Personal Narrative Quick Check

1. Henry, Daniel, and Aria are discussing the Personal Narrative BIG 4. Which of the following is NOT part of it?

• Small moment

• It happened to you

• Has a conflict that gets solved

• It happened to a friend, but you were there

• You learned a lesson

2. Zoe, Benjamin, and Hannah are writing a story together. Which part of the story should they focus on to connect to the lesson and make their narrative feel finished?

• Resolution

• Lead

• Dialogue

3. Luna, Ethan, and Benjamin are working on a story. Which part of their story should hook the reader and hint at the problem?

• Ending

• Lead

• Lesson

4. Imagine Hannah, Grace, and Priya are writing a story. They want to show changes in time, setting, and mood. Which of the following would they use?

• Dialogue

• Conflicts

• Transitions

5. Aiden, Abigail, and Noah are discussing different ways to show a change in time, setting, mood, or speaker in their stories. Which of the following techniques can they use?

• Use all capital letters

• Use a different color font

• Start a new paragraph

6. Emma, Daniel, and Nora are writing personal narratives for their English class. About how long should their narratives be?

• 1-2 pages

• 3 sentences

• 93 pages

7. Samuel, Henry, and Isla are writing a story together. They want to include people talking to each other in their story. What is this called?

• Actions

• Wording

• Dialogue

Elijah, Liam, and Priya are writing a story together. They decide to use words like "I, me, my, we, us." What point of view are they using?

• First person

• Third person

• No person

9. Imagine Charlotte, Harper, and Maya are writing a story together. To make their story more vivid and engaging, they should include information about what they heard, smelled, tasted, felt, and saw so the reader can picture it. This means the writers use...

• sensory details

• main ideas

• mood

10. Imagine Isla, Henry, and Elijah are writing a narrative together. They should do all of these things EXCEPT:

• Show their thoughts and feelings

• Make the characters act and talk in ways that make sense

• Write about their whole lives, from when they were born until now

• Pick a small moment where they learned a lesson