JSS 1 English Studies Flashcards: Writing: Introduction to Creative Writing

Question 1

Writing that uses imagination to express ideas and experiences is ____ writing.

Accepted Answer

creative

Question 2

The sequence of events in a story is the ____.

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 3

The people or animals who take part in a story are its ____.

Accepted Answer

characters

Question 4

The time and place of a story form its ____.

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 5

The central message explored in a story is its ____.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 6

The writer's distinctive way of using language is called ____.

Accepted Answer

style

Question 7

Conversation between characters is called ____.

Accepted Answer

dialogue

Question 8

Writing that helps a reader picture a person or place is ____ writing.

Accepted Answer

descriptive

Question 9

A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is a ____.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 10

'The wind whispered through the trees' is an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 11

A story written about another person's life is a ____.

Accepted Answer

biography

Question 12

A text arranged in lines and stanzas is usually a ____.

Accepted Answer

poem

Question 13

A creative work written for performance by actors is a ____.

Accepted Answer

play

Question 14

What should a story opening usually introduce?

Accepted Answer

the setting or main situation

Question 15

The problem faced by a character is the ____.

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 16

The point of greatest tension in a story is the ____.

Accepted Answer

climax

Question 17

What part of a story shows how the conflict ends?

Accepted Answer

resolution

Question 18

Why do writers use sensory details?

Accepted Answer

to make descriptions vivid

Question 19

Which sentence contains dialogue?

Accepted Answer

'Come back,' Ada called.

Question 20

A first draft should be improved through ____.

Accepted Answer

revision

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