does the word "averted" mean as it is used in paragraph 11?

• avoided

• enabled

• forbidden

• turned around

People enjoy reading and watching stories that cause them fear because:

• It gives them an adrenaline rush.

• They find it boring.

• It makes them feel safe.

• They dislike the feeling of fear.