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Internal/External Conflict

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kelly knows that she saw her friend, Kimmy, steal a pair of earrings, and that she should tell someone. However, Kelly is her friend, and she doesn’t want her to get into trouble.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

2.

Two candidates are running for mayor. Only one can win.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

3.

Two candidates are running for mayor. Only one can win.

a)

internal coflict

b)

external conflict

4.

Phillip knows he should finish his book report, but his friends are going to the beach. and he wants to join them.

a)

internal confict

b)

external conflict

5.

Sunder refuses to wear the school uniform and is sent home for the day.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

6.

An astronaut discovers an alien creature on the moon that refuses to let him return to earth.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

7.

Alone on a sailboat in the Pacific Ocean, Melanie must survive a typhoon and make it back to the mainland.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

8.

A student organizes a demonstration to protest a city law against skateboarding in an abandoned parking lot.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

9.

Rosa wants to play on the school football team, but school rules say only boys can play football.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

10.

Joanna wins a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, but she isn’t sure she wants to go because she is afraid she will miss her friends.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

11.

Hannah lives in a world where people are not allowed to keep pets. She joins with a group of animal lovers and together they keep each other, and their dogs and cats, safe.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

12.

Steven and Chantal are canoeing on a gentle river when they are swept into a tributary that leads to treacherous rapids and a waterfall.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

13.

LaSonya is very angry with her little sister for borrowing her clothes. She refuses to talk to her for almost a week.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

14.

Drake would really like to visit his older brother at college, but he is worried his brother’s friends will make fun of him for being a “little kid.”

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

15.

Two lawyers plead their cases in court. Only one can win.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

16.

A boy is walking in the woods when he discovers a chest filled with gold. He considers taking it home and hiding it, but realizes it must belong to someone.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

17.

Barnie doesn’t agree with the health department rules and allows people to bring their dogs to his restaurant, even though he may have to pay a fine.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

18.

When Janie’s alarm goes off, she knows she should get up and exercise before she leaves for school. However, she really wants to sleep for another hour.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

19.

Kristin used to have a difficult time in class because she needed glasses and couldn’t read the board. She is still afraid to raise her hand because in the past her answers were always wrong.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

20.

Tameka has come in second place in the spelling bee for the past two years. Every year Daria beats her in the final round. This year, Tameka is determined to win.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict