Sea Creature- Narrative Point of View Analysis

The passage begins with a second-person narrator ("you"). Select two statements that best explain the effect of this point of view.

• It distances the reader from the events described.

• It allows the narrator to reflect on past memories.

• It helps the reader feel part of the underwater journey.

• It focuses only on facts about the ocean and creatures.

• It creates an immersive and personal experience.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A shift in point of view happens when the narrator wakes up. Select two statements that best explain the effect of this shift.

• It gives more facts about underwater creatures.

• It reveals that the underwater scene was a dream.

• It begins a new dream with a different setting.

• It changes the tone from imaginative to realistic.

• It explains the scientific reason for the jellyfish.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narration changes again to describe Judy’s life. Select two statements that best explain the effect of this shift to third person.

• It makes the dream more realistic and believable.

• It presents the same story but in a new setting.

• It introduces a new character with her own mystery.

• It provides an outside view of Judy’s experiences.

• It shows how the jellyfish came to be discovered.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does the shift between the dream and Judy’s discovery of the jellyfish affect the reader? Select two statements that best explain the effect.

• It explains how the narrator and Judy are related.

• It proves the creatures in the journal are fictional.

• It makes the reader question what is real or imagined.

• It creates suspense by connecting the dream to real events.

• It separates the story into two unrelated events.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What do the various shifts in narrator throughout the story help the author achieve? Select two statements that best explain the effect.

• They highlight only Judy’s belief in the jellyfish.

• They focus entirely on the underwater world.

• They connect dream, memory, and real-world events.

• They give the reader insight into different characters.

• They distract the reader from the main storyline.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why might the author begin the story in second person ("you")?

• To provide scientific information

• To distance the reader from the character

• To make the reader feel personally involved

• To focus only on the setting

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does shifting from second person to first person after the dream affect the story?

• It increases suspense

• It shows that the dream was personal

• It reveals a new character's thoughts

• It creates confusion about the narrator

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is one result of including Judy’s story in third person?

• It limits the story to one point of view

• It offers a new perspective on the jellyfish

• It continues the narrator’s dream

• It explains the ocean in more detail

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why might the author shift to describing Judy’s life instead of staying with the original narrator? Select two.

• To introduce a character tied to the dream’s mystery

• To show how stories can connect across time

• To shift focus to a more scientific explanation

• To explore a character who dislikes the ocean

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does the narrator’s point of view during breakfast affect the tone of the story?

• It becomes more playful and thoughtful

• It turns into a factual explanation of waffles

• It makes the jellyfish more dangerous

• It returns to the dreamlike mood

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4