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16-story time-4



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

B.4 When there is a conflict in a story it means that something has happened to offset the natural balance of things.
 

 2. 

B.4 When there is a solution in a story it means that the conflict has not been solved.
 

 3. 

B.4 The easiest way to come up with a story would be to read a book from the library and copy it down. This, however, could get you into a lot of trouble because that is plagiarism.
 

 4. 

B.4 Dialogue cannot reveal the personality of a character.
 

 5. 

B.4 When writing dialogue you should put what is being said in quotation marks.
 

 6. 

B.4 When drafting your story you need to worry about correcting all of your mistakes.
 

 7. 

B.4 By placing yourself in the story as you draft it you will slow yourself down and mess up your story.
 

 8. 

C.4 As you draft your story you must remember to write in details that are vital to the flow of your story.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 9. 

C.4 “President learns that a comet is going to crash into the earth. He sends a team into space to destroy it. The team blows up the comet and the earth is saved.”
This unedited summary gives the reader the basic knowledge of the
a.
time frame in which the story takes place.
c.
plot of the story.
b.
major characters in the story.
d.
All of the above
 

 10. 

C.4 “Jumpin’ jackrabbits!” Carlos yelled.
“I can’t believe that she just ran into that car!” cried Juan.
In this conversation we know that Carlos and Juan are scared because
a.
there are exclamation points at the end of their statements.
c.
the author uses “yelled” and “cried” to describe how they spoke.
b.
it says so in the conversation.
d.
They aren’t scared.
 



 
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