Complete: I ___ (walk) home when I ___ (see) something strange., a) walked / was seeing, b) was walking / saw, c) was walking / was seeing, d) walked / see, Which tense normally describes an action already in progress in a story?, a) Simple present, b) Present perfect, c) Past continuous, d) Simple future, Which tense normally introduces a completed event that moves the story forward?, a) Simple past, b) Past continuous, c) Present continuous, d) Present perfect, Complete: While we ___ (wait), the lights ___ (go) out., a) waited / were going, b) were waiting / went, c) wait / went, d) were waited / go, What are the four S’s of storytelling?, a) Short, Strong, Serious, Strange, b) Scene, Situation, Story, Surprise, c) Simple, Shared experiences, Show don’t tell, Surprise, d) Simple, Short, Spoken, Special, Give one expression that sets the general time of a story., a) When I was 15..., b) What about you?, c) I agree., d) For example..., Give one expression that moves a story forward., a) In my opinion..., b) An hour later..., c) For instance..., d) I think..., Why might a storyteller repeat a verb, as in We screamed and screamed?, a) To make the story more formal, b) To change the tense, c) To avoid describing the scene, d) To create stronger emotional impact, Complete: I ___ (sleep) when someone ___ (knock) on the door., a) slept / was knocking, b) was sleeping / knocked, c) was sleeping / was knocking, d) sleep / knocked, Write one sentence combining a background action and an unexpected event., a) I walked while I listened., b) I was walking when my phone rang., c) I am walking when my phone rang., d) I was walk when my phone rings.

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