Unit One Study Guide

Writing

1. Name the steps of the Writing Process.

• Prewriting• Drafting• Editing• Revising• Publishing

2. What are some things that make a sentence complete?

• Subject and Predicate• Begins with a capital letter• Ends with a punctuation mark

3. What is a pronoun? Indefinite Pronoun?

• A pronouns is a word that takes the place of a noun.

• An indefinite pronoun does not refer to a specific person, place, thing or idea. (anybody, anyone, someone, etc.)

4. When do you capitalize a word?

• Proper Noun• Dates• First letter in a sentence• Titles

5. What is a noun? Abstract noun?

• A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

• An abstract noun is an idea. It is something that you can’t touch like peace.

 6. What are some characteristics of a narrative writing?

• Events are in order• Has conflict that generates action• Has a climax or turning point• Has a stratifying conclusion

7. What is a description in writing?

• Gives you the details you need to understand the story and allows you to paint a picture in your head of the scene.

8. Write three proper nouns. • Monroe County Middle School• Ms. White• Wal-Mart• Tompkinsville• Kentucky

9. Write three examples of pronouns.

• Him• She• Her • He• Them• They• Someone

10. Write your home address correctly using the rules of capitalization.

Monroe County Middle School600 South Main StreetTompkinsville KY, 42167

11. Name one of the six traits of writing and why you believe it is important.

• Prewriting• Drafting• Editing• Revising• Publishing

Narrative• A type of writing that tells about events

or actions as they change over a period of time and often includes story elements

Biography• A story written about a person’s life

Verb• Tells the action someone or something is

doing or expressing.

Prequel• The text about what happened before a

story was written.

Pronoun• A word that takes the place of a noun.

Autobiography• A text that is written about a person’s

life by that person.

Noun• Person, place, thing or idea

True or False• 13. Narratives can be fiction or non-

fiction. _____•  • 14. A pronoun takes the place of an

adjective. _____•  • 15. One of the best times to engage

your reader is at the beginning. _____

• 16. ______ shall I say is calling?.• Who• Whom• Whose• Who’s

• 17. ___ hour ago we met ___ history teacher.

• a / an• a / a• an / a• an / an

• 18. Charles and ___ are attending the conference.

• me• I• myself• mine

• 19. This will be just between you and ___ .

• myself• I• me• mine

• 20. Which of the following is an example of description?

 • A) “Mark, you need to come inside,” Said Mom. • B) The beautiful trees are gleaming in the bright

winter sun after the large snowfall.

• C)Three years later, he did.

• D) “What?”

• 21. Which is an irrelevant detail about Monroe County Middle School’s students?

 • A) M.C.M.S is located on South Main Street • B) M.C.M.S houses 6th, 7th and 8th grade students • C) M.C.M.S have some of the top students in the

state • D) M.C.M.S teachers care about their students

• 22. Choose the correct sentence.

• A) Your brilliant excuses almost makes up for your tardiness.

 • B) Your brilliant excuses almost make up for your

tardiness. • C) Your brilliant excuses makes up for your tardiness. • D) Your brilliant excuses will makes up for your tardiness.