Writing Prompt
The Hat That Talks to Animals — Story Writing
- Difficulty
- Getting started
- Time
- 25 min
- Questions
- 5 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Free Narrative Writing Worksheets — New Zealand
29 free printable narrative writing worksheets from Year 2 to Year 12, with answer sheets. Story writing: characters, settings, plot and language.
- Worksheet
Beginning, Middle and End: Plan a Story with a Story Map
- Difficulty
- Getting started
- Time
- 25 min
- Questions
- 7 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Who and Where? Describing Characters and Settings
- Difficulty
- Getting started
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 10 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Level:
- Writing Prompt
A Very Strange Pet — Story Writing
- Difficulty
- Getting started
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 6 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Strong Story Openings: Hook Your Reader
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 13 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Time Words: Telling a Story in Order
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 11 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Level:
- Writing Prompt
The Door in the Tree — Narrative Writing
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 35 min
- Questions
- 6 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Show, Don't Tell: Describing Feelings in Stories
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 25 min
- Questions
- 14 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Problem and Resolution: Writing the Middle and End of a Story
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 10 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Level:
- Writing Prompt
The Note in the Library Book — Narrative Writing
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 40 min
- Questions
- 6 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Study Guide
Narrative Writing: Story Structure and Show, Don't Tell
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 15 min
- Worksheet
Writing Dialogue in Stories
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 21 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Writing Prompt
Nobody Believed Me — Narrative Writing
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 40 min
- Questions
- 6 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Story Openings That Hook the Reader
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 14 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Creating Believable Characters
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 16 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Writing Prompt
The Difficult Choice — Narrative Writing
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 45 min
- Questions
- 6 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Building Suspense and Tension in a Story
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 12 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Writing Satisfying Story Endings
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 14 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Writing Prompt
The Photograph — Narrative Writing
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 45 min
- Questions
- 6 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Story Openings That Hook the Reader
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 12 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Show, Don't Tell: Revealing Character and Emotion
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 11 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Writing Prompt
The Day Before — Narrative Writing
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 50 min
- Questions
- 12 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Building Tension and Suspense in Narrative Writing
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 35 min
- Questions
- 10 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Planning a Narrative: Story Arc, Conflict and Resolution
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 35 min
- Questions
- 11 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Narrative Perspective: First Person, Third Person Limited and Omniscient
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 40 min
- Questions
- 14 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Building Suspense and Tension in Narrative Writing
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 45 min
- Questions
- 12 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Level:
- Worksheet
Writing Dialogue with Subtext: Show What Characters Do Not Say
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 45 min
- Questions
- 11 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Writing Prompt
Creative Writing from a Stimulus
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 60 min
- Questions
- 13 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Common questions
Which year levels do these narrative writing worksheets cover?
Narrative Writing resources for New Zealand run from Year 2 to Year 12. Each year level has its own set, from an easier Level 1 to a challenging Level 3, so you can step back or move ahead as needed.
Are there answers?
Yes. Worksheets include answers, and open questions come with model answers and success criteria.
Are they free to print?
Yes. Every worksheet downloads instantly as a PDF with no sign-up, free for home, classroom and homeschool use.
How to use these resources
- Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
- Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
- Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
- Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.