Name: 
 

19-Writing a Personal Narrative-9



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

 1. 

C.9
Event 1: Rode the plane to Washington, D.C.
Event 2: Saw Washington Monument and Arlington Cemetery
Event 3: Stayed the night at a great hotel
Detail: The take off was really cool!
Detail: There were a lot of people there
Detail: We ate dinner in the room
Detail: We watched a movie while we flew
Detail: We had to walk a lot so my feet got tired
Detail: I swam in their indoor pool

My chart is in the correct order.
 

 2. 

C.9

The only way to publish your personal narrative is to take it to a publisher.
 

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

 3. 

B.9 When proofreading your narrative check and make sure you:

a.
used the correct punctuation
d.
A and B only
b.
indented each new paragraph
e.
all of the above
c.
used a pretty color ink
 

 4. 

B.9 When proofreading your narrative check and make sure you:

a.
wrote in complete sentences
d.
A and B only
b.
used lots of quotation marks
e.
A and C only
c.
began each sentence with a capital letter
 

 5. 

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


The cat pounced on the toy

a.
Capitalization
c.
Spelling
b.
Punctuation
 

 6. 

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


Johnny ran to the winduw.

a.
Capitalization
c.
Spelling
b.
Punctuation
 

 7. 

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
 

 8. 

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


We wanted to have a picnic on Firday.

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

Yes/No
Indicate whether you agree with the sentence or statement.
 

 9. 

B.9

If I were writing a personal narrative about a trip I took to Washington, D.C. I should tell the audience about how I got there.
 

 10. 

B.9

One way to put the events in order for your narrative is to make an event chart.
 



 
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