WorksheetsPersonal Narrative Unit Practice
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Personal narratives are:
a retelling of an event or moment from the life of the writer
an organized method of writing used to prepare for a debate
used to persuade the reader to side with your opinion
used to present information with relevant data and research
Personal narratives work best when they focus on:
the entire life of the writer
when they focus on a long event, like an entire vacation
when they focus on a brief, narrow moment of time
when they are unfocused and allow the writer to ramble
Personal narratives are usually written with a:
First-person point of view
Second-person point of view
Third-person point of view
A strong opening designed to catch the attention of the reader is called a:
Spear
Hook
Fishing Line
This is used in a story to show speaking between the narrator and others:
Exposition
Dialogue
Personification
Sensory Details
The closing section of a personal narrative is called the:
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Exposition
Personal narratives should be written about events that you:
Don't remember very well
Are from when you were a baby
That you remember very well
Never actually experienced
Which of these was NOT discussed as a good possible personal narrative topic?
Birthday Celebrations
A new sibling or pet
School Memories
A research project
Which of these would best work as a personal narrative topic?
Your entire vacation to Florida
Growing up ages 2-7
A dream you had
The moment someone was stung by a jellyfish
Which of these is the most "descriptive" word?
Hurtle
Walk
Run
Laugh
Which of these is often overused when writing dialogue?
Insisted
Chided
Said
Blurted
This is a term for words and phrases relating to the five senses:
Sensations
Sensory Details
Sensory Terms
Sensory Overload
________________ is a conversation between two or more characters.
Interaction
Dialogue
Sensory Details
Personification
Which of these is NOT a reason writers use dialogue that we discussed?
To show character reaction
To explain thoughts of characters
To show interaction
To confuse the reader
Dialogue is made up of two parts, what the character said, and who said it. What do we sometimes call the "who said it" part of dialogue?
Character Tag
Dialogue Tag
Exercise Tag
Spoken Tag
What mark below must be put around what each character said?
" "
. .
, ,
' '
Always do what action when a new character is speaking?
Add a second set of quotation marks
Circle the statement
Start a new paragraph
Add a period
