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How to write a novel
Contributed by: Sadler
  • 1. What is the first step in writing a novel?
A) Submitting to publishers
B) Designing the cover
C) Developing an idea
D) Writing chapter one
  • 2. What is the purpose of outlining?
A) To decorate the novel
B) To waste time
C) To structure the plot
D) To confuse the reader
  • 3. What is a protagonist?
A) The main character
B) The villain
C) The setting
D) A minor character
  • 4. What is an antagonist?
A) A plot device
B) The protagonist's friend
C) The narrator
D) The character opposing the protagonist
  • 5. What is 'worldbuilding'?
A) Designing a globe
B) Ignoring the setting
C) Creating the story's setting and rules
D) Only focusing on Earth
  • 6. What is 'point of view' in writing?
A) The author's opinion
B) The font used in the book
C) The perspective from which the story is told
D) The moral of the story
  • 7. What is 'show, don't tell'?
A) Describing actions and scenes instead of summarizing
B) Giving away plot twists
C) Never using dialogue
D) Directly telling the reader everything
  • 8. What is 'pacing'?
A) The cost of publishing
B) The size of the font
C) The number of pages in the book
D) The speed at which the story unfolds
  • 9. What is a 'plot twist'?
A) A boring scene
B) An unexpected turn of events
C) A grammar error
D) A summary of the story
  • 10. What is 'dialogue'?
A) The author's inner thoughts
B) Conversation between characters
C) A list of characters
D) Descriptive writing
  • 11. What is a 'cliffhanger'?
A) A character's death
B) A boring scene
C) A happy ending
D) An ending that leaves the reader in suspense
  • 12. What is 'foreshadowing'?
A) Giving away the ending
B) Hints about future events
C) Ignoring the future
D) Describing the past
  • 13. What is 'theme'?
A) The underlying message or idea of the story
B) The title of the book
C) The cover art
D) The chapter headings
  • 14. What is 'conflict'?
A) A happy family
B) A peaceful resolution
C) A lack of problems
D) The central problem or struggle in the story
  • 15. What is 'resolution'?
A) The outcome of the conflict
B) More problems
C) The beginning of the story
D) A description of the setting
  • 16. What does 'revise' mean in writing?
A) To write faster
B) To improve and edit your work
C) To copy and paste
D) To ignore errors
  • 17. What is 'narrative arc'?
A) The overall structure of a story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
B) The author's biography
C) The character's hairstyle
D) A straight line in the story
  • 18. What is 'exposition'?
A) The introduction of characters, setting, and basic situation
B) The climax of the story
C) The ending of the story
D) A boring section of the book
  • 19. What is 'rising action'?
A) A character's backstory only
B) A static scene
C) The resolution of the story
D) The series of events that build up to the climax
  • 20. What is the 'climax'?
A) The introduction of a minor character
B) The beginning of the book
C) A slow, uneventful scene
D) The turning point of the story
  • 21. What is 'falling action'?
A) The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution
B) The author describing their writing process
C) Events before the turning point
D) A completely new story arc
  • 22. What is 'voice' in writing?
A) The font used in the novel
B) The author's unique writing style
C) The volume of the book
D) The narrator's literal voice
  • 23. What is 'mood' in writing?
A) The feeling or atmosphere the author creates
B) The type of genre
C) A character's personality
D) The author's personal feelings
  • 24. What is 'imagery'?
A) Writing only dialogue
B) Ignoring descriptive details
C) Actual pictures in the book
D) The use of descriptive language to create a mental picture
  • 25. What is 'metaphor'?
A) A literal comparison
B) A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
C) A type of punctuation
D) A rhyming word
  • 26. What is 'simile'?
A) A description of the setting
B) A grammatical error
C) A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
D) A direct statement
  • 27. What is 'first draft'?
A) A summary of the book
B) The initial version of your novel
C) A book review
D) The final, polished version
  • 28. What is 'beta reader'?
A) Someone who reads your manuscript before publication and provides feedback
B) A professional editor
C) A publisher
D) A fictional character
  • 29. What is the purpose of character development?
A) To only focus on the plot
B) To make characters boring and predictable
C) To create believable and relatable characters
D) To avoid giving characters any personality
  • 30. Why is it important to have a strong hook?
A) To delay the interesting parts of the story
B) To confuse the reader
C) To make the beginning boring
D) To grab the reader's attention immediately
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