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Point of View

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Point of view is...
a)
the author's opinion
b)
who the narrator is
c)
the vantage point, or perspective of a story
d)
the reader's opinion or perspective
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.

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

a)

second

b)

first

c)

omnisicent

4.

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.

a)

first person

b)

third person limited

5.

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

a)

third person limited

b)

first person

6.

What POV is this passage?

Joey comes over to his friend's house. As he steps in, he sees Jack sitting on the stairs.

a)

Omniscient

b)

First Person

c)

Third Person

7.

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)

Omniscient POV

c)

Third-person

8.

"Get out of my way!" the boy screamed at me. He was barreling toward me as his bike picked up speed as it rushed downhill. "My brakes aren't working!"

a)

Omniscient POV

b)

First Person

c)

Third Person

9.

"Johnny stared bashfully at his shoes. His face was red and he hoped that no one noticed the milk that spilled on his pants." What point of View is this passage written in?

a)

First Person POV

b)

Omniscient POV

c)

Third Person POV

10.

"I was shaking like a leaf. My palms were sweating. My heart was pounding so loudly I was sure everyone around me could hear it. I hated presentations." What point of view is this passage in?

a)

First Person POV

b)

Omniscient POV

c)

Third Person POV

11.

She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.

a)

omniscient

b)

3rd person limited

c)

1st person

12.

John's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.

a)

omniscient

b)

3rd person limited

c)

1st person

13.
Facts. Unbiased. Does not  not include opinion.
a)
objective
b)
subjective
c)
none
14.
Can be based on facts, but includes people's opinions.
a)
objective
b)
subjective
c)
none
15.
statements may or may not be entirely true
a)
objective
b)
subjective
c)
none
16.
The NAACP staged a sit-in the other day as a protest.
a)
Objective
b)
Subjective
17.
The NAACP's sit-in was a great way to get people to think.
a)
Objective
b)
Subjective
18.

What are the three reasons PIE we write?

(Authors purpose for writing)

a)

Persuade, Inform, Electrify

b)

Perform, Infer, Entertain

c)

Persuade, Inform, Educate

d)

Persuade, Inform, Entertain

19.
What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
20.
What is the author's purpose?
A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad.
a)
Entertain
b)
Inform
c)
Persuade