AnswersAFC ASVAB Verbal B S2Connotation and Denotation

Writing a Personal Narrative about an Important Person Answers

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When developing a personal narrative, it is important to include

A
descriptive labels.
B
strong examples.
C
exaggerations.
D
fictional elements.
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How can a writer best highlight the qualities of the subject in a personal narrative?

A
Introduce the subject’s qualities with background information.
B
Name the subject’s qualities using descriptive words as labels.
C
Demonstrate the subject’s qualities with strong examples.
D
Explain how the subject’s qualities have affected the writer’s life.
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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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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 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 beginning of George’s personal narrative.1.Sue worked at the local grocery store. 2.She was in charge of stocking the shelves. 3. She had to arrive at work before daylight, so she could work in the food aisles before the first customers arrived.

A
George needs to include himself as a character in the narrative.
B
George needs to provide background information about Sue.
C
George needs to add a time relationship between sentences 1 and 2.
D
George needs to change the pronoun “she” to the pronoun “they.”
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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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