Writing Prompts Review / Quiz

______________ each time the speaker changes in a narrative writing.

• skip a line

• indent

• all of the above

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

When writing dialogue what must you do when a new speaker talks?

• Capitalize the speaker's tag.

• Make a new paragraph.

• Highlight the text.

The Rose is the national flower of the US.  Each state has a flower too.  You have just read a story about Mississippi's state flower.  You are to write an essay giving facts and supportive details about Mississippi's flower. What is the flowers name?  How was it chosen? What does it look like?  

• Informative Writing
• Opinion Writing
• Narrative Writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.W.3.2A

CCSS.W.3.2B

CCSS.W.3.2D

You have just read an article on the Solar System.  You are now going to write a story discussing the different ways that the Earth moves.  You are to describe the process that causes the Earth to spin.  You are to analyze why humans are not able to live on other planets.

• Informative Writing
• Opinion Writing
• Narrative Writing

Tags

CCSS.W.3.2B

CCSS.W.3.3A

A concluding statement is important because....

• -it provides closure to the end of the story

• -it gives information

• -it conveys thoughts and ideas

Elements of a good paragraph include all of the following except _________.

• -title
• -indent
• -skipped lines
• -main idea and details

Elements of a good paragraph include all of the following except _________.

• -title

• -indent

• -skipped lines

When a main character's problem is resolved authors call that the _______________ of the story.

• Beginning

• Closure

• Solution

True or False. Descriptive words are important because they add detail to the story.

• True
• False