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WorksheetsPoint of View Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
What is a key component of third person objective point of view?
a)
the author only knows about what can be observed
b)
there are opinions
c)
the narrator is in the story
d)
the author is in the story
6.
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
7.
A how-to essay is written in ______ person point of view.
a)
first
b)
third
c)
second
d)
limited
8.
A personal narrative is written in ______ person point of view.
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
any
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Which point of view do you see these signal words?
you, your
you, your
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
15.
Which point of view do you see these signal words?
I, me, my, mine, we, us
I, me, my, mine, we, us
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
16.
Which point of view do you see these signal words?
he, she, they, them, (character's names)
he, she, they, them, (character's names)
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
17.
Which point of view is the narrator "all - knowing" on the thoughts and feelings of more than two character?
a)
First person
b)
Third person limited
c)
Third person objective
d)
Third person omniscient
18.
Which point of view is when the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character?
a)
Second person
b)
Third person objective
c)
Third person limited
d)
Third person omniscient
19.
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar.
Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to pull one.
a)
First-person
b)
Second-person
c)
Third-Omniscient
d)
Third-Limited
20.
How to videos, recipes, and instruction manuals are written in (a) person point of view.
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