English Language

Fill in the Blanks

13,781 Questions
All Contextual Vocabulary 2563 Prepositional Usage 2021 Tense and Aspect 1751 Determiners 1005 Phrasal Verbs 949 Confusable Vocabulary 908 Pronoun Antecedent 867 Subject-Verb Agreement 735 Collocations 654 Idiomatic Expressions 627 Conjunctions and Connectors 557 Modals 390

Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice apostrophe mark punctuation english

Fill in the blank with appropriate option:
___ given in the question

  1. It's

  2. Its

  3. There

  4. It
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'It's' is a contraction of 'It is', which is grammatically required to introduce the statement 'given in the question'. 'Its' is a possessive pronoun, and 'There' or 'It' alone would not form a complete, grammatically correct clause in this context.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:
A __________ character is one which does not change over time. Their personality does not transform, evolve or change.

  1. Static

  2. Dynamic

  3. Flat

  4. Round
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A character who does not undergo any change in character, personality is called  Static character. Therefore, Option A is the correct answer. 

Whereas option B undergoes change or transform; Option C is the uncomplicated character and does not undergo such change; option D is the character with extremely complicated realistic manner.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with the correct option:
A character in a story who goes through some sort of change is called a/an ________ character. 

  1. protagonist

  2. antagonist

  3. static

  4. dynamic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A dynamic character is one who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story, such as a change in personality, outlook, or values. Static characters, by contrast, remain largely the same.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with a suitable option. 

A __________ character is one which displays only one or two characteristics or personality traits. 

  1. flat

  2. round

  3. dynamic

  4. minor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to Foster, a flat character is a simple character, shown by the author as having just one or two qualities, which generally remain the same throughout the story, not undergoing significant growth or changes. Therefore, Option A is the correct answer. 

Whereas option B is the character with extreme complex reality and personality, option C undergoes change or transform and option D is the insignificant character.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:

___________ characters of a story are those around whom the plot or resolution of conflict revolves around. 

  1. Minor

  2. Main

  3. Dynamic

  4. Static
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Characters around whom the plot or resolution of conflict revolves around is called the main characters. Therefore option B is the correct answer.

Whereas Option A, i.e. Minor characters are the ones who has a name and contributes to the plot; Option C, the dynamic characters are the one who goes through a sort of change; and Option D, the static characters are the ones who doesn't go any significant change in personality or perspective over a course.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank:

_________ characters complement the major characters and help move the plot forward.

  1. Minor

  2. Major

  3. Round

  4. Flat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Minor characters are the ones who has a name and contributes to the plot or complements the major characters and help move the plot forward. Therefore option A is the correct option.

Whereas, option B, the major characters, are the ones around whom the plot and entire happenings revolves; Option C, round characters are the ones who are extremely realistic, complex and increases the complexity in throughout the story; option D, flat characters are the ones who are uncomplicated and do not change throughout a course of a work.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with a suitable option. 

A round character may also be ____________ . 

  1. a flat character

  2. a dynamic character

  3. a protagonist

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B,C Correct answer
Explanation

A round character undergoes complexities in reality and may also get changed or transform due to realistic and complex happenings and can also be the main character. Therefore options B and C both are correct.

Whereas Option A doesn't go through complexities, remains unchanged and is an insignificant character. Option D is incorrect because the correct answer has already been chosen. 

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
A/An __________ character is one in whom the main character confides and thus helps reveal the latter's personality, thoughts or intentions. 

  1. flat

  2. antagonist

  3. stock

  4. confidante
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A confidante is someone in whom the main character confides. He reveals the central character's thoughts, intentions, and personality traits. Therefore Option D is the correct answer.

Whereas option A is the character who doesn't undergo any complexities; option B is the character of enmity; option C is the stereotypical fiction character.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:
While writing a story, the protagonist must ________________ .

  1. be an immediately likable character

  2. never make mistakes

  3. have a wealth of knowledge

  4. be the character around whom the plot revolves
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The protagonist is the central character of a story, and the plot is essentially the series of events that happen to or are caused by this character.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:

Another word for story is ___________ . 

  1. poem

  2. narrative

  3. essay

  4. play
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is Option B.

Another word for story is narrative. A story is a fictional account that has a beginning and end and contains characters. This applies to a narrative also.
Thus this is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
POEM is a form of literature that employs rhythmic properties of language.
An ESSAY is a form of academic writing 
A play is a form of fiction represented in performance.
Hence option B is the correct answer.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:

A __________ character is one which does not change over time. Their personality does not transform, evolve or change.

  1. Static

  2. Dynamic

  3. Flat

  4. Round
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A character who does not undergo any change in character, personality is called  Static character. Therefore, Option A is the correct answer. 

Whereas option B undergoes change or transform; Option C is the uncomplicated character and does not undergo such change; option D is the character with extremely complicated realistic manner.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank:

__________ characters are 'stereotypical' characters that readers can readily identify and recognize. 

  1. Protagonist

  2. Antagonist

  3. Stock

  4. Confidante
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A Stock character is a stereotyped character easily recognized by readers or audiences from recurrent appearances in literary or folk tradition, usually within a specific genre such as comedy or fairy tale. Therefore option C is the correct answer.

Whereas option A means the main character of the story; option B means the rival or the enemy of the protagonist; option D means the character with whom one share private matters.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:

While writing an exposition, one must ______________________ . 

  1. reveal the plot of the story

  2. use as few words as possible to reveal background information

  3. only reveal information that is connected to the characters

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An exposition is a literary device used to introduce background information or a backstory of a character or plot.

Option B: One must write an exposition in few words. An exposition is an introduction or a backstory, and if it goes into too much detail, the reader would get lost in the past and lose track of the present story. Hence option B is correct.
Options A and C: An exposition introduces the plot, and does not reveal the plot. The latter would be a form of summary to the story.
Also, an exposition can be based on character, setting or plot. It's not necessary that it must only be connected to the characters.
Hence options A and C are wrong.
Option D is wrong because the answer lies in B.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Choose the best option to complete the sentence:

While writing an exposition, one should ____________________.

  1. only use dialogue

  2. use short phrases and sentences

  3. use a single sentence

  4. 'show' instead of 'telling'
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

An exposition is a literary device used to introduce background information or a backstory of a character or plot.

Option D: An exposition describes a scene, character or plot and hence reveals more information about it.
Hence, it would be best to 'show' a scene' rather than simply 'telling' what happened.
For example, instead of just saying 'I love chocolate' one can say 'I would smack my lips over any food item with chocolate in it'. Hence option D is correct.
Option A: Dialogue is one of the ways of writing an exposition, but not the only way.
Option B: Using short phrases and sentences isn't a necessity while writing an exposition.
Option C: A single sentence may not always be sufficient to introduce a character or plot. Sometimes it may require a few pages, like in a prologue.
Hence options A, B and C are wrong.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word:


A narrative answers the question ___________

  1. Who did it?

  2. What happened?

  3. What went wrong?

  4. How do you do this?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A narrative is a spoken or written account of connected events. It gives us a vivid description of the formation and execution of the points that join events together. Rest of the information we need to decipher from the narrative. So, Option B is correct. The other options are incorrect as the readers or the audience tend to find the answers from the narrative themselves.