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Name: ____________________ Student Number: ____ Homeroom: ____
Teacher: _____________________
A negative is a word that means “no” or “not.” The words never, no, nobody, none, not, nothing, and nowhere are negatives. The negative word not is often used in contractions. Do not use two negatives in the same sentence.
DIRECTIONS Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct word in the brackets. Remember, don’t use two negatives in the same sentence.
Negatives
1. Many people _______________ never go to Australia. (will/won’t)
2. If you do go, don’t do _______________ silly. (anything/nothing)
3. It is a country full of dangerous animals, but don’t let that _____________ put you off from going. (ever/never)
4. You have probably _______________ seen many of these animals before. (ever/never)
5. There are so many different snakes, but most people ________________ never get bitten by one. (will/won’t)
6. If you go into the bush, you may find some snakes. However, you shouldn’t go into _______________ panic.
(a/no) 7. Not all snakes _______________ poisonous.
(are/aren’t) 8. Didn’t _______________ read about this before?
(anybody/nobody)
Examples: The student had never done his homework before. Nobody had ever seen him write anything in class. He didn’t even know how to write his own name.
DIRECTIONS The following sentence has a double negative. Replace one of the negatives and write the sentence correctly.
1. It’s best not to do nothing that will put you in a dangerous position.
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Adventure Story Example
An adventure story is fiction that puts characters in a dangerous position. The characters have to take risks. There needs to be a hero who survives all the dangers. This makes it very exciting for readers.
This is what you need to make an exciting adventure story: 1. Decide on a dangerous or challenging setting. 2. Create a goal that must be achieved. 3. Create a hero that will achieve this goal. 4. Make problems that the hero needs to overcome in order to achieve
the goal.
DIRECTIONS Read the following adventure story.
The Lost Treasure of Azbark
Charles had always considered himself to be a normal man. Every day he woke up, went to work, returned home, and went to bed. His life was not very interesting. However, that all changed when his dying grandfather gave him a map that was meant to lead to the lost treasure of Azbark. Nobody knew what the treasure was, or if it was even real, but Charles decided it was about time he took a risk. He bought a plane ticket and headed to Australia, where his great adventure would begin.
The first stop on the map was Shark Cove. It was a place full of great white sharks. He never thought he would have to scuba dive through shark infested waters, but that is what he did. He needed to find a statue at the bottom of the ocean which held a secret key. The longer he swam, the scarier it became. Curious sharks began to bump Charles. Just then, he saw the statue with the key. As he swam down, a shark attacked him. The shark’s jagged teeth punctured his air tank. Charles was running out of oxygen fast. He quickly made a lunge towards the statue and grabbed the key. Another shark swam towards Charles. Using the key, Charles stabbed the shark in its eye. As the shark turned around to swim off, he grabbed the shark’s tail, which took him back to the ocean’s surface. It was a lucky escape.
After resting for a few days, Charles went to the final stop on the map. It was the Deadly Desert. There was meant to be a treasure chest there. Many people who entered the desert never returned. There were no sharks here, but there were poisonous snakes hiding beneath the hot sand. As he looked at the map, he knew he was getting closer. He could hear more and more snakes slithering through the sand. Suddenly, Charles stepped on something strange. It was a snake! It let out a huge hissing noise. All the other snakes started to slither towards Charles, too. Charles thought this was going to be the end of him.
About fifty meters away, Charles spotted a large boulder. If he could climb up, he might be safe from the deadly snakes. He ran as quickly as he could. He never knew he could run so fast. He was almost at the boulder when he tripped over. A snake bit his boots. He kicked the snake in the face. The snakes were even angrier now. Just then, it started to pour with rain. The snakes were stunned. It gave Charles just the time he needed to climb onto the boulder. At the top, he couldn’t believe his eyes. He was looking at a very old treasure chest. He tried to put in the key he found at Shark Cove. It fit! Charles turned the key. He slowly opened the treasure chest. He couldn’t believe his eyes. Inside, he found another treasure map. He risked his life for this? He couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. He stuffed the map into his pocket. All the snakes had hidden from the rain now, so he ran all the way back to safety, drinking the rain water as he did.
Charles had his adventure. He wasn’t going to go on another one again. He decided to keep the new map. Perhaps he would give it to his own grandson when he got older, just like how his grandfather had done for him. This new treasure map could be someone else’s adventure. Perhaps this next map would lead to the lost treasure of Azbark.
DIRECTIONS Answer the following questions about the adventure story you just read.
1. Who was the hero in the story and what kind of person was he?
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2. What were two dangerous places in this story?
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3. What was the goal of the hero’s adventure?
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4. What dangerous things did the hero have to do to reach the goal?
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5. Circle all the negatives in the adventure story.
Shark Cove
Deadly Desert
Lost Treasure of Azbark
My Adventure Plan
Complete the boxes with ideas you will use in your adventure story. DIRECTIONS
Draw a picture of your hero. What is their name? Describe your hero.
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Draw places on a map where your adventure story will take place. Briefly describe them.
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What is going to be the final goal of your hero? ________________________________________________________________________________
What are at least two challenges/risks your hero will take in order to achieve their goal?
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Beginning Draft
DIRECTIONS Who, Where, and When Write the start of your adventure story. You need to make it interesting so that people will want to read it. Describe the main hero. Also, tell when and where the story takes place. Tell what dangerous goal your hero is trying to achieve. ______________________________________________________________
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Challenge 1 Draft
DIRECTIONS Write about the first challenge/risk your hero must overcome in order to achieve their goal. Make it exciting! Use descriptive words. Try to practice using negatives in your story, too.
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Challenge 2 Draft
DIRECTIONS Write about the second challenge your hero must overcome in order to achieve their goal. Try to make it even more exciting. Use descriptive words. Practice using negatives here, too.
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Conclusion Draft
DIRECTIONS This is the ending. Write about how the hero finally achieved their final goal. The ending should show how your hero was successful.
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DIRECTIONS
It’s time to edit!
Step 1: Reread your writing. Try to find and fix your own mistakes. Step 2: Show your teacher. They will put edit marks on your work. Use the edit mark guide to help you correct your own work.
