The writing prompt tells the writer what to: question 1 options: think. think more about. do. it does not do anything.

The writing prompt tells what to think. It is usually used as a trigger that helps the writer start his/her work. There are a variety of writing prompts, they can be pictures, quotations, phrases or sentences, etc. It tells the topic of the writing, what it should be about, that is why it serves as a starting point.