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1. Why is it good to make a story plan?

it will help you write longer stories

it will make your stories more descriptive and atmospheric

it will make your stories easier to write

2. When planning a story it's a good idea to do what?

make rough notes

use your best pen and your best handwriting

use a pencil

3. At the beginning of a story it's a good idea to do what?

tell readers what's going to happen

give characters a problem to solve

use long, descriptive words

4. After introducing your characters at the beginning of the story, in the middle it's a good idea to do what?

introduce even more characters

change the scene a few times

describe what happens to your characters

5. Unless you are planning a sequel, at the end of a story it's a good idea to do what?

leave your readers guessing what happens to your characters

tell readers what happens to the characters

make sure the story gets more interesting

6. A story plan should include what?

a note of what all the characters are like

a detailed description of all the characters

your character's dialogue

7. Why is it important to get the atmosphere right at the beginning of a story?

so you don't have to use descriptive language all the way through

so readers get the feel of your story early on

so readers don't have to read the whole story

8. How can you become a good writer?

get someone else to write your stories for you

read lots of books and think about what's special about the ones you like

copy other people's stories

9. Why is it a good idea to read your own stories through?

to spot mistakes and problems so you can fix them

to make you feel happy that you are such a great writer

to make you want to write shorter stories

10. What does 'rewriting' a story mean?

that you are a useless writer

to start again from scratch

to improve on what you already had

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