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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots
- 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 4.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) meet the main character (c) set up the goal (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 6.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem is solved (c) set up the goal (d) a second try fails
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “introduce the character”? (a) hook the viewer (b) introduce the character
- 8.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 10.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
- 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) build up the action (b) hook the viewer (c) show the problem (d) introduce the character
- 12.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a second try fails (b) set up the goal (c) tension builds up (d) the credits roll
- 13.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) how things turned out (b) set up the goal (c) show where we are (d) a second try fails
- 14.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) edit the clips (d) share it safely
- 15.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
- 16.📽️ 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
- 17.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) cutaways (c) keyframes (d) titles
- 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “reach the big moment”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment
- 19.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 20.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) switch the camera off (b) use only text (c) let pictures tell it (d) add more talking
- 21.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) show where we are (c) tension builds up (d) the problem gets worse
- 24.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots
- 25.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots (c) write a short script (d) choose your idea
- 26.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) how things turned out (b) a second try fails (c) tension builds up (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 27.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 29.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) storyboard your shots
- 30.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) ten ideas (b) one clear idea (c) no idea (d) every idea
- 32.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) a long title (c) a problem to solve (d) loud music
- 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) solve the problem
- 34.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips (c) choose your idea (d) film the shots
- 36.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 37.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) meet the main character (d) an obstacle appears
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
Answer key
- False
- choose your idea
- wrap up the story
- middle
- the problem is solved
- the problem is solved
- hook the viewer
- False
- end
- choose your idea
- hook the viewer
- set up the goal
- how things turned out
- storyboard your shots
- wrap up the story
- to grab attention fast
- cutaways
- hook the viewer
- end
- let pictures tell it
- True
- beginning
- show where we are
- write a short script
- share it safely
- a hook in 5 seconds
- False
- beginning
- choose your idea
- False
- one clear idea
- a problem to solve
- solve the problem
- True
- film the shots
- end
- False
- introduce the character
- meet the main character
- choose your idea
Free animation and design lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/animation-for-kids