Narrative Writing Quiz

1.) Narrative writing tells a story to ____________ the reader.

• A.) Inform
• B.) Explain
• C.) Entertain
• D.) Teach

2.) All narratives have....

• A.) just point of view
• B.) questions you need to answer
• C.) point of view and plot
• D.) settings and characters

3.) When planning your narrative, you will have a plot. What are the three essential ideas you will use when creating a plot?

• A.) There is nothing I need to create a plot
• B.) Middle
• C.) End
• D.) Beginning
• E.) B, C, and D

4.) Punctuation is not important in a narrative

• A.) True
• B.) False

5.) What is the goal of writing a narrative?

• A.) To attract the readers at the beginning and keep them engaged all the way to the end
• B.) To create an ending that is always funny
• C.) To have the reader make a choice
• D.) To create a masterpiece

6.) Explain all the reasons why transitions are important in writing. *Transitions are words, phrases, or sentences that connect ideas within or between paragraphs, and help readers understand the relationships between them.*

• A.) Transitions help show time passing and make the sequence of events clearer
• B.) Transitions are not used in narrative writing
• C.) Transitions help you title your writing
• D.) Transitions help you move the story to suit your pacing needs

7.) When writing a narrative, you must use sensory and details. Which part of speech uses details?

• A.) Adjective
• B.) Noun
• C.) Adverb

8.) What is a conflict?

• A.) The end of the story
• B.) The exciting part of the story, the rising action
• C.) A struggle between two characters or an issue the character has

9.) Which punctuation marks are used to let the reader know a character is speaking?

• A.) Dashes
• B.) Exclamation mark
• C.) Commas
• D.) Quotation marks

10.) Proper nouns MUST be uppercase

• A.) True
• B.) False