Worksheet

Add Dialogue to a Narrative

Grade 4 - Writing - Building Confidence

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  1. Which dialogue line best fits this scene: Mia finds the missing trail map before the hike?

    • "I found the map under the bench," Mia said.
    • "This is a sentence," someone said.
    • "I like talking," the character said.
    • Mia was on a hike with her class.

  2. Which sentence punctuates this dialogue correctly: Stop before the gate swings back?

    • "Stop before the gate swings back" Sofia warns her brother about the loose gate.
    • "Stop before the gate swings back," Sofia called.
    • Stop before the gate swings back
    • Stop before the gate swings back. said the character.

  3. Which version uses a speaker tag before the dialogue correctly?

    • Mia waved the folded map over her head.
    • I found the map under the bench
    • Mia whispered, "I found the map under the bench."
    • Mia was on a hike with her class.

  4. Which action beat could go with this dialogue: "The soil feels dry, so we should water it"?

    • The weather was weather.
    • Everyone talked in a talking way.
    • Leah touched the soil with one finger.
    • The plant had green leaves in a clay pot.

  5. Why does this dialogue help the scene: "Try one more block before we change the supports," Andre suggested.

    • The bridge was made from craft sticks.
    • It repeats the title without adding meaning.
    • It reveals Andre's plan and moves the testing scene forward.
    • It gives an unrelated fact about the setting.
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