NARRATIVE WRITING QUIZ 1 WHICH PERSON SHOULD YOU

NARRATIVE WRITING QUIZ

1) WHICH ‘PERSON’ SHOULD YOU WRITE YOUR STORY IN? A. THIRD PERSON (HE / SHE) B. SECOND PERSON (YOU) C. FIRST PERSON (I / ME)

2) HOW LONG SHOULD YOUR STORY’S PLOT BE SET OVER? A. A FEW MINUTES B. A FEW DAYS C. TEN YEARS

3) WHAT ARE THE 3 PARTS OF THE SHORT STORY NARRATIVE? • • • B_______ M_______ E_______

4) SHOULD YOU INCLUDE DIALOGUE? (CHARACTERS SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER) A. B. C. D. YES NO YES - BUT ONLY A LITTLE BIT YES – LOTS AND LOTS

5) WHAT IS THE WORD COUNT? A. 500 -550 WORDS (2 -2. 5 PAGES) B. 300 WORDS (1 PAGE) C. 750 WORDS (3 -3. 5 PAGES)

6)WHICH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW IS A ‘SHOW NOT TELL’ SENTENCE? A. THE MAN WAS BORED. B. YESTERDAY I MOVED HOUSE C. THE MAN YAWNED & LOOKED AT HIS WATCH. D. 96% OF PEOPLE HATED THE CANTEEN.

7) DO YOU HAVE TO USE THE TITLE YOU PICK AS THE TITLE ON YOUR PAGE? A. YES B. NO

8) WHAT ARE THE 5 PARTS OF SENSORY LANGUAGE?

9) WHICH SENTENCE IS THE SIMILE? A. B. C. D. PETER PIPER PEEKED AT THE PIPE. MY FACE WENT AS RED AS A TOMATO. I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN SING LATER. THE FIREWORK FIZZED AND SMASHED.

10) WHICH SENTENCE HAS THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION? REMEMBER ALL THE DIALOGUE AND PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE SPEECH MARKS! A. B. C. D. “Hello, said the man. “What are you doing? said Fred. ” Stop! “shouted the policeman. ” “Wait a minute, ” said Mark. “Don’t I know you from somewhere? ”

1) WHICH ‘PERSON’ SHOULD YOU WRITE YOUR STORY IN? A. THIRD PERSON (HE / SHE) B. SECOND PERSON (YOU) C. FIRST PERSON (I / ME)

FIRST PERSON – “I” • EASIER TO WRITE. • GOOD FOR PERSONAL ACCOUNTS. • MAKES THE WRITING SEEM REAL. • GIVES WRITING MORE PACE.

2) HOW LONG SHOULD YOUR STORY’S PLOT BE SET OVER? A. A FEW MINUTES B. A FEW DAYS C. TEN YEARS

Teacher tip! Try to set your story over a short period of time. Maybe even a few minutes. Do not set it over days/weeks/months/years!

YOUR STORY WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE PAST. EXAMPLES: I WALKED I RAN SHE SAID

3) WHAT ARE THE 4 PARTS OF THE SHORT STORY NARRATIVE? • • BEGINNING PROBLEM CLIMAX ENDING

Narrative Structure Chart • Beginning: setting the scene and introducing the characters. • Problem: something happens to complicate the lives of the characters • Climax: a decisive moment is reached: matters come to a head; suspense is high. • Ending: matters are resolved & some sort of satisfactory end is reached.

4) SHOULD YOU INCLUDE DIALOGUE? (CHARACTERS SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER) A. B. C. D. YES NO YES - BUT ONLY A LITTLE BIT YES – LOTS AND LOTS

5) WHAT IS THE WORD COUNT? A. 500 -550 WORDS (2 -2. 5 PAGES) B. 300 WORDS (1 PAGE) C. 750 WORDS (3 -3. 5 PAGES)

6)WHICH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW IS A ‘SHOW NOT TELL’ SENTENCE? A. THE MAN WAS BORED. B. YESTERDAY I MOVED HOUSE C. THE MAN YAWNED & LOOKED AT HIS WATCH. D. 96% OF PEOPLE HATED THE CANTEEN.

7) DO YOU HAVE TO USE THE TITLE YOU PICK AS THE TITLE ON YOUR PAGE? A. YES B. NO

8) WHAT ARE THE 5 PARTS OF SENSORY LANGUAGE? Sensory Language

Sensory Language The five senses is a way of creating imagery in the reader’s mind and to make them feel as though they are in the scene.

9) WHICH SENTENCE IS THE SIMILE? A. B. C. D. PETER PIPER PEEKED AT THE PIPE. MY FACE WENT AS RED AS A TOMATO. I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN SING LATER. THE FIREWORK FIZZED AND SMASHED.

10) WHICH SENTENCE HAS THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION? REMEMBER ALL THE DIALOGUE AND PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE SPEECH MARKS! A. B. C. D. “Hello, said the man. “What are you doing? said Fred. ” Stop! “shouted the policeman. ” “Wait a minute, ” said Mark. “Don’t I know you from somewhere? ”