Narrative Writing

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Narrative Writing

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A student is writing a narrative for class about a problem he once had and how he solved it. The student wants to revise the draft to include a good beginning sentence to introduce the problem. Read the draft of the narrative and answer the question that follows. "When I tried to speak, I felt like there was a big ball of cotton in my mouth, and the words would not come out. I did not know what was wrong. Then we had a project in class where we had to write papers and read them to the class. I did not know what I would do. So I wrote my paper first, and then I spent lots of time practicing reading it. I would stand in front of the mirror in my room and pretend like a big crowd was listening." Choose the BEST beginning sentence to introduce the problem:

A. I used to have a huge problem speaking in front of people.

B. There are a lot of people who have trouble giving speeches.

C. Last year, I gave a speech when I was running for class president.

D. Large crowds are still a problem for me when I am reading or speaking.

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A student is writing a story for class about a day on the farm. The student wants to revise the draft to provide a better introduction. Read the draft and answer the question that follows. "Farmer John started his day before breakfast by feeding the chickens and collecting eggs from the chicken coop. He enjoyed listening to the chickens cluck and the rooster crow in the mornings. After this chore was finished, he moved on to the cows. With four cows to milk and feed, this took some time. He was ready to eat afterward. He headed up to the house for some scrambled eggs and toast!" Choose the BEST beginning sentence to introduce the farmer:

A. Farmer John had the same routine every day for taking care of all the animals on the farm.

B. Farmer John had many animals on his farm and the pigs were his favorite.

C. Farmer John did not like having to take care of all the animals on the farm.

D. Farmer John liked to start his day by eating breakfast before taking care of the animals.

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A student is writing a story for his teacher about a boy and his dog. The student wants to revise the draft to include an introduction. Read the draft and answer the question that follows. Jack would come home and he would play with his dog Rocky for hours. Jack loved that dog. They would run in the backyard playing fetch or rolling around in the grass. Choose the BEST beginning sentence to introduce Jack.

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A student is writing a story for her teacher about a family's trip to the water park. Read the draft of the story and complete the task that follows.

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A student is writing a narrative for class about a recent trip to a movie theater. The student wants to revise the draft to include an ending sentence. Read the draft of the narrative and answer the question that follows. "Last weekend, my older brother and I decided to go to the movies. Instead of going to our regular theater, we chose one we had never been to. It was close to the mall where we did some shopping earlier that day. Most of the seats in the theater were broken. I tried to sit down and slid onto the floor! It took me a while to find a better place to sit. The screen was torn in several places. The speakers were so old that we could barely hear the characters speak. Even the popcorn was burned and stale." Choose the BEST ending sentence for the narrative.

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A student is writing a story for class about a disagreement between two friends. The student wants to revise the draft to more clearly explain the situation. Read the draft of the first paragraph of the story and answer the question that follows. Beth has been my best friend for years, but sometimes we just do not see eye to eye. What happened last week is a perfect example. We decided to combine our piggy bank money and have a fun-filled afternoon. The problem was that we had very different ideas about what we should do. We each presented our point of view. We talked, we argued, and we pleaded with each other. Still, neither of us could convince the other. We were not sure what we should do. Choose the BEST sentence to place after the underlined sentence to add detail and more clearly explain the situation.

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The student wants to revise the draft by adding dialogue to the story to make it more exciting. Which choice best replaces the underlined sentence?

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The writer wants to add dialogue to their story. Which of the following sentences could best be added after the underlined sentence to help the writer include more dialogue?

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The student wants to add dialogue to the story. Which of the following sentences BEST replaces the underlined sentence?

A. "I'm hungry," whispered Buster the bunny. "I think I will have some of Old Ben's vegetables since they are my favorite."

B. "Stay off my farm bunny," yelled Old Ben.

A student is writing a narrative for class about a problem he once had and how he solved it. The student wants to revise the draft to include a good beginning sentence to introduce the problem. Read the draft of the narrative and answer the question that follows. "When I tried to speak, I felt like there was a big ball of cotton in my mouth, and the words would not come out. I did not know what was wrong. Then we had a project in class where we had to write papers and read them to the class. I did not know what I would do. So I wrote my paper first, and then I spent lots of time practicing reading it. I would stand in front of the mirror in my room and pretend like a big crowd was listening." Choose the BEST beginning sentence to introduce the problem:

A. I used to have a huge problem speaking in front of people.

B. There are a lot of people who have trouble giving speeches.

C. Last year, I gave a speech when I was running for class president.

D. Large crowds are still a problem for me when I am reading or speaking.

A student is writing a story for class about a day on the farm. The student wants to revise the draft to provide a better introduction. Read the draft and answer the question that follows. "Farmer John started his day before breakfast by feeding the chickens and collecting eggs from the chicken coop. He enjoyed listening to the chickens cluck and the rooster crow in the mornings. After this chore was finished, he moved on to the cows. With four cows to milk and feed, this took some time. He was ready to eat afterward. He headed up to the house for some scrambled eggs and toast!" Choose the BEST beginning sentence to introduce the farmer:

A. Farmer John had the same routine every day for taking care of all the animals on the farm.

B. Farmer John had many animals on his farm and the pigs were his favorite.

C. Farmer John did not like having to take care of all the animals on the farm.

D. Farmer John liked to start his day by eating breakfast before taking care of the animals.

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Leah is writing a story for her class about a girl riding her bike. Leah wants to revise her draft to add an introduction sentence at the beginning. Read the draft of the story and complete the task that follows. "Oh no!" thought Jenny as she swung her leg off of her bike. She kneeled down to get a better look at the chain. There was no way Jenny could fix the broken chain this time. Now Jenny would have to walk her bike all the way to karate class. She would probably be late. This had already happened two other times this week! Jenny knew it was definitely time for a visit to the bike shop. Pick the TWO BEST choices for a beginning sentence.

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A student is writing a story for his teacher about a boy and his dog. The student wants to revise the draft to include an introduction. Read the draft and answer the question that follows. Jack would come home and he would play with his dog Rocky for hours. Jack loved that dog. They would run in the backyard playing fetch or rolling around in the grass. Choose the BEST beginning sentence to introduce Jack.

Jack ran as fast as he could to get home from school.

Jack was a 10-year-old boy who loved animals, especially his dog Rocky.

Rocky would sit and wait for Jack by the window until he came home.

Rocky was 3 years old with short black hair and about 80 pounds.

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A student is writing a narrative for class about a recent trip to a movie theater. The student wants to revise the draft to include an ending sentence. Read the draft of the narrative and answer the question that follows. "Last weekend, my older brother and I decided to go to the movies. Instead of going to our regular theater, we chose one we had never been to. It was close to the mall where we did some shopping earlier that day. Most of the seats in the theater were broken. I tried to sit down and slid onto the floor! It took me a while to find a better place to sit. The screen was torn in several places. The speakers were so old that we could barely hear the characters speak. Even the popcorn was burned and stale." Choose the BEST ending sentence for the narrative.

A. The people who worked at the theater were very nice.

B. I threw away most of the popcorn I bought instead of eating it.

C. The movie we saw was great!

D. I do not think my brother and I will return to that theater ever again.

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A student has written a story and wants to revise it to show more clearly how one event follows from another. Read this paragraph from the story and answer the question that follows. "It was a warm and windy day. Jules decided to let some fresh air inside. As soon as he opened the window, a sparrow flew into the house! The frightened bird fluttered around the kitchen for a minute. It landed, exhausted, on the table. Jules left the window open, but closed all the doors to the room. He hoped the sparrow would figure out how to go back outside." Which word is the BEST choice to connect the underlined sentences?

A. also

B. then

C. therefore

D. since

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A student is writing a story for class about a disagreement between two friends. The student wants to revise the draft to more clearly explain the situation. Read the draft of the first paragraph of the story and answer the question that follows. Beth has been my best friend for years, but sometimes we just do not see eye to eye. What happened last week is a perfect example. We decided to combine our piggy bank money and have a fun-filled afternoon. The problem was that we had very different ideas about what we should do. We each presented our point of view. We talked, we argued, and we pleaded with each other. Still, neither of us could convince the other. We were not sure what we should do. Choose the BEST sentence to place after the underlined sentence to add detail and more clearly explain the situation.

A. We had each saved up the same amount of money: ten dollars.

B. We thought that maybe we should just go off and do our own thing.

C. Beth and I were always trying to come up with new ways to have some fun.

D. Beth thought we should go out for lunch, but I had a trip to the wildlife park in mind.

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Read the paragraph and answer the question. Bryce went to the museum last weekend. When he first got there, he looked at his favorite painting. , he went to see a sculpture. Then, he went to see all the books artists created. , he visited the gift shop. Bryce enjoyed his trip to the museum. Choose the BEST transitions to fill in the blanks in the order they appear.

A. Next; Finally

B. First; Second

C. Finally; Then

D. In conclusion; Next

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The writer wants to add dialogue to their story. Which of the following sentences could best be added after the underlined sentence to help the writer include more dialogue?

A. I told Abby, "There's my mom, I wonder why she is here?"

B. Abby said, "I can't believe you forgot your permission slip, you have been wanting to go on this field trip for a long time."

C. I told Abby, "Thank goodness, there's my mom with my permission slip."

D. My mom said, "Do you need some money for lunch?"

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Choose the best ending sentence.

A. Alison's parents bought her a horse for her birthday.

B. Mucking a stall is what it is called when you clean it out.

C. At the end of the day, Alison would give Mia a treat and a kiss goodbye.

D. Alison saved her money to buy a pet horse.

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The student wants to add dialogue to the story. Which of the following sentences BEST replaces the underlined sentence?

A. "I'm hungry," whispered Buster the bunny. "I think I will have some of Old Ben's vegetables since they are my favorite."

B. "Stay off my farm bunny," yelled Old Ben.

C. "You will never catch me Old Ben! I am too fast for you," yelled Buster as he ran away.

D. Buster would sometimes eat the tomatoes of Old Ben's farm.

Leah is writing a story for her class about a girl riding her bike. Leah wants to revise her draft to add an introduction sentence at the beginning. Read the draft of the story and complete the task that follows. "Oh no!" thought Jenny as she swung her leg off of her bike. She kneeled down to get a better look at the chain. There was no way Jenny could fix the broken chain this time. Now Jenny would have to walk her bike all the way to karate class. She would probably be late. This had already happened two other times this week! Jenny knew it was definitely time for a visit to the bike shop. Pick the TWO BEST choices for a beginning sentence.

Hopefully her bike could be fixed.

All of a sudden Jenny could not move her bike.

Jenny reached into her backpack and noticed a huge rip.

Jenny could not wait to learn some new moves in karate class.

Jenny heard a snapping noise coming from the chain of her bike.

Jack ran as fast as he could to get home from school.

Jack was a 10-year-old boy who loved animals, especially his dog Rocky.

Rocky would sit and wait for Jack by the window until he came home.

Rocky was 3 years old with short black hair and about 80 pounds.

A student is writing a story for a teacher about soccer. Read the draft of the story and click on the TWO sentences that do not belong in the story because they do not follow the order of events in the rest of the story.

A. was bigger than any other slide at the entire water park

B. stretched up into the sky and towered over me like a giant

C. looked taller than anything I had seen before

D. was seven stories tall, which is taller than my school

A. The people who worked at the theater were very nice.

B. I threw away most of the popcorn I bought instead of eating it.

C. The movie we saw was great!

D. I do not think my brother and I will return to that theater ever again.

A student has written a story and wants to revise it to show more clearly how one event follows from another. Read this paragraph from the story and answer the question that follows. "It was a warm and windy day. Jules decided to let some fresh air inside. As soon as he opened the window, a sparrow flew into the house! The frightened bird fluttered around the kitchen for a minute. It landed, exhausted, on the table. Jules left the window open, but closed all the doors to the room. He hoped the sparrow would figure out how to go back outside." Which word is the BEST choice to connect the underlined sentences?

A. also

B. then

C. therefore

D. since

A. We had each saved up the same amount of money: ten dollars.

B. We thought that maybe we should just go off and do our own thing.

C. Beth and I were always trying to come up with new ways to have some fun.

D. Beth thought we should go out for lunch, but I had a trip to the wildlife park in mind.

Read the paragraph and answer the question. Bryce went to the museum last weekend. When he first got there, he looked at his favorite painting. , he went to see a sculpture. Then, he went to see all the books artists created. , he visited the gift shop. Bryce enjoyed his trip to the museum. Choose the BEST transitions to fill in the blanks in the order they appear.

A. Next; Finally

B. First; Second

C. Finally; Then

D. In conclusion; Next

Chris wants to add dialogue to the story. Which of the following sentences best replace the underlined sentences? Choose THREE that are correct.

A. "My mom told me everything was going to be okay."

B. "Everything is going to be okay, Chris," my mom said.

C. "I asked her if I had to go."

D. "Mom, do I have to go?" I asked her nervously.

E. "Good morning, welcome to fourth grade," Mrs. Park said as I walked into the classroom.

F. "As I walked into the classroom, Mrs. Park said good morning welcome to fourth grade."

A. My dad said, "I did not want to go to camp, I was nervous just like you, and I was unhappy for three weeks until my parents picked me up."

B. He told me, "I got very homesick. You do not have to go if you do not want to."

C. I said, "Dad, would you please tell me about your time as a camper?"

D. He comforted me by saying, "I met some kids at summer camp that are still my friends today."

A. I told Abby, "There's my mom, I wonder why she is here?"

B. Abby said, "I can't believe you forgot your permission slip, you have been wanting to go on this field trip for a long time."

C. I told Abby, "Thank goodness, there's my mom with my permission slip."

D. My mom said, "Do you need some money for lunch?"

Choose the best ending sentence.

A. Alison's parents bought her a horse for her birthday.

B. Mucking a stall is what it is called when you clean it out.

C. At the end of the day, Alison would give Mia a treat and a kiss goodbye.

D. Alison saved her money to buy a pet horse.

C. "You will never catch me Old Ben! I am too fast for you," yelled Buster as he ran away.

D. Buster would sometimes eat the tomatoes of Old Ben's farm.

All of a sudden Jenny could not move her bike.

Jenny reached into her backpack and noticed a huge rip.

Jenny could not wait to learn some new moves in karate class.

Jenny heard a snapping noise coming from the chain of her bike.

A student is writing a story for a teacher about soccer. Read the draft of the story and click on the TWO sentences that do not belong in the story because they do not follow the order of events in the rest of the story.

Jacob is my very best friend.

We met playing soccer.

He used to play football too.

We have been on the same soccer team, the 'Blue Kickers,' for five years.

This year, his family moved across town.

Jacob was able to join a new soccer team called the 'Yellow Titans.'

I think their yellow shirts are too bright.

We were both upset when Jacob moved, but we call or text almost every day.

This Saturday, the Blue Kickers play the Yellow Titans.

Jacob and I will be playing against each other!

I know that we will both play our best.

If my team loses, it won't be so bad because it means my best friend won.

Chris wants to add dialogue to the story. Which of the following sentences best replace the underlined sentences? Choose THREE that are correct.

A. "My mom told me everything was going to be okay."

B. "Everything is going to be okay, Chris," my mom said.

C. "I asked her if I had to go."

D. "Mom, do I have to go?" I asked her nervously.

E. "Good morning, welcome to fourth grade," Mrs. Park said as I walked into the classroom.

F. "As I walked into the classroom, Mrs. Park said good morning welcome to fourth grade."