Quiz Review - The Drive-In Movies

What is the meaning of dedicated in the following sentence?

The dedicated teacher changed many students' lives.

• Lazy

• Difficult

• Devoted

What is the meaning of examine in the following sentence?

The researcher examined the results of her experiment.

• did tests on

• looked carefully at

• ignored

What is the meaning of intently in the following sentence?

My older sister loves basketball, and she watches WNBA games intently.

• with a critical attitude

• with a lot of interest

• casually

What does vigorously mean in the following sentence?

My grandpa is almost 80, but he walks vigorously around the neighborhood each day with his dog.

• reluctantly

• slowly

• energetically

What point of view is this paragraph written in?

I was walking through the woods on my way to my grandma's house. The woods were so pretty!

What was that? I thought I heard something behind me. I turned around, but I didn't see anyone.

• first person point of view

• second person point of view

• third person point of view

What point of view is this paragraph written in?

Little Red Riding Hood was on her way to her grandma's house. She was walking through the woods. She loved the woods.

Little Red Riding Hood thought she heard something behind her. She turned around, but didn't see anything.

• First person point of view

• Third person omniscient point of view

• Third person limited point of view

What point of view is the paragraph below written in?

The wolf watched Little Red Riding Hood. She looked delicious and he hadn't eaten for days.

Little Red Riding Hood stopped. Had she heard something behind her? She turned around, but she didn't see anything.

The wolf, hiding behind a tree, smiled hungrily.

• First person point of view

• Second person point of view

• Third person omniscient point of view

What happens when the boys wax the car?

• They only finish half of it, and the wax looks foggy.

• They accidentally scratch the car, and they are worried their mom will be mad.

• They start fighting and never finish waxing it.

What is one of the first things the narrator does to try to make his mom happy?

• He cuts the grass.

• He waxes the car.

• He makes her breakfast.

There is very little dialogue in this story. What do you think is the best explanation for why the author chose to limit the amount of dialogue?

• The author did not remember what people said during these events.

• The author does not like dialogue and thinks it is boring.

• It keeps the reader really focused on the narrator's thoughts and experiences.