the extract would have been full of language techniques that you can emulate

you can consider how the tone or mood was achieved and use similar language and structure in your own story

the extract is obviously well written and considering how it was put together helps you to structure your own writing

all of the above

it takes up more space on the page

it provides more information for the reader so they can make better judgements

it lets the reader paint the picture themselves

both 2 and 3

yes, because i will be able to create better descriptions

no

waste of time

yes, because it makes me look smart

250 words

300 words

350 words

150 words

flashback

moving the story from describing a setting to a character

highlighting an obvious change in emotions as the story unfolds

an effective title

using effective literary techniques as well as adding a clever structure to your story

using paragraphs to help structure and reflect mood and pace changes

that the story needs some depth, and should be at least 350 words

all of the above

spans a long period of time

spans a short period of time

is short and to the point

spare the reader from unnecessary details about how the character is feeling in the situation

not have to come up with an interesting story

go into more detail about how the character is thinking and feeling in reaction to something that is happening to them

none of the above

yes, because you can apply some of the techniques used to create it

no, because it will make my story too similar to the extract

it will depend on what's 'borrowed'