Story Writing

1. Put the parts of the story in the correct order.

___ I knelt down cautiously and picked up the strange paper.

___ On it were only five words, written in a messy way: “Get out. He is coming.” I quickly realized there was
something very wrong with the situation, for the note had come from under the closet door.

___ It was a slow, soft scraping sound that came across the hardwood floor. Confused, I searched for the source of
the sound; and I found it immediately.

___ Last night, I was sitting in my living room watching TV before bedtime, when I heard a strange noise.

___ A Curious Warning

___ Someone had slipped a small, folded note under the door. “What is this?” I thought. More curious than
anything, I approached the note carefully.

2. Underline examples of the three narrative tenses: past simple, past continuous and past perfect.

3. Circle all the adjectives and adverbs you can find.

4. Find the two examples of direct speech.

5. How many characters are there in the story?

6. What is the main event in the story?

7. Is the ending surprising?

Story Writing

1. Put the parts of the story in the correct order.

___ I knelt down cautiously and picked up the strange paper.

___ On it were only five words, written in a messy way: “Get out. He is coming.” I quickly realized there was
something very wrong with the situation, for the note had come from under the closet door.

___ It was a slow, soft scraping sound that came across the hardwood floor. Confused, I searched for the source of
the sound; and I found it immediately.

___ Last night, I was sitting in my living room watching TV before bedtime, when I heard a strange noise.

___ A Curious Warning

___ Someone had slipped a small, folded note under the door. “What is this?” I thought. More curious than
anything, I approached the note carefully.

2. Underline examples of the three narrative tenses: past simple, past continuous and past perfect.

3. Circle all the adjectives and adverbs you can find.

4. Find the two examples of direct speech.

5. How many characters are there in the story?

6. What is the main event in the story?

7. Is the ending surprising?

A Curious Warning

Last night, I was sitting in my living room watching TV before bedtime, when I heard a strange noise.

It was a slow, soft scraping sound that came across the hardwood floor. Confused, I searched for the
source of the sound; and I found it immediately.

Someone had slipped a small, folded note under the door. “What is this?” I thought. More curious than
anything, I approached the note carefully.

I knelt down cautiously and picked up the strange paper.

On it were only five words, written in a messy way: “Get out. He is coming.” I quickly realized there
was something very wrong with the situation, for the note had come from under the closet door.