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6 Writing Fiction Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 6 Writing Fiction, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

Written response

1 point

What term names an invented narrative shaped by choices about what happens, who experiences it, and how the reader learns about it?

Fill in the blank

1 point

The narrative mode that compresses time and events, rather than letting an event unfold moment by moment, is .

True or false

1 point

True or false: Every scene must resolve the entire story to be useful.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A story says, “Mara had avoided the old ferry for years.” It then describes the horn sounding through the fog as Mara grips the wet railing and watches her brother board. Which classification best fits these two parts?

A
Both sentences are summary because they describe past events.
B
The first sentence is summary; the second is a scene.
C
The first sentence is exposition; the second is summary.
D
Both sentences are scenes because they concern the same character.

Written response

1 point

What term names information supplied to help readers understand a story's background, relationships, earlier events, or social rules?

True or false

1 point

True or false: A large block of background information can interrupt a story's momentum.

A
True
B
False

Fill in the blank

1 point

When planning a scene, ask what or who the viewpoint character's desire, then ask what the character does in .

Choose one

1 point

A character refuses to enter a hospital. Which approach best gives readers useful context without stopping the present action?

A
Pause the scene to explain the character's entire history before showing the refusal.
B
Remove the refusal and replace it with a long account of hospital history.
C
Include a brief relevant memory prompted by the refusal, then let the present action continue.
D
Save every piece of context until after the story has ended.

Choose all

1 point

Select all the ways exposition can appear in a story.

A
A narrator's account of earlier events
B
A character's thoughts
C
Dialogue between characters
D
Details embedded in a scene
E
Only a separate opening section before any action begins

Choose all

1 point

Select all questions that fit a story-level review of a draft.

A
Do the scenes build on one another through cause and effect?
B
Is background information placed where it is most useful?
C
Do character choices make sense in light of what readers know?
D
Are all scenes exactly the same length?
E
Does every single detail advance the plot directly?

Choose one

1 point

A night-shift baker discovers during a storm that the shop's back door will not lock. Which development best makes the setting an active part of the plot?

A
The storm is mentioned, but the door works normally and the baker's actions are unrelated to the weather.
B
The storm makes the faulty door a problem, forcing the baker to choose how to respond.
C
The bakery is described in detail, but none of its features affect the baker or events.
D
The baker's decision is made before the storm begins and has no consequences in the story.

True or false

1 point

True or false: Every detail in a story must advance the plot directly.

A
True
B
False

Open ended

1 point

In the stormy bakery scene, explain how the setting can shape the baker's choices and how those choices can move the plot forward. Include at least two specific links among setting, character, and plot.

Written response

1 point

What storytelling method compresses a span of events, such as several years of a character avoiding a place?

Choose one

1 point

When revising a story as a whole, which approach best helps its scenes build on one another?

A
Arrange scenes mainly by location, even if their events are unrelated.
B
Make the events and consequences of earlier scenes contribute to what happens in later scenes.
C
Ensure every scene introduces a different character.
D
Explain all background before the first scene begins.

Choose one

1 point

A character refuses to enter a hospital. Which choice provides context while helping the present action continue?

A
Open with the character's complete life history before showing the refusal.
B
Pause the present action to list every past hospital visit.
C
Let the refusal prompt a brief, relevant memory that clarifies why it matters.
D
Avoid giving any context about the character's reason for refusing.

Written response

1 point

Which fiction element develops through the consequences of characters' actions?

Choose one

1 point

A writer is outlining a scene but does not know how to give it direction. Which planning approach best follows the scene-shaping guidance?

A
Clarify what the viewpoint character wants, what resists them, how they respond, and what changes.
B
Write a full account of the character's past before deciding what happens in the scene.
C
Add as many setting details as possible, regardless of their effect on the action.
D
Make the scene resolve every major conflict in the story.

Choose one

1 point

A night-shift baker discovers that the shop's back door will not lock during a storm. Which use of setting best makes it affect the story?

A
Describe the storm only to establish the season, then leave it out of the events.
B
Use the storm and faulty door to create a problem that constrains the baker's choices.
C
Keep the bakery as a neutral backdrop so it does not affect the plot.
D
Explain the shop's history instead of showing the baker respond to the door.

Choose one

1 point

A character's decision feels unconvincing in a completed draft. Which story-level revision question is most useful?

A
Give each character a surprising choice, whether or not earlier information supports it.
B
Remove all choices that create uncertainty for the reader.
C
Check whether each character's choices fit what readers have learned about them.
D
Explain every choice immediately before the character makes it.