WorksheetsBell Ringer: Personal Writing Types
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a memoir?
A person’s own memories
A memory about someone else
A memory about all the flamingoes that ever lived
A memory of a deceased relative
Davis writes a story about his memories of being a famous dirt bike racer is an example of ...
A memoir
An argument
An epistle
An essay
Personal writing includes two genres - letters and journals.
True
False
An autobiography is a piece of writing that...
that the author wrote about someone else.
that the author wrote about himself.
that an author makes up.
is based on fake events in history.
A biography is a piece of writing that...
that the author wrote about someone else.
that the author wrote about himself.
that an author makes up.
is based on fake events in history.
Biographies are written in
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Third Person Omniscient
Autobiographies are written in
First person
Second person
Third person
None of these
An example of an autobiography is...
Michael Jordan writing a story about basketball
Michael Jordan's mom writing a story about her son's life
Michael Jordan writing about himself
A coach writing about Michael Jordan.
Which category would diary entries best fall under?
Fiction
Non-fiction
Which style is usually adopted within a diary entry?
Formal
Informal
Diary entries are written from what point of view?
First-person
Second-person
Third-person
