Using Dialogue Effectively Answers

Which dialogue introduces a conflict?

Read the beginning of "Rumpelstiltskin" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.There was once a poor Miller who had a beautiful daughter, and one day, having to go to speak with the King, he said, in order to make himself appear of consequence, that he had a daughter who could spin straw into gold. The King was very fond of gold, and thought to himself, "That is an art which would please me very well"; and so he said to the Miller, "If your daughter is so very clever, bring her to the castle in the morning, and I will put her to the proof."Which statement best describes the role of dialogue in this excerpt?

Which of these is an example of a narrative?

Read the quotation from a story about a girl named Melissa who witnessed a car accident."No one was injured."Which speaker tag best matches Melissa's feelings about seeing the accident?

Which dialogue moves the story forward?

Which of these is an element of a narrative?

Read the conflict of a story.Caroline and Rachel are sisters. Their mother announces that one of them will have to babysit their little brother on Saturday night. Both girls already have other plans with their friends and do not want to look after their little brother.Which dialogue most effectively develops the conflict?

Read the beginning of "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde.Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s garden.It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. “How happy we are here!” they cried to each other.One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden.“What are you doing here?” he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away.Which paragraphs include dialogue?

Which of these is an element of a narrative?

Read the excerpt from "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde.One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden."What are you doing here?” he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away."My own garden is my own garden,” said the Giant; "anyone can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.” So he built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice-board.TRESPASSERSWILL BEPROSECUTEDIn this excerpt, dialogue is used to