1st grade narrative writing quiz

📚 Quick Study Guide

Narrative writing is all about telling a story! Here are some things to remember:

• ✍️ Characters: Who is in your story? Give them names and describe what they are like.
• 🌍 Setting: Where and when does your story take place? Is it in a forest? At school? On a sunny day?
• ✏️ Plot: What happens in your story? Think about a beginning, a middle, and an end.
• 💬 Problem: What challenge do the characters face?
• 💡 Solution: How do the characters solve the problem?
• ✨ Details: Use lots of describing words to make your story interesting!

Practice Quiz

1. What is the most important thing to include in a narrative story?
   1. A list of your favorite foods.
   2. A made-up story with characters and events.
   3. A description of your house.
2. Which of these is part of the setting?
   1. The main character's best friend.
   2. Where and when the story takes place.
   3. The title of the story.
3. What is the 'plot' of a story?
   1. The name of the author.
   2. What happens in the story from beginning to end.
   3. The color of the book cover.
4. What is a 'character' in a story?
   1. A type of pen used for writing.
   2. A person or animal in the story.
   3. A chapter heading.
5. Which of these is an example of a 'problem' in a story?
   1. A character loses their favorite toy.
   2. A character eats breakfast.
   3. A character goes to sleep.
6. What should you include to make your story more interesting?
   1. Only short sentences.
   2. Lots of describing words.
   3. No characters at all.
7. What is the last thing that should happen in a narrative story?
   1. The beginning.
   2. The problem.
   3. The end, or solution to the problem.