Personal Narrative Unit Practice

A personal narrative communicates a distinct __________________ or overall feeling. 

• details

• dialogue

• mood

• solution 

Writers use _____________ -they they saw, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted. 

• sensory details

• main ideas

• pictures

• mood

Your personal narrative must have included dialogue.
True or False?

• True

• False

A personal narrative is written in

• third person - he, she, they, or a name of the character

• second person - you, your

• first person - I, me, we, my

A Personal Narrative is a TRUE story about your life.

• True

• False

In a narrative you write about

• all the events about your topic

• only the important events about your topic

The narrative should only include interesting events

• TRUE

• FALSE

A personal narrative should be about

• everything that happened to you

• an important moment in your life or a special time

A personal narrative often includes a reflection on the experience. What is the purpose of this reflection?

• To provide a detailed description of the setting

• To explain the significance of the experience

• To introduce new characters

• To list all events in chronological order

Which of the following is a key characteristic of a personal narrative?

• It is written in the third person

• It includes fictional elements

• It focuses on a single event or experience

• It uses complex scientific terminology