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In a narrative, the student wants to write a story about a girl who accidentally wears her pajamas to school.
How should the story begin? |
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By introducing the characters in detail. |
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By describing the setting. |
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By creating a situation. |
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By describing the problem. |
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In a narrative, the student wants to write a story about a girl who accidentally wears her pajamas to school.
Which description below should be used to introduce the setting? |
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The setting is at a house and it is during the spring. |
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Beverly is living at her house and it is a warm day. |
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On a beautiful spring day, the sun rose over the mountains of Beverly's house. |
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On a day at Beverly's house, a problem is about to occur. |
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In a narrative, the student wants to write a story about a girl who accidentally wears her pajamas to school.
Which description below should be used to introduce the character? |
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A young girl named Beverly is brushing her teeth before heading to her 5th grade class. |
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Beverly is a young girl. She will go to school. |
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School is where Beverly will be going. She is a young girl. |
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The girl is Beverly. She goes to school. She is in the 5th grade. |
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Which of the following would NOT be a good introduction? |
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There was a knock at the door and Sally was a 10-year old girl. |
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The jury entered back into the hushed courtroom to wait for the verdict. |
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Horses ran across the field as Farmer Todd entered the barn. |
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With the television volume up to the highest degree, the neighbors began knocking on the door. |
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What details should definitely be included in an introduction of a character? |
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Their last test score. |
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Their appearance. |
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Their middle name. |
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Their favorite pet. |
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Which of the following should NOT be included in the introduction to a story? |
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The characters. |
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The conflict at its worst. |
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The setting. |
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The beginning of the conflict. |
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Do all of the characters have to be introduced at the beginning of the story? |
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No, they should be introduced as they are brought into the story. |
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No, some of the characters should be introduced at the very end of the story. |
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Yes, so that the reader knows all of the characters. |
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Yes, but only if they are the minor characters. |
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Read the event below.
My best friend, Paris, was telling my secret to her sister.
Which event should take place next? |
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I whispered the secret into Paris's ear. |
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I marched right up to Paris and confronted her. |
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I really wanted to tell Paris what happened, but I wasn't sure if she would keep it a secret. |
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Even though Paris revealed my secret, I forgave her. |
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Read the event below.
Smoke filled the room and Patty realized it was coming from the oven.
Which event should take place next? |
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While mixing the cake mix, Patty wasn't sure exactly how long to cook the cake. |
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The fire blazed and completely destroyed the house. |
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Patty placed the cake in the oven and then took a shower. |
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Patty ran to the oven and tried to put out the fire. |
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Read the event below.
The news reporter stated that a criminal had escaped prison.
Which event should take place next? |
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A news reporter began her report about a criminal. |
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Tiffany quickly turned on the television to watch the local news. |
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Immediately, Tiffany closed the windows and locked the doors. |
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The escaped criminal had been caught. |
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