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