Unit 1 Review - Personal Narratives

Lily and her sister went on a walk around their neighborhood. Lily spotted a wallet on the ground. "Let's go get it!" shouted Lily. "That belongs to someone else," said her sister. "So? Finders keepers!" said Lily. "It's mine now!" Lily's sister felt uneasy. She really wanted to turn in the wallet to the police so they could find the owner. She knew it did not belong to her and it was wrong to keep someone else's money. Lily and her sister argued the whole way home about the wallet. Lily really wanted to keep it and her sister did not.

What is a character trait of LILY?

• Kind

• Thoughtful

• Greedy

• Hardworking

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Lily and her sister went on a walk around their neighborhood. Lily spotted a wallet on the ground. "Let's go get it!" shouted Lily. "That belongs to someone else," said her sister. "So? Finders keepers!" said Lily. "It's mine now!" Lily's sister felt uneasy. She really wanted to turn in the wallet to the police so they could find the owner. She knew it did not belong to her and it was wrong to keep someone else's money. Lily and her sister argued the whole way home about the wallet. Lily really wanted to keep it and her sister did not.

What is a character trait of Lily's SISTER?

• Honest

• Greedy

• Hardworking

• Dishonest

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which point of view would a PERSONAL NARRATIVE be written in?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

A personal narrative should be written in FIRST PERSON. If you are writing in first person, which pronouns should you use?

• I, me we, us

• They, them, he, she

• He, her, they

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Narratives and stories should have INTERESTING DETAILS.

Choose the most interesting detail below.

• I went to the movies to watch Inside Out 2. I ate a delicious bowl of popcorn and it was so buttery. The movie made me fall on the floor laughing.

• I ate popcorn. It was buttery.

• I went to the movies. It was funny.

• I went to the movies to watch a new movie and ate popcorn

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Sensory details should make your writing more interesting by describing the senses.

Choose the BEST sensory detail below.

• My Aunt's perfume smells so good!

• I love my Aunt's perfume! It smells like roses and vanilla at the same time. It is a nice, sweet, and flowery scent.

• Her perfume smells good. I love it!

• I like her perfume.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Sensory details should make your writing more interesting by describing the senses.

Choose the BEST sensory detail below.

• I like to pet Winnie.

• My cousin's dog, Winnie, feels fluffy when I pet him.

• My cousin's dog, Winnie, is so fluffy! When I pet him, it feels like I am petting a cloud!

• My cousin's dog is fluffy and soft.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Choose the CAUSE in this sentence.

When I ran through the hallway, the janitor had just mopped the floor, so I slipped and fell!

• The janitor mopped the floor.

• I slipped and fell.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Choose the EFFECT in this sentence.

My flowers grew so tall because I watered them every day!

• My flowers grew so tall.

• I watered the flowers every day.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Which sentence has the DIALOGUE written correctly?

• Wait for me! I want to come! shouted Carrie.

• "Wait for me! I want to come! shouted Carrie."

• Wait for me I want to come" shouted Carrie."

• "Wait for me! I want to come!" shouted Carrie.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3