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Competition Friday

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

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.
She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.
a)
3rd person pov
b)
1st person pov
4.
A personal narrative is written in ______ person point of view.
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
any
5.
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)
third person
6.
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.
a)
First person
b)
Third person 
7.
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)
3rd person OMNISCIENT
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd person objective
d)
1st person
8.
How to grill by Steven Raichlen 
Once you have your grill assembled, the next thing to decide is where to put it.  A grill puts out a lot of heat, so you should position it several feet away from the side of the house or any plants or shrubbery.  You'll have an easier time with a spot that is sheltered from the wind.  When positioning a grill on a wooden deck, remember that sparks and live embers can fall from a charcoal grill.  
a)
first-person
b)
third-omniscient
c)
third-objective
d)
second-person
9.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum 
 Unc Nunkie, Margolotte and the Magician all stood looking at the marvelous Powder, but Ojo was more interested just then in the Patchwork Girl's brains.  Thinking it both unfair and unkind to deprive her of any good qualities that were handy, boy took down every bottle on the shelf and poured some of the contents in Margolotte's dish.  No one saw him do this, for all were looking at the Powder of Life; but soon the woman remembered what she had been doing, and came back to the cupboard.    
a)
third-objective
b)
third-omniscient
c)
first-person
d)
second-person
10.
The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills by Jim Garland 
Before each practice begins, make sure you check the court and remove any debris from the playing surface.  When your players arrive, check that they have the proper footwear and that they've removed any jewelry, which could injure the player wearing the jewelry or another player.  Always carry a list of emergency phone numbers for your players, and know where the nearest phone is located.  You should also have a first-aid kit, and you might want to take a first-aid course.  
a)
first-person
b)
second-person
c)
third-limited
d)
third-objective
11.
Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel 
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"  So she was considering, in her own mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.  
a)
third-limited
b)
first-person
c)
third-objective
d)
third-omniscient
12.

John looked nervously at Patty as she reached into the cage without hesitation. She seemed to not be scared of snakes in the slightest.

a)

1st Person

b)

3rd Person Limited

c)

3rd Person Omniscient

d)

3rd Person Objective

13.

bovine means...

a)

guilty

b)

cattle-like description

c)

flippant

d)

something not normal

14.

facetious means..

a)

guilty

b)

cattle-like description

c)

inappropriate humor

d)

something not normal

15.

contrite means..

a)

affected by guilt

b)

cattle-like description

c)

inappropriate humor

d)

deviating from the expected

16.

erudite means...

a)

relating to or affecting cattle

b)

having or showing great knowledge

c)

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

d)

affected by guilt

17.

erudite means...

a)

something that deviates from what is standard

b)

having or showing great knowledge

c)

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

d)

affected by guilt

18.

When my son doesn't want to do something, he moves at a slow, ____ manner.

a)

facetious

b)

anomaly

c)

erudite

d)

bovine

19.

The insensitive student made a ___ comment when the people's homes were destroyed because of Hurricane Michael.

a)

facetious

b)

anomaly

c)

erudite

d)

bovine

20.

As a result of having studied abroad several years, Helen has become quite erudite on the subject of art history.

a)

facetious

b)

anomaly

c)

erudite

d)

bovine

21.

None of the astronauts were able to explain the ____ they observed in space.

a)

facetious

b)

anomaly

c)

erudite

d)

bovine

22.

Because he wasn’t ______, the judge sentenced the unremorseful man to the maximum number of years.

a)

contrite

b)

erudite

c)

anomaly

d)

facetious