PRE-TEST : multiple choice

what is the main purpose of a narrative text?

• to inform the reader about facts

• to tell a story and entertain the reader

• to describe a person in detail

• to explain a process

in narrative texts, which element typically comes at the beginning of the story?

• climax

• orientation

• resolution

• reorientation

which of the following is NOT usually found in a narrative text?

• conflict

• complication

• thesis

• resolution

which sentence is in the simple past tense?

• i am reading a book

• she watches TV every day

• they went to the beach yesterday

• he will go to the store

choose the correct sentence in the simple past tense

• she has finished the homework yesterday

• he finishes his dinner

• they traveled to Japan last year

• i will call u later

identify the verb in the simple past tense

• start

• started

• starting

• starts

which sentence is in the past perfect tense?

• i ate dinner at 7 PM

• he had already left before i arrived

• she is cooking right now

• they will have finished by noon

“by the time the meeting started, he _____ all his emails.” which word completes the sentence?

• reads

• read

• had read

• is reading

choose the correct past perfect sentence

• i am finishing the project

• she will finish it soon

• he had completed his homework before dinner

• they are going to the park

in an argumentative text, what is the main purpose of the “thesis statement”?

• to summarize the writer’s argument

• to present the opposing argument

• to tell a story

• to entertain the reader