AnswersPA-Common Core ELA 8 Q1Writing a Personal Narrative about an Important Person

Writing a Personal Narrative about an Important Person Answers

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Read the paragraph from a personal narrative.1. I met Elisa. 2. She was sitting on a blanket with her mom and her sister. 3. I was tossing a softball back-and-forth with some friends. 4. It was a really hot day at the park, and my friends and I were sweating a lot. 5. We went to drink from the fountain, but the water was hot too. 6. Elisa called us over to her blanket and pointed to an ice chest. 7. “Help yourself,” she said. 8. When I lifted the lid, the tops of several brightly colored fruit bars came into view.

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a sequence word
B
a strong example
C
a different pronoun
D
a time word or phrase
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In a personal narrative, the narrator can best highlight the qualities of the subject with

A
descriptive labels.
B
strong examples.
C
background information.
D
concluding statements.
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Read the beginning of Joseph’s personal narrative.My aunt Sophia is a painter. She started painting when she was a young girl and went to an art school later in life. Now, she makes her living selling her paintings all over the world. When I was in elementary school, a classmate made fun of a drawing I made of a horse. It made me feel like I was a bad artist, so I told myself I would never draw again. I refused to do any artwork, no matter what anyone said. That changed when my family went to visit my Aunt Sophia when I was twelve years old.

A
a strong example that shows how Joseph’s aunt changed his view of himself as an artist
B
an interesting detail about Aunt Sophia’s life when she was a student in art school
C
a closing explanation of the effect Joseph’s aunt had on his view of himself as an artist
D
some background information about Aunt Sophia and her relationship to one of Joseph’s parents
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The middle section of a personal narrative needs to include

A
strong examples that highlight the subject’s qualities.
B
background information that introduces the subject.
C
effects that the subject has had on the narrator’s life.
D
information about characters other than the subject.
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Which section of a personal narrative needs to include strong examples that demonstrate qualities of the subject?

A
middle section
B
prewriting section
C
beginning section
D
ending section
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Read the first sentences in Dorthea’s personal narrative.1. Jamie and Jeremy are my next door neighbors. 2. They are brother and sister. 3. Everyday, myself walks to school with them.

A
Dorthea should identify herself as a character in her narrative.
B
The pronoun “they” should be replaced with the pronoun “we.”
C
In sentence 3, Dorthea should identify herself with a different pronoun.
D
The word “Everyday” should be removed from the beginning of sentence 3.
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Read the paragraph from a personal narrative.1. I remember when Ben first had the idea for a community garden. 2. We were walking home from school past an old abandoned dirt lot. 3. Ben stood and stared through the fence for awhile lost in thought. 4. I thought he was acting strangely. 5. I was walking by the dirt lot again, and there was Ben digging up the dirt with a shovel.

A
a time relationship to show the connection between events more clearly
B
a different pronoun to maintain the story’s first-person point of view
C
a strong example that shows how Ben’s behavior was strange
D
an opinion from the narrator that is related to the events in the story
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Read the paragraph from Kevin’s personal narrative.1. When I was in fifth grade, my family became interested in fostering kittens from the local animal shelter. 2. First, we had to fill out an application. 3. Next, we had to attend a workshop on caring for kittens properly. 4. A woman from the shelter came to our house to see if it was a safe environment for kittens. 5. Finally, we were approved. 6. That was an exciting day!

A
a first-person pronoun
B
a third-person pronoun
C
a sequence word or phrase
D
a time word or phrase
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Read the paragraph from Kevin’s personal narrative.1. When I was in fifth grade, my family became interested in fostering kittens from the local animal shelter. 2. First, we had to fill out an application. 3. Next, we had to attend a workshop on caring for kittens properly. 4. A woman from the shelter came to our house to see if it was a safe environment for kittens. 5. Finally, we were approved. 6. That was an exciting day!

A
After that, a woman from the shelter came to our house to see if it was a safe environment for kittens.
B
She came to our house to see if it was a safe environment for kittens.
C
Finally, a woman from the shelter came to our house to see if it was a safe environment for kittens.
D
I came our house to see if it was a safe environment for kittens.

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