Name: 
 

7-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. 

B.9

It would be a good idea to write two different beginnings to your narrative and see which one you and your editors like better.
 

 3. 

B.9

It is wrong to look at other books and stories and help get ideas about good beginnings from them.
 

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

 4. 

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


Johnny ran to the winduw.

a.
Capitalization
c.
Spelling
b.
Punctuation
 

 5. 

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
 

 6. 

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
 

 7. 

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!
 

 8. 

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.
 

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

If I were writing a personal narrative about a trip I took to Washington, D.C. I should tell the audience what I had for breakfast each morning of my trip.
 



 
Check Your Work     Reset Help