WorksheetsWriting a Personal Narrative
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?
a)
3rd person view
b)
bird's eye view
bird's eye view
bird's eye view
c)
1st person view
d)
narrator's view
2.
A personal narrative is about...
a)
someone else's life
b)
a small moment in your life
c)
a bird's eye view
d)
your family
3.
A personal narrative should not show any of your emotions.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
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
5.
What can you do if you are stuck while writing your personal narrative?
a)
sketch a picture
b)
tell your story to a friend
c)
reread your story back to yourself
d)
all of the above
6.
Personal narratives should be:
a)
a small moment in time like a small watermelon seed story
b)
cover a large span of time like a giant watermelon topic
c)
an all about me book about your favorite hobbies
d)
a chapter book about your favorite things
7.
After the pre-writing or planning stage of writing, you should begin which stage next?
a)
drafting
b)
publishing
c)
revising
d)
editing
8.
How can you improve your story?
a)
add dialogue and put down exact words
b)
use descriptive details
c)
tell the story bit by bit
d)
all of the above
9.
I, me, my, we, us are examples of what point of view?
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
10.
Personal Narrative is a type of ...
a)
Autobiography
b)
Biography
c)
Both
d)
Neither
11.
Your personal narrative must have included a _______________, ______________, and an ______________.
a)
main idea, theme, conclusion
b)
beginning, middle, end
c)
problem, story, senses.
d)
beginning, authors purpose, resolution
12.
Your personal narrative must have included a _______________, ______________, and an ______________.
a)
main idea, theme, conclusion
b)
beginning, middle, end
c)
problem, story, senses.
d)
beginning, authors purpose, resolution
13.
flash of lights in the night sky-
is an example of which sensory detail?
is an example of which sensory detail?
a)
sound
b)
sight
c)
touch
d)
taste
14.
What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?
a)
3rd person view
b)
bird's eye view
bird's eye view
bird's eye view
c)
1st person view
d)
narrator's view
15.
A personal narrative uses words like...
a)
he, she, them, they
b)
I, me, my mine, myself
16.
A personal narrative should not show any of your emotions.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Dialogue is
a)
Action at the end of the story
b)
The conversation between characters
c)
Authors point of view
d)
Chronological order
18.
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
19.
True or False. It is a good idea to "hook" reader at the beginning of the story.
a)
False
b)
True
20.
A concluding statement is important because
a)
It gives information
b)
It conveys thoughts and ideas
c)
It provides closure to the end of the story
d)
It supports analysis and reflection
21.
What are the five steps of writing?
a)
draft, rough draft, edit, revise, turn in
b)
brainstorm, write, submit, re-do, correct
c)
check spelling, grammar, sentences, title and paragraph
d)
prewrite, draft, revise, edit, publish
22.
A narrative tells...
a)
a problem
b)
a story
c)
facts
d)
details
23.
A personal narrative communicates a distinct __________________ or overall feeling.
a)
details
b)
dialogue
c)
mood
d)
solution
24.
Writers use _____________ -they they saw, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted.
a)
sensory details
b)
main ideas
c)
pictures
d)
mood
25.
"I can't swim!" shouted Mrs. Ehrick.
Direct or Indirect?
Direct or Indirect?
a)
direct quote
b)
indirect quote
26.
He said that he didn't know why he didn't think of it before.
Direct or Indirect?
Direct or Indirect?
a)
direct quote
b)
indirect quote
27.
Your personal narrative must have included a _______________, ______________, and an ______________.
a)
main idea, theme, conclusion
b)
beginning, middle, end
c)
problem, story, senses.
d)
beginning, authors purpose, resolution
28.
He said that he didn't know why he didn't think of it before.
Direct or Indirect?
Direct or Indirect?
a)
direct quote
b)
indirect quote
29.
Your personal narrative must have included sensory details.
True or False?
True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
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