True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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A.9
A good ending can help the audience to prepare for the end and helps
to bring your narrative to a conclusion.
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B.9
It would be a good idea to write two different endings to your
narrative and see which one you and your editors like better.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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B.9
Choose the better beginning to the story.
a. | Crack! Boom! The lightning cracked and the thunder boomed and I
was trembling in the dark. | b. | This is the
story about the time I was home alone during a bad storm. | | | | |
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B.9
Choose the better beginning to the story.
a. | This is about the day that I spent at Sea World.
| b. | Have you ever
touched a dolphin? Have you ever fed a sting ray? Well, I did both of these things the day that I
went to Sea World! | | | | |
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B.9
Choose the better beginning to the story.
a. | My dog Hogan is such a pain! Sometimes I think that we should
have named him Trouble! | b. | This story is my
personal narrative about my dog Hogan who is always getting into trouble. | | | | |
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C.9
Choose the better beginning to the story.
a. | Shopping with my mother is the worst! If you like the idea of
spending countless hours in department store dressing rooms listening to moan after groan, then this
would have been the day for you! | b. | Shopping with my mother is the worst! We have to spend
countless hours in department store dressing rooms where she moans and groans.
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B.9
Choose the better ending to the story.
a. | As we got in the car to leave, I couldn’t believe all the
things that I had seen and done! Sea World was amazing! I keep asking my parents when we can go
again. | b. | And after we saw
the seals, we decided to go home. | | | | |
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B.9
Choose the better ending to the story.
a. | Although my dog is a real pain, I wouldn’t want to live
without him. | b. | Exhausting! That
is what Hogan is! He is a real mess! But I wouldn’t trade him for any other dog on earth!
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C.9
Choose the better ending to the story.
a. | The bell rang finally at 3:00! What a day it had been! As I
left class, my only thought was that I hoped my teacher would be back tomorrow!
| b. | The day ended at
3:00 when the bell rang. | | | | |
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C.9
Choose the better ending to the story.
a. | When Mom finished trying on clothes, we went and got a
milkshake. | b. | After a full day
of shopping misery, Mom took me out and bought me a strawberry milkshake. I guess it wasn’t such
a bad day after all! | | | | |
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