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Characteristics of a Memoir

Authored by Raquel White

English

6th - 8th Grade

14 Questions

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Characteristics of a Memoir
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does someone write a memoir?

To tell their whole life story

To tell how they were feeling when they experienced a certain event

To retell a story someone told them

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?

3rd person

2nd person

1st person

Any point of view

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a memoir?

an account of a person's life written by that person

an account of a memorable event in a person's life

an account of someone's life written by someone else

a spoken or written account of connected events; a story

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a memoir different from an autobiography?

An autobiography tells more about a single event in a person's life

A memoir is focused on facts

A memoir is written with a collaborative writer

A memoir is more concerned with personal truth

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Elements of a memoir include ...

sensory details

dialogue

a beginning, a middle, and an end

all of these

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Memoirs are usually written in 

cause/effect text structure.
problem/solution text structure.
chronological text structure.
any of these.

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One thing that is different when comparing a memoir to an autobiography is that memoirs

are always about a bad experience.

might be a story about someone else.

are shorter than autobiographies.

have a surprise ending.

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