Whose Truth? Pretest

Which of the following is true about third-person omniscient point of view?

• It uses the word I, and one character tells the story.

• It uses the word you and makes the reader feel a part of the story.

• The narrator is not part of the story and only states the characters' actions and speech.

• The narrator is not part of the story and knows what every character is thinking and feeling.

Which of the following is true about first-person point of view?

• It uses the word I, and one character tells the story.

• It uses the word you and makes the reader feel a part of the story.

• The narrator is not part of the story and only states the characters' actions and speech.

• The narrator is not part of the story and knows what every character is thinking and feeling.

Which of the following is true about third-person limited point of view?

• It uses the word I, and one character tells the story.

• It uses the word you and makes the reader feel a part of the story.

• The narrator is not part of the story and only states the characters' actions and speech.

• The narrator is not part of the story but knows what one character is thinking and feeling.

A synonym for narrative writing would be...

• Ordering

• Debating

• Explaining

• Storytelling

Which of the following statements is true about narrative text?

• It is only written to entertain or inform readers.

• It has so many purposes there is no clear definition.

• It may inform, persuade, entertain, inspire, or teach.

• It has no purpose other than to persuade people to buy it

Read the narrative and determine the point of view:

"The teen walked along the beach with his mom, though neither one spoke to the other. The son kept glancing at his mother, sometimes with a furrowed brow, other times with wide eyes. He would start to open his mouth, but then would hastily close it again. His mother continued her steady walking, considering him out of the corner of her eye. Sometimes she smiled a thin smile, but generally she kept her mouth closed."

• First person

• Second person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person objective

• Third-person omniscient

Read the narrative and determine the point of view:

"As the teen walked along the beach with his mother, he knew he had to tell her the truth. He realized she may never forgive him for the deception, but that she deserves to know. He thought that to recover her trust, he would need to demonstrate responsibility now for what he did and be honest about it."

• First person

• Second person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person objective

• Third-person omniscient

Read the narrative and determine the point of view:

"As you walked along the beach with your mom, you knew it was time to tell her the facts about what happened. She may never pardon you for your deceit, but you sense that she deserves to know. You think that to regain her trust, you need to demonstrate responsibility now for what you did and be honest about it."

• First person

• Second person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person objective

• Third-person omniscient

Read the narrative and determine the point of view:

"As you walked along the beach with your mom, you knew it was time to tell her the facts about what happened. She may never pardon you for your deceit, but you sense that she deserves to know. You think that to regain her trust, you need to demonstrate responsibility now for what you did and be honest about it."

• First person

• Second person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

Which of the following statements is true about a story's narrator?

• The narrator is usually the author so that he or she can tell you what all of the characters are thinking or feeling at any time.

• The narrator controls what information your reader receives about events in the story and what the characters are thinking.

• The narrator is usually one of the characters in the story who knows everything about what the others are thinking and feeling.

• The narrator controls only the information that the main character is aware of and so is limited by that character's experiences.