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Narrative Writing

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the purpose of a narrative?
a)
To give the reader information
b)
To persuade readers
c)
To tell a story
d)
To describe characters
2.
Conversations carried on between characters in a piece of writing is called...
a)
Speaking
b)
Conflict
c)
Dialogue
d)
Rising Action
3.
Which is the vivid verb?
a)
sprinted
b)
went
c)
sat
d)
said
4.
"Help me __ " screamed Blake.
a)
.
b)
"
c)
!
d)
?
5.
Is this sentence written correctly?
Cliff exclaimed, "Seventh grade is the best year yet!"
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
6.
Which of these is correct?
a)
James is "very" nice said Chris.
b)
"James," is very nice said Chris.
c)
"James is very nice", said Chris.
d)
"James is very nice," said Chris.
7.
Is this sentence sentence written correctly?
Chad told me, "the movie begins at 7:30."
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
Is this sentence written correctly? 
Jen said, "I love to debate."
a)
correct
b)
wrong
9.
Which of the following are quotation marks?
a)
?
b)
"
c)
'
d)
,
10.
______________ each time the speaker changes in a narrative writing.
a)
skip a line
b)
make a new paragraph
c)
use a comma
d)
put all the dialogue in one paragraph
11.
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
a)
According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.
b)
"According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."
c)
"According to the map" Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."
d)
According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."
12.

The clerk at the grocery store is very good; he sometimes gives us free candy.

a)

greedy

b)

nice

c)

large

d)

generous

13.

My sister pleaded to my parents to buy her a new phone because her current one had a small crack on the screen.

a)

miniature

b)

gigantic

c)

little

d)

enormous

14.
The tiny red ant climbed up the broken limb.  Which sense is being described?
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Smell
d)
Hear
15.
By mistake, I grabbed a pink sticky mound of gum from under the table. 
a)
hear
b)
taste
c)
smell
d)
touch
16.
Barefoot, The warm mud molds my feet.
a)
see
b)
hear
c)
touch
d)
taste
17.
A writer describes the smell of a forest fire.  Which of the following would be a good sensory detail to include?
a)
the number of forests that there are in town
b)
the fear that she has about the fire spreading
c)
the strong and smoky smell reminds her of toasting marshmallows
d)
the number of times she's been to the forest
18.
It was too dark to see in the cave, but I tasted the tang of salt on my lips.  I must be near the ocean!  Excited, I moved toward the salty spray. 
What sense did the writer describe?
a)
smell
b)
sound
c)
taste
d)
sight
19.
This sentence appeals to which sense:

The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.
a)
taste
b)
sound
c)
sight
d)
smell