Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video
Creator's tip (Beginning, middle, end): Beginning: the hook, the character and the place. Middle: the problem, the tries, the tension. End: the answer and the message. Show, don’t tell; one clear idea for a short video; plan → film → edit → share.
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- 1.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to hide the title (b) to test the mic (c) to make it longer (d) to grab attention fast
- 2.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) loud music (c) a problem to solve (d) ten transitions
- 4.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) how things turned out (c) the credits roll (d) meet the main character
- 5.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
- 7.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) tension builds up (d) show where we are
- 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 10.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) show the problem
- 12.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
- 13.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) introduce the character (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) set up the goal (c) tension builds up (d) show where we are
- 15.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) switch the camera off (b) let pictures tell it (c) add more talking (d) use only text
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) solve the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 17.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) set up the goal (c) a final message (d) the problem is solved
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) the credits roll (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 20.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) credits (c) cutaways (d) keyframes
- 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 22.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem is solved (b) the credits roll (c) show where we are (d) the problem gets worse
- 23.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “show the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem
- 24.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) storyboard your shots
- 25.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “hook the viewer”? (a) hook the viewer (b) solve the problem
- 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) build up the action (c) wrap up the story (d) solve the problem
- 28.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 29.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 30.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 31.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) solve the problem (b) reach the big moment (c) hook the viewer (d) introduce the character
- 32.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) build up the action (b) show the problem (c) introduce the character (d) wrap up the story
- 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) introduce the character
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
- 36.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) edit the clips (d) film the shots
- 37.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) show where we are (b) a final message (c) a second try fails (d) the credits roll
- 38.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) a second try fails (c) set up the goal (d) a final message
- 39.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) an obstacle appears (d) show where we are
- 40.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) tension builds up (c) an obstacle appears (d) a hook in 5 seconds
Answer key
- to grab attention fast
- False
- a problem to solve
- meet the main character
- True
- share it safely
- True
- show where we are
- end
- False
- hook the viewer
- share it safely
- wrap up the story
- tension builds up
- let pictures tell it
- wrap up the story
- False
- set up the goal
- the credits roll
- cutaways
- beginning
- the problem gets worse
- introduce the character
- storyboard your shots
- beginning
- hook the viewer
- build up the action
- beginning
- middle
- end
- reach the big moment
- True
- introduce the character
- introduce the character
- choose your idea
- film the shots
- show where we are
- a second try fails
- an obstacle appears
- a hook in 5 seconds
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