Narrative Writing

Narrative Writing

Review for Quiz

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the sequence of a narrative?

• the most interesting details should come first

• the narrative should be in chronological order

• the narrative should start with the lesson

Multiple Choice

How quickly or slowly the action of a story is narrated is called

• pacing

• brainstorming

• dialogue

Multiple Choice

When writing the beginning of a personal narrative, it is important to

• describe the lesson learned

• build the intensity of the story

• introduce key people, places, and events

Multiple Select

Select the sentence that would best appear in the beginning of a narrative.

• on my way home, I found a lonely and hungry-looking dog roaming the neighborhood

• It was my birthday, and I was hoping that my wish for a dog would come true.

• My experience with my dog has taught me to never give up hope.

Multiple Select

Select the sentence that would best appear in the end of a narrative.

• My experience with my dog has taught me to never give up hope.

• It was my birthday, and I was hoping that my wish for a dog would come true.

Multiple Select

Which sentence uses engaging details to tell a story?

• I could tell my brother was proud of me when I won the race.

• My brother's warm smile and firm hug showed me how proud he was when I won the race.

• My brother was definitely proud of me when I won the race.

Multiple Select

Which example of dialogue is punctuated correctly?

• "Be careful, because the floor is wet,"he warned.

• "Be careful, because the floor is wet", he warned.

• "Be careful, because the floor is wet" he warned.

Multiple Choice

Which example of dialogue is formatted correctly?

• "sometimes you win," the coach said, "and sometimes you lose."

• "Sometimes you win, the coach said, "and sometimes you lose".

Multiple Choice

Which answer choice would be the best topic for a personal narrative.

• what I ate for breakfast

• a mistake I made

• the history of my hometown