Writer's Choice Grade 8

Unit 4: Narrative Writing


1.	News stories usually start out slowly, gradually revealing the facts.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2.	A first-person point of view uses the pronouns I or we.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3.	A third-person point of view uses the pronouns he, she, or they.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4.	A story is in spatial order when the events are presented in the order they happened.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5.	Most narratives have a time frame of only a few days.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6.	Dialogue can make characters—and their story—come to life.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7.	Good dialogue rarely contains slang expressions or contractions.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8.	Careful research is important when writing a historical narrative.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9.	Before, next, and then are transition words that help show chronological order.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10.	Narrative writing is always based on actual people and events.
		A)	True
		B)	False