Character Perspective Quiz

Butterflies circled inside Claire’s belly. Why had she agreed to read her poem

into the microphone in front of the entire school? Her teacher loved Claire’s poem, but

that didn’t mean the other students would. What if they didn’t listen while she recited

the poem? What if they booed her?

Her legs wobbled as if this was the first time she’d ever walked. The journey

from her seat to the microphone took forever. Every single pair of eyes in the

auditorium was on her. What if she tripped? What if she made a fool of herself?

had if she forgot every word of her poem? Claire wished she’d never written that poem.

What does the line “butterflies circled inside Claire’s belly” tell you about her perspective on reading her poem?

• Claire is feeling excited and confident about reading her poem.
• Claire is feeling hungry and tired about reading her poem.
• Claire is feeling bored and uninterested about reading her poem.
• Claire is feeling nervous and anxious about reading her poem.

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Opal peeked out the hatch door. All she saw was blowing sand. That

was all she’d been seeing since her ship had landed on this planet. She didn’t

even know the planet’s name. It wasn’t on any of her maps of this galaxy. She’d

like to believe she’d discovered a new planet. She’d never know for sure if she

couldn’t get out of the ship to explore, though. Would those windy conditions

outside ever stop? Or was this planet just a constant sandstorm? She walked

away from the hatch door and sighed.

What does the sentence “She walked away from the hatch door and sighed” tell you about Opal’s perspective on being on this planet?

• She is feeling excited and hopeful
• She is feeling bored and uninterested
• She is feeling scared and anxious
• She is feeling disappointed or frustrated.

A fire truck screamed by Tommy. He pedaled as fast as he could on his

bike, but it was too fast for him. Tommy couldn’t wait until he was old enough

to be a firefighter. His dad, brother, and uncle all worked for the fire

department now. Someday, Tommy would get to be like them. He wouldn’t be

afraid to rescue people. He’d put out fires and make sure his town was safe.

He wanted everyone in town to know he was brave. He hoped he’d be able to

drive the fire truck and sound the siren sometimes, too.

What is Tommy’s perspective on being a firefighter?

• He is afraid of firefighters.

• He thinks firefighters are brave heroes.

• He believes being a firefighter is too risky.

• He is hoping his family doesn’t want him to be a firefighter.

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I studied the painting I had on my easel. I dipped my brush into the

blue paint. I darkened the sky a bit. I added a few more clouds with some

white paint. With a light brown color, I highlighted the bark on a tree. Putting

yellow paint on a few leaves on the branches made it look as if sunlight filtered

into the scene. I dragged a wider paintbrush with black paint on it from the

middle of the picture to the bottom. This made a winding path. A handful of

puffy green bushes really make the path pop. Now my painting was finally

finished.

What do the main character’s actions tell you about her perspective on painting?

• She thinks paintings should be made quickly and without details.

• She believes colorful details make a painting better.

• She thinks details make a painting too busy.

• She believes paintings shouldn’t have more than three colors.

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Petra took the strange package into the house. It was wrapped in

glittery gold paper and tied with a red velvet bow. She’d never seen such a

pretty present. Checking the tag, she saw her name written on it. It also said, "DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE,"

but she didn’t recognize the handwriting.

Christmas Eve was still days away. Petra shook the box. Something bonked into

the sides of the box. She sniffed the box, but she didn’t smell anything. Who

would leave her such a mysterious gift

What does Petra shaking and smelling the box tell you about her perspective on the gift?

• Petra thinks there is something alive inside the gift box.

• Petra wants to figure out what is inside the gift box.

• Petra believes the gift box might be dangerous.

• Petra believes the gift box was mistakenly delivered to her.

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Chris stood a few feet from the edge of the pool. He told his sister he wasn’t

afraid to dive in. She’d been showing off all morning with her dives. When she had dared him

to dive, he’d told her he wasn’t in the mood. She’d called him a chicken.

She was right. Chris was afraid to dive into the pool. He didn’t like to be

underwater. It made him scared that he wouldn’t be able to find his way back to the

surface. It was a silly fear, but he couldn’t stop picturing it.

“If you dive in,” his sister said, “you can help me when I dog-sit the neighbor’s

puppy next week.”

Chris had been begging to do just that all weekend. He loved dogs. He backed up a

little farther from the pool. Picturing all the fun he’d have with the neighbor’s puppy, he ran

and leaped into the pool. When his head poked back up to the surface, his sister cheered.

What causes Chris’s perspective on diving to change?

• His sister teases him about being afraid to dive.

• His sister tells him she doesn’t think he knows how to dive.

• His sister shows him how to dive like a pro swimmer.

• His sister promises he can help dog-sit the neighbor’s puppy next week.

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“No dogs allowed.” Sam frowned at the sign on the entrance gates of the park in

his new neighborhood. Dogs were always allowed at the park in his neighborhood. He looked

down at his beagle. “I guess you’ll have to go home, Milo.”

Milo wagged his tail, his tennis ball wedged between his teeth.

“No ball playing at this park.” Sam tugged on Milo’s leash, and they headed back

to the house. The ugly house in this ugly neighborhood.

“Hey,” a girl’s voice called.

Sam looked across the street.

“I’m Sophia. Does your dog want to play with my dog in my backyard? It’s a big,

open area. Perfect for playing ball.” She beamed a smile at Sam.

Milo pulled at his leash toward the girl. Maybe things would work out in this new neighborhood.

What changes Sam’s perspective on his new neighborhood?

• Sophia's invitation to play in her big backyard

• The “No Dogs Allowed” sign at the park

• Milo wagging his tail while he held his ball

• Sam's visit to his old neighborhood

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“Strawberry is the best ice cream flavor,” Gavin announced while he waited in line at

the ice cream shop.

“No way,” his friend, Mary said. “Vanilla is the best.”

Gavin scrunched up his nose. “Vanilla is too plain.”

Mary shook her head. “No, it isn’t. You can add sprinkles, nuts, and candies to it.”

“You can do the same to chocolate,” Gavin said, “plus have the strawberry flavor.

That’s better.”

“That’s too much strawberry flavor in your ice cream,” Mary said.

Gavin stepped up to the merchant's counter. “There’s no such thing as too much

strawberry flavor in your ice cream, Mary.”

How does Gavin’s perspective on ice cream differ from Mary's?

• Gavin believes you can never have too much strawberry flavor in ice cream while Mary thinks you can.

• Gavin believes vanilla ice cream is good while Mary disagrees.

• Gavin believes all ice cream is good while Mary only likes vanilla.

• Gavin believes strawberry ice cream tastes the same as vanilla while Mary disagrees.

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Bobby Beaver searched the woods for the perfect trees. He chomped

into the logs. He carried them where he wanted them. He arranged them

across the river. Bobby worked hard all day.

When he was finished, he had a sturdy dam built. He tidied it up a bit,

had some dinner, then admired his work some more.

“This just might be the finest dam I’ve ever built,” Bobby said to

himself. He recalled some of the other dams he’d built in the past. This one was

definitely higher and more watertight. “Practice makes perfect.”

What is Bobby Beaver’s perspective on making dams?

• He thinks his first dam was built the best.

• He believes the more dams he makes, the better built they will be.

• He isn’t proud of his ability to build a dam.

• He wants to rebuild this dam.

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The boat rocked as big waves rolled underneath it. Every now and

then, a huge wave crashed over the sides of the boat. Eli was soaked and

shivering. He had his life vest tied tightly around him. His fingers clawed onto

anything he could find to hold onto. His stomach pitched each time the boat got

hit with another wave. How could a sunny day have turned stormy so quickly?

His uncle wrestled with dropping the sails. The wind was making things difficult.

Would the sailboat’s tiny motor even be able to get them to shore? What if

they got washed up onto the rocks instead? What if the boat sunk?

What is Eli’s perspective on sailing most likely to be after this trip?

• Eli will believe sailing is always a fun time.

• Eli will think that being a boat captain is a great job.

• Eli will believe sailing is too risky and not want to do it again.

• Eli will think there’s nothing to fear about sailing.

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