Story Transitions

Which of the following is a transition word used to signal time?

• Across from the temple

• Meanwhile

• With languid ease

• In the hospital corridor

Fill in the blank: To indicate a shift in location, you might use the phrase '________ the temple'.

• A) Across from

• B) Meanwhile

• C) In the morning

• D) With languid ease.

Which phrase would you use to slow down the pace of a narrative?

• "Watch out!" he shouted.

• "Under the new rules," he drawled.

• Not daring to look back, she ran toward the lights.

• Peter ducked behind the wall and held his breath.

Fill in the blank: A transition word to signal time could be 'In the _______ 2004'.

• morning

• year

• evening

• afternoon

Which of the following is an ineffective writing transition?

• Eight hours later, she had arrived.

• When Rachel arrived at her sister's house to borrow the thousand dollars she needed to pay Max by midnight...

• The next day

• Meanwhile.

Fill in the blank: To speed up the pace, you might write, 'Not daring to look back, she ______ toward the lights'.

• A) walked

• B) ran

• C) crawled

• D) sat

Which transition phrase indicates a shift in location?

• At the appointed time

• The next time they met

• She walked alone into the dark streets

• Months passed.

Fill in the blank: An example of slowing down the pace is 'The weight of the news ______ on him'.

• A) bore

• B) ran

• C) flew

• D) jumped

Which of the following phrases is used to speed up the narrative pace?

• With languid ease, Blanche rolled over.

• "We have hours to wait," she said.

• He pushed to the front of the crowd to see…

• The weight of the news bore down on him.

"In a minute but not yet, we will begin our test," said Mrs. Zmich. "It will be a challenge but I am confident that you will do very well. Take your time and read everything carefully."

"I'm tired of reading," mumbled a student. "These tests are boring and I hate them."

• Change of time

• Change of place

• Change of topic

• Change of person