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WorksheetsHorror Elements
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 27mins
What is the main focus of psychological horror?
Creating fear and unease through psychological elements
Using jump scares and gore to create fear.
Exploring supernatural elements to create unease.
Depicting violent and graphic scenes to create horror.
What is the purpose of fear and suspense in horror genre?
To provide entertainment and excitement.
To make the audience laugh and relax.
To educate the audience about horror.
To create anticipation and unease in the audience.
Which of the following is a technique used to create fear and suspense in horror movies?
Gore and violence, comedic relief, and happy endings.
Bright lighting, cheerful music, and predictable plot twists.
Suspenseful music, jump scares, and dark lighting.
Slow pacing, realistic characters, and uplifting themes.
What is the purpose of fear in horror genre?
To create a sense of calm and tranquility
To provide comic relief
To evoke intense emotions and create suspense and tension.
To educate the audience about different cultures
Sharon Russell, author of 'What Is The Horror Genre' says that defining the horror genre by subjects, such as monsters, is
A best for those who are just beginning their study of the genre.
B useful because of creatures such as Frankenstein’s monster and Dracula.
C not helpful for stories that have more than one type of monster.
D not always possible since some horror stories do not have monsters.
Why is the suspense in a horror story greater than in other stories?
Horror writers are better at creating suspense than other writers.
Readers know from the start that something bad is going to happen.
Characters in horror stories are scarier than characters in other stories.
There is tension because monsters in horror stories do unexpected things.
This is defined as the reason for why an author writes.
author's claim
author's purpose
author's reasoning
author's plan
Sharon Russell, author of 'What Is The Horror Genre' most likely feels that horror...
is a fun alternative to typical fiction and literature.
examines how characters can be altered based on setting and time.
uses suspense and gives the audience knowledge that the characters lack.
introduces fantastic characters and unusual themes to otherwise ordinary stories.
Sharon Russell most likely wrote 'What Is The Horror Genre' to...
persuade people to watch or read the horror genre
encourage people to analyze horror plots and how they are created
compare the most famous horror characters in history
provide information about popular horror stories from a long time ago
Choose the best example of absolute language.
Only authors who want to challenge the tradition place events in bright, beautiful parks.
Other times events seem to be supernatural but turn out to have natural explanations...
This type of hesitation, when we almost believe, falls into the general category of the "fantastic".
The subject approach is not the clearest way to define this genre.
What is an example of horror that has its source inside a character?
A woman knows she should not go into a basement but goes anyway.
A vampire in a story inspires a reader to hang garlic on her windows.
The squirrels in an attic cause people to think they hear ghosts.
A scientist desires knowledge so intensely that he creates a monster.
In literature, _______ is the growing tension and excitement felt by readers.
outcome
suspense
genre
________ is the use of clues to hint at future events
flashback
genre
foreshadowing
What word best describes horror?
happy
anxiety
confusion
excited
What is a key factor in horror movies or books?
suspense
drama
pictures
dead people
What is our current Essential Question?
What is the Thrill of Horror?
Why do we feel Scared?
Why do we sometimes like to feel Frightened?
How do characters drive us to fear?
What is suspense in horror?
surprise factor
anxious uncertainty about what is going to happen
giving away the ending
hanging out
Which famous author is known for writing horror novels?
Steven King
Dr. Seuss
Stephanie Meyer
According to Sharon Russell's article, 'What Is The Horror Genre': Suspense is ___________ by our knowledge of the genre.
intensified
memorized
copied
debated
In a horror movie/book the Antagonist is the?
good guy
stranger
the best friend
The force that works against the protagonist
What is not an element of horror?
tension
fear
anxiety
flowers
Why does creating suspense make a story better?
it just does..
makes the reader want to keep reading...
the author tells you so...
What does fight or flight mean?
stay and fight, or run
sleep or wake up from a dream
walk or run
To increase or make stronger is:
parallel
suspense
intensify
justify
Search or journey is:
epic
supernatural
quest
parallel
Justify-
standards used for classification
comparable or similar parts
the study of mental processes
to prove something is right or valid
What are the limitations of defining horror by only focusing on monsters?
Some horror stories do not have monsters at all.
Monsters are scary.
Do the Monster Mash!
The feeling of suspense in a horror story intensifies when
The not-so-smart girl trips and falls down when she's running.
Frankenstein comes alive!
The reader expects horrible events to occur.
What part of the horror genre increases suspense?
Clowns
Aliens
When characters go to forbidden places, the tension builds.
How does Sharon Russell, the author of 'What Is The Horror Genre' answer the question: "What is the horror genre?"
The horror genre is scary stories that use certain techniques to increase readers' suspense.
A hilarious book of jokes
A romantic comedy
Sharon A. Russell describes plot as
a series of events.
the structure and organization of a text.
theme.
dramatic irony.
Foreshadowing is when the author give readers
direct evidence.
hints about what is going to happen in the story.
suspense to build tension.
too much information.
What is theme?
The lesson learned from a story.
The plot.
The source of horror in a text.
The setting of text.
The Sharon Russell’s main purpose for writing 'What Is The Horror Genre' was to —
persuade people to become fans of stories in the horror genre.
encourage people to analyze horror plots and how they are created
compare and contrast the most famous horror characters in literature
provide information about popular horror stories from a long time ago
The feeling of suspense in a horror story intensifies when —
The story takes place in a cheerful setting
The monsters in the story are unfamiliar to the reader
The reader expects horrible events to occur
The characters avoid going into places like basements
Which type of narrator is a character in the story and uses words like I, me, my?
suspense
third-person
first-person
unreliable narrator
What do we call a narrator whose story cannot be trusted?
suspense
third-person
first-person
unreliable narrator
If you ________________ someone, you bother or annoy that person.
conceive
vex
stifle
vehemently
What is the main idea of The Tell-Tale Heart?
The story is about a heart, an eye and a curse.
The story is about police officers who arrest a criminal.
The story is about a man who commits a crime and is driven to confession.
The story is about a man who has a heart problem.
What motivates the narrator's actions throughout the story, Tell-Tale Heart?
Check all relevant answers
The narrator is confused by the old man.
The narrator is obsessed with the old man's eye.
The narrator's fury and anger sparks his confession.
The narrator is satisfied with his current situation.
What is the setting of the story, 'Tell-Tale Heart'?
The old man's bedroom in his house in the country.
The old man's basement at midnight.
The old man's attic at midnight.
The old man's house, in his bedroom at midnight.
How does the narrator's mood change from the beginning to the end of the story, 'Tell-Tale Heart'?
confident to horrified
fearful to happy
satisfied to discontented
angry to calm
How long did it take the narrator to accomplish his goal?
6 nights
7 nights
8 nights
9 nights
