TYPES OF SHORT STORIES

Kenji wrote a 100-word piece about a tea ceremony, ending with a life lesson on patience. Which type of short story is this?

• ANECDOTE

• FLASH FICTION

• SKETCH

• DRABBLE

Which of the following best defines culture?

• The government system of a country

• Shared knowledge, beliefs, values, customs, and ways of life of a group of people

• The language spoken by a group

• The economic activities of a nation

It is a funny short story that ends in a pun.

• DRABBLE

• VIGNETTE

• FABLE

• FEGHOOT

It is a short story of about 100 words whose main purpose is to test the author’s skill, both in prose and in successfully getting a meaningful point across in so few words.

• FEGHOOT

• FABLE

• DRABBLE

• SKETCH

Good short stories use clear and descriptive language to explain the story quickly.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It is a piece of writing that doesn’t typically contain a plot. Instead, its point is to illuminate a particular character, setting, or location.

• ANECDOTE

• FLASH FICTION

• SKETCH

• DRABBLE

A teacher asks students to write a 1-sentence story based on the belief that whistling at night invites bad spirits. This exercise best fits—

• ANECDOTE

• FLASH FICTION

• SKETCH

• DRABBLE

It is a short story featuring anthropomorphic creatures, usually animals, whose narrative reveals some kind of a moral point at the end.

• FABLE

• VIGNETTE

• ANECDOTE

• FLASH FICTION

It refers to stories shorter than 1,000 words. Gives a full story in a flash!

• SKECTH

• FLASH FICTION

• FEGHOOT

• ANECDOTE

A short, real-life story that teaches a lesson or supports a point. Often used to entertain or explain something

• ANECDOTE

• DRABBLE

• FEGHOOT

• SKECTH