Question

Read the paragraph from a personal narrative.

1. It may have seemed like an ordinary day to everyone else, but to me, it couldn't have been further from it.
2 Today was my first day working as a waitress at Pete's Pizza Haven, and I could not have been more excited.
3 In fact, I was so excited that I rushed to get ready much faster than I typically do.
4 "I'm ready to go!" I shouted, bouncing down the stairs and flying into the kitchen, where my mom was making breakfast.
5 "I have so much to learn and don't want to be late," I declared for emphasis.
6 My mom just grinned and placed a steaming plate of eggs before me.
Which should be added after sentence 6 to most effectively move the plot forward?

Answer 1

C). I gulped down my food, grabbed my bus card, and pecked my mother on the cheek as I raced out the door.

Step-by-step explanation:

'Personal narrative' as the title implies 'a narrative that relates or retells the author's own experiences intending to convey a message, lesson or merely sharing an engrossing exposure or experience. Such narratives must offer an organized and coherent meaning so the audience could relate to it more conveniently and efficiently.

In the given question, the sentence that must follow sentence 6 in order to efficiently move the plot forward is displayed through option C as it resumes the continuity of the narrative. After the mother brought breakfast for him, he 'gulped it down' and set out from home as reflected by the phrase 'grabbed .....pecked my mother....raced out the door'. Thus, option C keeps the continuity intact and hence, it is the answer.

Answer 2

I gulped down my food, grabbed my bus card, and pecked my mother on the cheek as I raced out the door.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to move the plot of the narrative forward, it is best to keep on continuing the story line/ narrative plot line. So, with the sentence 6 ending with the narrator's mother preparing breakfast, the next sentence will either deal with the process of eating that prepared breakfast or will be about the narrator's eagerness to get to the work place. Thus, the sentence that will follow sentence 6 so as to advance the plot best will be

I gulped down my food, grabbed my bus card, and pecked my mother on the cheek as I raced out the door.