Year of the Rat/Point of View Quiz

What does Dad most likely mean in the beginning of the story when he says he will turn into a snowman on his way to work?

• He will wear many layers of clothing to stay warm.

• He will literally become a snowman.

• He will play in the snow with Pacy.

• He will be covered in many layers of snow.

What does the word talent most likely mean as it is used in the story?

• hope

• idea

• skill

• plan

Why does Dad most likely tell Pacy the story about the philosophers and the orange fish?

• to teach her how to make good choices

• to explain that she knows herself better than anyone else

• to warn her about the difficulty she will face in life

• to show her how there can be different opinions about the same topic

What animal does Pacy compare her strength to? She is strong and brave like a ______.

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• tiger
• bear
• rat

What is a main theme of the story, Year of the Rat?

• Being brave takes strength and courage.

• You can never escape a cold door.

• It is not difficult to choose a career.

• You can never know how someone else feels.

If the narrator is part of the story, it is ______ person point of view.

(a)  

• first
• third
• second

If the narrator is outside of the story, it is ______ person point of view.

(a)  

• third
• first
• second

Read the following excerpt and choose whether it is written in first or third person.

Number the Stars by: Lois Lowry

"Ellen was silent at dinner. She looked frightened. Mama and Papa tried to speak of cheerful things, but it was clear they were worried, and it made Annemarie worry too. Only Kirsti was unaware of the quiet tension in the room."

• first person

• third person

Read the following excerpt and choose whether it is written in first or third person. Bud, Not Buddy By: Christopher Paul Curtis "I got out of the car and walked to the front of the log cabin. The doors looked like they were made out of chopped-down trees just like the rest of the building. I looked back at Lefty Lewis and he was still watching so I opened one of the doors."

• first person

• third person

Move the pronouns to the correct column for point of view.

Groups:

(a) First Person Point of View

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(b) Third Person Point of View

• Her

• She

• Him

• They

• We

• I

• Them

• Our

• Me

• My