Question 1
A character in a story is late for school because a storm has flooded the roads and buses are cancelled. Which type of external conflict does this best represent?No clue? Show me the answer
Correct answerCorrect!
IncorrectStep-by-step walkthrough
Choose a solution method
Method #1Direct reasoningStep 1: Identify the obstacle
The obstacle here is a natural event, a flood caused by a storm, not a person or a rule.
Step 2: Match to conflict type
Character versus situation covers circumstances a character cannot easily change, like weather, time pressure, or unfamiliar surroundings.
Step 3: Rule out people or rules
There is no other character opposing the protagonist and no authority figure enforcing a rule in this scenario.
Step 4: Confirm the answer
Since the obstacle is an uncontrollable circumstance, this is character versus situation.
Method #2Process of eliminationStep 1: Rule out character versus character
There is no other person with opposing goals in this scenario, so this option does not fit.
Step 2: Rule out authority
No rule or person in charge is mentioned as causing the delay, only the weather.
Step 3: Rule out internal conflict
Feeling worried is an emotion, but the conflict itself is external because the flood is a real outside obstacle.
Step 4: Confirm situation conflict
The remaining option, character versus situation, accurately describes an uncontrollable circumstance blocking the character.
Question 2
In a story, a teenager argues loudly with her older brother about whose turn it is to use the family car, and neither will give in. Which type of external conflict is shown here?No clue? Show me the answer
Correct answerCorrect!IncorrectStep-by-step walkthrough
Choose a solution method
Method #1Direct reasoningStep 1: Identify who is involved
Two people, the teenager and her brother, are directly opposing each other over the same goal.
Step 2: Match to definition
Character versus character conflict happens when one character clashes with another person who wants something different.
Step 3: Check for other forces
No rule, authority figure, or uncontrollable situation is described, only the direct clash between siblings.
Step 4: Confirm the answer
This is clearly character versus character conflict.
Method #2Process of eliminationStep 1: Rule out situation
There is no external circumstance like weather or time pressure driving this argument, only a shared desire for the same object.
Step 2: Rule out authority
No parental rule is mentioned as being disobeyed or challenged in the scene described.
Step 3: Rule out internal conflict
The conflict is expressed outwardly through arguing, not as an internal struggle within one character's mind.
Step 4: Confirm character versus character
Since two people are directly opposing each other, this is character versus character.
13 more questions in this topic
Pick this up in your Library: it holds the whole topic, notes, cheatsheet and questions. Your answers here are kept on this device.