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12-Writing a Personal Narrative-9



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A.9

Using words to paint a picture is not a way to help your audience have a clear picture of your story.
 

 2. 

A.9

A simile compares two different things using the word like or as.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 3. 

B.9 Choose the simile.

a.
The road was long and straight.
b.
The road was straight like a ruler.
 

 4. 

B.9 Choose the simile.

a.
My stomach growled like a lion!
b.
Man, I was hungry.
 

 5. 

B.9 Choose the sentence that gives the most details.

a.
Jenny walked to down the winding dirt path to the lake and dove in!
b.
Jenny walked to the lake and went swimming.
 

 6. 

C.9 Choose the sentence that has more voice.

a.
We went to the movies. We bought popcorn. The movie was funny.
b.
We went to the movies and saw a comedy. We ate popcorn and laughed through the entire movie!
 

 7. 

C.9 Choose the sentence that has more voice.

a.
School shopping is a lot of fun! Mom and I spent the day buying new clothes for me.
b.
We went to the store. Mom bought me some clothes for school.
 

 8. 

B.9 Choose the type of error there is in the following sentence.


i would like to go to the beach.

a.
Capitalization
c.
Spelling
b.
Punctuation
 

 9. 

B.9 Choose the type of error there is in the following sentence.


Johnny ran to the winduw.

a.
Capitalization
c.
Spelling
b.
Punctuation
 

 10. 

C.9 Choose the type of error there is in the following sentence.


rhonda called her mother on the telephone

a.
Capitalization
c.
Spelling
b.
Punctuation
d.
Both A and B
 



 
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