Exam 8: Reading and Writing Narrative Texts

Application of Skills Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 8 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. Just Another Night ¹ It was just another night at the frat house. The drinking started early and usually didn't stop until dawn. One of my brothers, a popular easy-going guy named Ryan-not usually much of a drinker-was celebrating a big birthday: his twenty-first. Egged on by the hooting crowd, Ryan bolted down one drink after another, after another, after another. ² By the time Ryan reached 12 drinks, he was slurring his words. As he kept chugging drinks, his face looked flushed; he started sweating heavily. When Ryan lurched to his feet, he swayed unsteadily for a few moments and then collapsed. At first everyone laughed. Then we tried to revive him. We couldn't. ³ "He's not breathing!" I shouted. Someone called 911, and paramedics rushed Ryan to the nearest hospital. His blood-alcohol concentration was several times above the legal limit. Despite intensive efforts by the medical team, nothing helped. Ryan's twenty-first birthday was his last. Our party was over. -adapted from Hales,  An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change , p. 377 The climax of the story occurs when

Application of Skills Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 8 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. Just Another Night ¹ It was just another night at the frat house. The drinking started early and usually didn't stop until dawn. One of my brothers, a popular easy-going guy named Ryan-not usually much of a drinker-was celebrating a big birthday: his twenty-first. Egged on by the hooting crowd, Ryan bolted down one drink after another, after another, after another. ² By the time Ryan reached 12 drinks, he was slurring his words. As he kept chugging drinks, his face looked flushed; he started sweating heavily. When Ryan lurched to his feet, he swayed unsteadily for a few moments and then collapsed. At first everyone laughed. Then we tried to revive him. We couldn't. ³"He's not breathing!" I shouted. Someone called 911, and paramedics rushed Ryan to the nearest hospital. His blood-alcohol concentration was several times above the legal limit. Despite intensive efforts by the medical team, nothing helped. Ryan's twenty-first birthday was his last. Our party was over. -adapted from Hales,  An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change , p. 377 Which technique does the author use to begin the story?

Which organizational pattern is most often used in a narrative?

Which of the following statements best describes a personal narrative?

Replacing general verbs and modifiers with more specific ones will help readers visualize the story.

The strongest narratives use sensory details to help the reader picture, hear, smell, taste, and feel what is described.

Which of the following details can a writer add to a personal narrative to help it "come alive" for the reader?

Application of Skills Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 8 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. Just Another Night ¹ It was just another night at the frat house. The drinking started early and usually didn't stop until dawn. One of my brothers, a popular easy-going guy named Ryan-not usually much of a drinker-was celebrating a big birthday: his twenty-first. Egged on by the hooting crowd, Ryan bolted down one drink after another, after another, after another. ² By the time Ryan reached 12 drinks, he was slurring his words. As he kept chugging drinks, his face looked flushed; he started sweating heavily. When Ryan lurched to his feet, he swayed unsteadily for a few moments and then collapsed. At first everyone laughed. Then we tried to revive him. We couldn't. ³ "He's not breathing!" I shouted. Someone called 911, and paramedics rushed Ryan to the nearest hospital. His blood-alcohol concentration was several times above the legal limit. Despite intensive efforts by the medical team, nothing helped. Ryan's twenty-first birthday was his last. Our party was over. -adapted from Hales,  An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change , p. 377 In the first paragraph of the passage, the "hooting crowd" is a sensory detail to recreate:

Choose the correct order below for the elements in a plot line.

Application of Skills Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 8 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. Just Another Night ¹ It was just another night at the frat house. The drinking started early and usually didn't stop until dawn. One of my brothers, a popular easy-going guy named Ryan-not usually much of a drinker-was celebrating a big birthday: his twenty-first. Egged on by the hooting crowd, Ryan bolted down one drink after another, after another, after another. ² By the time Ryan reached 12 drinks, he was slurring his words. As he kept chugging drinks, his face looked flushed; he started sweating heavily. When Ryan lurched to his feet, he swayed unsteadily for a few moments and then collapsed. At first everyone laughed. Then we tried to revive him. We couldn't. ³ "He's not breathing!" I shouted. Someone called 911, and paramedics rushed Ryan to the nearest hospital. His blood-alcohol concentration was several times above the legal limit. Despite intensive efforts by the medical team, nothing helped. Ryan's twenty-first birthday was his last. Our party was over. -adapted from Hales,  An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change , p. 377 Paragraph 3 begins with a direct quotation from the narrator in order to

Quotation marks should be used in personal narratives to indicate

Jumping right into the story is not an effective strategy for opening a personal narrative.

The series of events that builds suspense is known as the resolution.

Application of Skills Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 8 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. Just Another Night ¹ It was just another night at the frat house. The drinking started early and usually didn't stop until dawn. One of my brothers, a popular easy-going guy named Ryan-not usually much of a drinker-was celebrating a big birthday: his twenty-first. Egged on by the hooting crowd, Ryan bolted down one drink after another, after another, after another. ²By the time Ryan reached 12 drinks, he was slurring his words. As he kept chugging drinks, his face looked flushed; he started sweating heavily. When Ryan lurched to his feet, he swayed unsteadily for a few moments and then collapsed. At first everyone laughed. Then we tried to revive him. We couldn't. ³ "He's not breathing!" I shouted. Someone called 911, and paramedics rushed Ryan to the nearest hospital. His blood-alcohol concentration was several times above the legal limit. Despite intensive efforts by the medical team, nothing helped. Ryan's twenty-first birthday was his last. Our party was over. -adapted from Hales,  An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change , p. 377 What is the setting of this story?

Which of the sentences below is not punctuated correctly?

Examine the time line below. Then select the best answer for the missing event "X". 1.Susan takes a job at the new café in town. 2)On her first day, she makes many mistakes. 3) X 4)She pays the customer's dry cleaning bill. 5)Susan realizes that her new job will teach her much more than how to make a cappuccino.

A personal essay not only narrates an event but also provides some analysis of the experience.

The most exciting part of a personal narrative is called the __________________.

Application of Skills Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 8 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. Just Another Night ¹ It was just another night at the frat house. The drinking started early and usually didn't stop until dawn. One of my brothers, a popular easy-going guy named Ryan-not usually much of a drinker-was celebrating a big birthday: his twenty-first. Egged on by the hooting crowd, Ryan bolted down one drink after another, after another, after another. ² By the time Ryan reached 12 drinks, he was slurring his words. As he kept chugging drinks, his face looked flushed; he started sweating heavily. When Ryan lurched to his feet, he swayed unsteadily for a few moments and then collapsed. At first everyone laughed. Then we tried to revive him. We couldn't. ³ "He's not breathing!" I shouted. Someone called 911, and paramedics rushed Ryan to the nearest hospital. His blood-alcohol concentration was several times above the legal limit. Despite intensive efforts by the medical team, nothing helped. Ryan's twenty-first birthday was his last. Our party was over. -adapted from Hales,  An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change , p. 377 Which transition words does the author use to show the chronology of events?

Choose the sentence below that includes specific verbs and modifiers that energize the writing.