WorksheetsBook Genres and Memoir Characteristics
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
Why does someone write a memoir?
a)
To tell their whole life story
b)
To tell how they were feeling when they experienced a certain event
c)
To tell retell a story someone told them
2.
What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?
a)
3rd person view
b)
2nd person view
c)
1st person view
d)
Any point of view
3.
What is a Memoir?
a)
an account of a person's life written by that person.
b)
An account of a memorable event in a person's life
c)
an account of someone's life written by someone else.
d)
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
4.
How is a memoir different from an autobiography?
a)
An autobiography tells more a single event in a person's life
b)
A memoir is focused on facts
c)
A memoir is written with a collaborative writer
d)
A memoir is more concerned with personal truth.
5.
Elements of a Memoir include a ...
a)
honesty
b)
dialogue
c)
theme
d)
all of these
6.
Memoirs are usually written in
a)
cause/effect text structure.
b)
problem/solution text structure.
c)
chronological text structure.
d)
any of these.
7.
One thing that is different when comparing memoir to autobiography is that memoirs
a)
are always about a bad experience.
b)
might be a story about someone else.
c)
are shorter than autobiographies.
d)
have a surprise ending.
8.
Which of the following statement is not a characteristic of a memoir?
a)
it focuses and reflects on the relationship between the writer and a particular person, place, animal, or object.
b)
uses sensory details.
c)
It maintains a third person point of view.
d)
develop characters through thoughts, characters, words and uses dialogue effectively.
9.
The content of a memoir must include
a)
personal experience
b)
historical documents
c)
a fable or fairy tale
d)
a scientific report
10.
What is the purpose of writing a memoir?
a)
write one piece of a reflection of your life
b)
To be remembered when you pass away
c)
help people find ways to handle personal experiences you have gone through
d)
All of these
11.
How can a reader BEST identify a memoir?
a)
It focuses solely on the author's emotions.
b)
It describes meaningful events from their past.
c)
It contains a vivid description of the setting.
d)
It has a well-developed character that encounters a problem.
12.
Memoirs are told...
a)
like a narrative with a plot
b)
like a compare/contrast essay
c)
like an informational text
d)
in stanzas
13.
How do authors organize memoirs?
a)
by listing their challenges
b)
by contrasting their actions with others' actions
c)
by describing episodes from that period of their life
d)
by comparing their experience with the experiences of others
14.
How is a memoir different than an autobiography?
a)
It is not always chronological
b)
It doesn't cover the writer's whole life.
c)
It's more story like.
d)
All answers are correct
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