Exploring Internal and External Conflict in Text and Media

The video tutorial discusses the concept of conflict in storytelling, focusing on internal and external conflicts. Internal conflict involves a character's internal struggle with decisions, while external conflict occurs outside the character's mind, involving other characters, society, or nature. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate these concepts and explains that stories often contain multiple conflicts, with the main conflict being central to the plot.

What is conflict in a story?

• A character's internal struggle

• Two opposing forces creating tension

• A happy ending

• A plot twist

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Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

• A character facing a natural disaster

• A character fighting with another character

• A character deciding whether to tell the truth

• A character rebelling against society

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What type of conflict is it when a character is torn about making a decision?

• External conflict

• Internal conflict

• Social conflict

• Natural conflict

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What type of conflict occurs outside a character's mind?

• Emotional conflict

• Personal conflict

• External conflict

• Internal conflict

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Which of the following is NOT an example of external conflict?

• A character rebelling against societal norms

• A character deciding whether to lie

• A character facing a storm

• A character fighting with another character

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If a character is struggling against the natural world, what type of conflict is this?

• Personal conflict

• Emotional conflict

• External conflict

• Internal conflict

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In a story, what is the main conflict?

• The funniest conflict

• The conflict that impacts the plot the most

• The conflict with the most characters involved

• The first conflict introduced

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What type of conflict is it when a character gets into a physical fight with someone else?

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

• Social conflict

• Natural conflict

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If a character breaks their arm in an accident, what type of conflict is this?

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

• Personal conflict

• Emotional conflict

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What type of conflict is it when a character has to decide whether to tell their parents about a failing grade?

• External conflict

• Internal conflict

• Social conflict

• Natural conflict

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