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📖 Narrative Writing – Exercise 1

Events in the Story (B1+)

📚 Instructions: Read the story below. For questions 1–3, choose the correct option.
Tip: Check the ‘Explanation’ tab first!
Last night, I was walking home when I saw a car running very fast towards a red light. I looked at the driver and I could see that he was talking on his phone. He didn’t stop at the traffic light, and another car crashed into him and killed him. When the police arrived they asked me what had happened and I told them that the driver hadn’t seen the traffic light because he was on his phone.

1. Which of the following is the main event of this story?

2. Which of the following events happened before the main event of the story?

3. Which of the following events happened after the main event of the story?

✨ Understanding story sequence is key to strong narrative writing! ✨