EnglishFreePrintable

Narrative Writing Assessment

A free english worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.

Download now

Name:Date:

Narrative Writing Assessment

Help Maia turn a surprising discovery into a complete story. Read the short story, explore how it works, then plan and write your own narrative. Check your punctuation and make your ending solve the problem.

Read: The Little Boat

After school, Maia followed a narrow track through the bush. Rain had stopped, and drops glittered on the ferns. Beside the stream, she spotted a tiny wooden boat caught between two rocks. A folded note inside said, “Please help me get home!” Maia looked upstream and saw a small wooden hut on the bank. A little fantail fluttered beside its open doorway. The boat was too far away to reach from the slippery rocks. Maia found a long, sturdy branch and carefully nudged the boat into the slow-moving water. It bobbed downstream and stopped near the hut. The fantail chirped as Maia lifted the boat onto the bank. A small toy sailor sat inside. Maia placed the boat in the hut, safe and dry. Then she headed home, smiling at the thought of its owner finding it.

1.Who is the main character, and where does the story take place? Give one detail from the story for each answer.

2.What problem does Maia notice?

A fantail cannot fly.
A little boat is stuck between two rocks and needs to get home.
Maia has lost her school bag.
The stream has dried up.

3.Put these events in story order by writing 1–4 beside each one: Maia nudges the boat with a branch; Maia finds the boat and note; Maia puts the boat in the hut; Maia sees the hut and fantail.

4.Which word best describes Maia when she finds a way to move the boat safely?

Careful
Selfish
Sleepy
Cross

5.Find two describing words in the story. Write each word and the noun it describes.

6.Which sentence uses speech marks correctly?

“Please help me get home!” said the note.
Please help me get home! said the note.
“Please help me get home! said the note.”
Please “help me get home!” said the note.

7.Add the correct punctuation to finish each sentence: What a clever idea Where did Maia find the boat Maia smiled as she walked home

Plan Your Own Narrative

Imagine you discover something unexpected on the way home. Plan a beginning, a problem, an attempt to solve it and an ending. Use your plan to write a story with a clear setting, interesting details and a satisfying ending.

8.Plan your story. Give your main character and setting, describe what surprising thing happens, and say how the character will solve the problem.

9.Write your narrative. Include a beginning that introduces the character and setting, a problem, at least one attempt to solve it, and an ending. Use at least two describing words and correct sentence punctuation. Give your story a title.

10.Reread your story. Write one change you made or would make to improve it, such as adding a describing word, fixing punctuation or making the ending clearer.