Story Elements "Whitewater Rafting" Questions - Melissa Richards | Biblioteka

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Part A: Based on the narrator's actions, what kind of person is he?

The narrator is easily afraid

The narrator is a funny person

The narrator is a brave person

The narrator is doesn't like to be around other people

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"I hired a guide who knew what to do"

"Next, we paddled our oars and followed the guides instructions."

"An enormous wave crashed over the raft...however I managed to hold on"

"But we made it safely down the roaring river"

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The narrator hates white water rafting because it is too rough and he almost drowned.

The narrator feels successful at the end of his white-water rafting trip because he braved the waves.

The narrator is afraid of water and doesn't finish the trip.

The narrator is old and gets hurt while is on the raft.

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"My name is Nicholas, and I have to say..."

"But I wanted to try something new...."

"I had never been white water rafting before"

There are straps inside the raft that you hold onto.

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"This one also knocked me to the bottom of the raft"

"But we made it safely down the roaring river"

"We paddled our oars and followed the guides instructions"

"The inflatable rubber raft held eight people..."

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He's done white-water rafting before and knows what to do.

He knows more than the people he is going rafting with.

He hires a guide who knows what to do and where to go.

He's 70 years old and very wise for his age.