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WorksheetsPoint of View Trivia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
Point of view is...
a)
the author's opinion
b)
who the narrator is
c)
the vantage point of a story
d)
the reader's opinion
2.
What is the purpose of point of view?
a)
to let the characters know what the reader can see or hear
b)
to express the character's thoughts and allow the reader to see and hear the story in different ways
c)
to let the reader know what the author knows about a story
d)
to express the author's thoughts and feelings and allow the reader to know what the character's know
3.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
pronouns like I, my and him are used
b)
the author is addressing the reader
c)
the narrator is not in the story
d)
pronouns like I, my and we are used
4.
What is second person point of view?
a)
the author addresses the character in the story
b)
the author addresses the reader
c)
the narrator is a character
d)
the second character introduced is the narrator
5.
Third person omniscient point of view is when the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of ______ characters.
a)
all
b)
one
c)
no
d)
more than three
6.
What is a key component of third person objective point of view?
a)
there are no opinions
b)
there are opinions
c)
the narrator is in the story
d)
the author is in the story
7.
What is special about third person limited?
a)
The thoughts of most characters are revealed
b)
The thoughts of all characters are revealed
c)
The thoughts of one character is not revealed
d)
The thoughts of one character is revealed
8.
A how-to essay is written in ______ person point of view.
a)
first
b)
third
c)
second
d)
limited
9.
A personal narrative is written in ______ person point of view.
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
any
10.
A story continuation is written in ______.
a)
third person point of view
b)
second personn point of view
c)
first person point of view
d)
the same point of view as the original story
11.
Which point of view is the following:
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
a)
second
b)
first
c)
third person limited
d)
third person objective
12.
What point of view is the following:
"Effie Trinket trots to the podium and gives her signature, “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!” But suddenly I am thinking of Gale and how the odds are not in his favor."
from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
"Effie Trinket trots to the podium and gives her signature, “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!” But suddenly I am thinking of Gale and how the odds are not in his favor."
from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
a)
third person limited
b)
third person omniscient
c)
first person
d)
third person objective
13.
What point of view is the following:
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.
a)
First person
b)
Third person limited
c)
Third person omniscient
d)
Third person objective
14.
What point of view is the following:
First, you must get out all your ingredients. It is important to check that you have everything before you start baking your cupcakes.
First, you must get out all your ingredients. It is important to check that you have everything before you start baking your cupcakes.
a)
first person
b)
third person limited
c)
second person
d)
third person objective
15.
What point of view is the following:
Maria introduced her project, which Amy thought she did a bit too enthusiastically. "OMG, thank you so much for letting me speak in front of you today! I am super excited, I spent so much time making this!" Maria said. Amy rolled her eyes and yawned.
Maria introduced her project, which Amy thought she did a bit too enthusiastically. "OMG, thank you so much for letting me speak in front of you today! I am super excited, I spent so much time making this!" Maria said. Amy rolled her eyes and yawned.
a)
first person
b)
third person limted
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
16.
What point of view is the following:
"Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death."
from The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
"Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death."
from The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
a)
frist person
b)
first person
c)
third person
d)
second person
17.
True or false:
Point is view is utilized in any piece of literature.
Point is view is utilized in any piece of literature.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
True or false:
The point of view is the author's perspective in a story.
The point of view is the author's perspective in a story.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
True or false:
You can tell cookbooks are written in second person point of view because the author is giving directions to and addressing the reader.
You can tell cookbooks are written in second person point of view because the author is giving directions to and addressing the reader.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
True or false:
You can tell personal narratives are written in first person point of view because the author is talking about other characters.
You can tell personal narratives are written in first person point of view because the author is talking about other characters.
a)
False
b)
True
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