PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ external conflict Answer: any problem other than decision making
(you know what you need to do; the question is HOW will you do it)
◉ instinct Answer: inborn knowledge
◉ reason Answer: the ability to think and problem solve
◉ Speech Answer: S
◉ Speak Answer: what (dialogue) a character says and how (tone) a
character speaks
◉ Thoughts Answer: T
◉ Thoughts Answer: what a character thinks, believes, values, and
what motivates the character
◉ Effects on Others Answer: E
,◉ Effects on others Answer: the relationship the character has with
others and how they treat one another
◉ Actions Answer: A
◉ Actions Answer: how a character behaves and reacts to people
and events
◉ Looks Answer: L
◉ Looks Answer: a character's physical appearance, including
physical traits, clothing, and body language
◉ Direct Characterization Answer: The author explicitly describes a
character's trait(s) or character itself
Ex: You slowly backed away from the bumblebee, AFRAID to get
stung. You were TERRIFIED of its long stinger and the sound it made
as it flew past your ear.
◉ Indirect Characterization Answer: Character traits are
hinted/revealed through details/actions. Often implicit.
, Ex: You slowly backed away from the bumblebee. You noticed its
long stinger and felt your heart pound harder in your chest and felt
your muscles tense as it flew past your ear.
◉ Mood is Answer: The feelings the author creates in the reader, or
how the reader feels. The atmosphere of a text.
◉ Tone is Answer: The author's feelings or attitude towards his
subject.
◉ What helps to create the mood in a story? Answer: Setting
◉ Word choice/Diction Answer: Words used to convey the tone and
mood.
◉ Connotation Answer: The emotional definition of a word, how the
word makes you feel
◉ Denotation Answer: The dictionary definition of a word
◉ Tone Answer: speaker or author's attitude toward the subject.
Think brain, as the tone/attitude comes from or stems from the
author's brain.