Craft Narrative

Read the sentence.

In the downtown Houston, there was a coffee shop where college students liked to meet.

What does this sentence tell us about the narrative?

• the setting

• plot

• diaglogue

• character

A character’s __________ is something that happened to him or her before the main plot.

• backstory

• voice

• dialogue

• past tense

A narration that is told at the same time as it is happening is written in the __________ tense.

• present

• past

• current

• future

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The __________ of a narrative is the story that is being told.

• plot

• tense

• setting

• voice

The __________ of a narrative tells the reader where the story takes place.

• setting

• plot

• voice

• dialogue

Which sentence is an example of dialogue?

• "I don't want to eat vanilla" Mrs. J said to Mr. Hernandez.

• Mrs. Milam began to shake when she saw the students talking in the hallway.

• Both of the teachers were excited for summer.

• The cat ran down the street.

When an author hints about something that will happen later in a narrative, this is called __________.

• foreshadowing

• future tense

• narrative

• pacing

When an author hints about something that will happen later in a narrative, this is called __________.

• flashback

• dialogue

• description

• foreshadowing

When a narrator tells a story that happened long ago, that is an example of __________ tense.

• future

• present

• past

• dialogue

Which sentence is an example of description?

• The blue ocean was glittering in the bright yellow sun.

• Sally wanted to know how much longer she had to wait in line.

• The two brothers ate cake for breakfast.

• "How long can I stay?"