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Which of the following does not help create a setting which conveys a 'disgusted' mood?

story and its elements writing english

  1. Dirty dishes in the sink

  2. soiled bathroom floor

  3. stains on the carpet

  4. polished mantlepiece

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Disgusted mood suggests something to be spoiled, dirty or stained. Option A,B and C provides the disgusted mood but option suggest a polished ,clean and likeable mood which does not help create a setting conveying a disgusted mood. Therefore option D is the correct answer.

Identify the mood created by the following elements of setting:
Weather: Cold and damp
Climate: unchanging
Time of day: evening
Locale: small town
Geography: bare and few trees, small shrubs, moist, dark soil

story and its elements writing english

  1. Happy

  2. Humorous

  3. Depressing

  4. Angry

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The mood created by the following elements is gloomy, depressing, dark, i.e. option C is the most suitable option. 

Whereas other options are suitable for the elements like  bright and sunny, evolving and developing, spacious place with greenery and scenic beauty.

Which of the following does not help create a setting with a 'haunting' mood?

story and its elements writing english

  1. An empty lake house

  2. An old castle

  3. A busy bakery

  4. A forest at night

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A haunting mood suggests an impression of bleak emptiness, old, deserted, dark setting. Options A, B and C provide the setting of haunting mood but option C does not help in creating a haunting setting because it is full of liveliness and a crowded place. Therefore option C is the correct answer

Which of the following does not help create a desolate setting?

story and its elements writing english

  1. Rainy weather

  2. Spring season

  3. Few trees

  4. Few people

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Desolate setting means uninhabited, giving an impression of emptiness or feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness. Options A, C and D provide a similar mood of emptiness and loneliness. 

Option B does not create a desolate setting because spring season is all about cheerfulness, brightness and colour. Therefore option B is the correct option.

Which of the following can be used to hint that the setting is an office?

story and its elements writing english

  1. Neatly arranged rows of books on shelves

  2. Large chandeliers hanging from the ceiling

  3. A green field surrounded by a thousand seats

  4. Piles of files and folders on a desk

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following does not help create a celebratory mood for a story?

story and its elements writing english

  1. Balloons

  2. Colourful banners

  3. Dim lights

  4. Many people

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A celebratory mood is always facilitated by balloons, cheerfulness, colourful banners and many people. Therefore, option C is the least helpful element of this mood as dim lights create a sombre or bleak mood.

What is the setting of the following text?
(adapted from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte)

On an afternoon in October, or the beginning of November - a fresh watery afternoon, when the turf and paths were rustling with moist, withered leaves, and the cold blue sky was half hidden by cloudsdark grey streamers, rapidly mounting from the west, and boding abundant rain. I requested my young lady to forego her ramble, because I was certain of showers. She refused; and I unwillingly donned a cloak, and took my umbrella to accompany her on a stroll to the bottom of the park. On one side of the road rose a high, rough bank, where hazels and stunted oaks, with their roots half exposed, held uncertain tenure: the soil was too loose for the latter; and strong winds had blown some nearly horizontal.

story and its elements writing english

  1. Late October or early November, afternoon

  2. End of rainy season

  3. Windy day

  4. Winter afternoon

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Setting states the geographical location, culture and hour. and in the given passage mentions the setting is mentioned as "on an afternoon in October, or the beginning of November" which is pointed out in option A. Therefore option A is the correct answer.

The other options are incorrect because they are not supported by the given passage. 

Why is exposition important in a story?
Choose the best option:

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  1. It helps the reader learn new things.

  2. It increases interest in the reader.

  3. It provides necessary information.

  4. It helps the reader foresee the ending.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Option C: In order to completely understand a character or a story, some form of background information on the important characters is essential. Without an exposition, the reader would not have a clear understanding or context of the plot. Hence option C is most suitable: exposition provides the necessary information to a story.
Option A: This is not the reason behind an exposition. It does make the reader learn new things about character and plot, but for the sake of the story. Hence it isn't the main purpose.
Option B: Similarly, exposition does not necessarily increase the reader's interest. It isn't the main reason.
Option D: Background information describes the past, so that the reader can understand the present better. Foreseeing the future is a far shot.
Hence options A, B and D are wrong.

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:

While writing an exposition, one must ______________________ . 

story and its elements writing english

  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

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Correct Option: B
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.

Select the best exposition to introduce the given:

A war took place a few years ago and many houses lay in ruins because of it. 

story and its elements writing english

  1. The houses lay in ruins because of the war in the past.

  2. The scars of the war were still evident: houses were but fragile blocks of brick.

  3. The war destroyed many houses, causing them to lay in ruins.

  4. Long ago, there was a war. It destroyed many houses.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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

Option B: This sentence: 'the scars of the war', followed by the description of the houses 'houses were but fragile blocks of brick' is an introduction to the given line 'a war took place a few years ago...'
Hence this is the best exposition that can give a proper background to a war and its resulting ruins.
So, option B is correct.
Options A, C and D: These sentences repeat the same thing that's already given in the question 'A war took place...' There's no background given by these options. They aren't suitable expositions as they don't describe the scene or explain the line, but repeat the same line again.
Hence options A, C and D are wrong.