Narrative Know It All!

Which sentence provides the BEST ending to the story?

• The trophy was made of glass, and the words “First Place” were engraved on a brass rectangle stuck onto the wooden base.

• He exhaled and then stood still for a while, wondering what he should do.

• “I didn’t know it would break,” said Davey, a tear running down his cheek.

• “Let’s go see if we can glue it back together,” he said, punching Davey gently on the shoulder.

Answer explanation

This sentence resolves the conflict in this paragraph of the story, thus providing an appropriate conclusion.

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Which sentence BEST revises the underlined sentence by providing more descriptive detail?

• The lake was always pretty clean, really large in size, and the temperature was good.

• The blue water was always nice to see.

• The water was always crystal clear and refreshingly cool.

• The big lake was always nice to stop and look at.

Answer explanation

This sentence provides specific details about how the lake looks and how it typically feels, so it offers the most improved description.

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Which sentence is the BEST beginning for the story?

• On a fog-shrouded November night, the two spies silently hauled their boat onto the beach and began the treacherous climb up the bluff.

• It was cold and foggy, but there didn’t seem to be much chance of rain, so that was a relief.

• Many events took place on that night, one after the other, that Leon would remember for a long time and would later tell his grandchildren.

• The oars went into the water and out again, over and over, as the rowboat moved across the cold ocean one night.

Answer explanation

This sentence sets the context of the story in an intriguing way, so is the best beginning.

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Choose the transition words or phrases that BEST signal transitions between the two sentences. Select ALL that apply.

• However,

• Specifically,

• For that reason,

• At the same time,

• To put it another way,

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Select the two sentences that should be removed because they disrupt the sequence of events described in the paragraph.

• I stood on the sidewalk, watching for the mail truck.

• A yellow taxi pulled into my neighbor's driveway, and the driver honked the horn.

• The comic books I ordered last week should arrive today.

• I tapped my foot and thought about how much fun I'd have getting lost in a world of super heroes and villains.

• My sister preferred playing board games to reading.

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Choose the option that would best conclude the narrative.

• I collect several things, but my largest collection is my marbles.  I have over six hundred!

• I also have a cousin who collects baseballs.  His collection is much smaller than my father's.

• My brother's favorite rock is a piece of quartz.  It is mostly clear and milky with a slight purple hue.

• It really seems like all of the members of my family are collectors.  It is surprising that we have any room left in our house!

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Choose the transition words or phrases that could be used between the two sentences.  Select all that apply.

• Finally,

• Meanwhile,

• For example,

• As an illustration,

• On the other hand,

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Choose the two sentences that could best conclude the narrative.

• This experience made me realize my true talent—bringing out the talent in others.

• Putting on this talent show is one of the happiest childhood memories I have.

• In conclusion, I spent much of my childhood playing with friends in the neighborhood.

• Looking back, I realize that some people are born with talent and some are not.

• The lesson I learned from this experience is that rainy days are the best.

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Choose the three best words that the student could use in place of the underlined word.

• rejected

• loved

• favored

• preferred

• represented

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