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Perspective

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Deer are beautiful creatures.

They are so graceful to watch as

they run through the forest. It's

hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals.

What is the author's perspective?

a)

The author favors deer hunting

b)

The author thinks there are too many deer

c)

The author does not favor deer hunting

d)

The author thinks deer harm the environment

2.
Dolphins have suffered from the carelessness 
 of humans.  Many dolphins are killed each year in fishing nets. Oil has been spilled into ocean 
 water, polluting the dolphins' environment.
What is the author's perspective?
a)
Thea author's favorite animal is a dolphin
b)
The author thinks that humans harm dolphins
c)
The author thinks that dolphins are dangerous
d)
The author thinks that humans are helping dolphins.
3.
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
4.
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.
5.
She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.
a)
3rd person pov
b)
1st person pov
6.
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
7.
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 
8.
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
9.
True or false:
Point is view is utilized in any piece of literature.
a)
True
b)
False
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
a)
third person
b)
first person
11.
We go to the mountains every winter for vacation.
a)
3rd person
b)
1st person
c)
2nd person
12.
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)
Second Person
b)
First Person
c)
Third Person
13.
What POV is this passage?
As I stepped onto the shiny porch of my new house, I thought to myself,"This is gonna be a good day."
a)
Second Person
b)
First Person
c)
Third Person
14.
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-person
15.
In the school cafeteria, John felt lonely and out of place. He wished he could return to his old school and each lunch with his friends. 
 On the other side of the table, Ron looked at the new student. He wondered if they had much in common. "What's your name?" Ron asked the new student.
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person
16.
"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)
Second Person
b)
First Person
c)
Third Person
17.
"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)
Second Person POV
c)
Third Person POV
18.
"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)
Second Person POV
c)
Third Person POV
19.
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
20.
Which point of view do you see these signal words?
you, your
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
21.
Which point of view do you see these signal words?
I, me, my, mine, we, us
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
22.
Which point of view do you see these signal words?
he, she, they, them, (character's names)
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
23.
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
24.
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
25.

What is perspective?

a)

a way to describe something

b)

a way of seeing something/point of view

c)

a story

d)

to look at something closely

26.

What is a narrator?

a)

the person telling the story

b)

the author's purpose

c)

the person drawing the pictures for the story

d)

a writer

27.

Think about the story of "The Three Little Pigs."


I've always been misunderstood. I'm allergic to hay. I can't help it that when I'm near hay I huff and I puff and I sometimes blow things down. No one has reason to be afraid of me, but sometimes they are. What happened to those poor little pigs is sad, but it was their own fault.


Who is talking in this passage? (RL 6.6)

a)

The pigs in the story "The Three Little Pigs."

b)

The wolf in the story "The Three Little Pigs"

c)

A third person narrator

d)

None of the above

28.

Think about the story of "The Three Little Pigs."


I've always been misunderstood. I'm allergic to hay. I can't help it that when I'm near hay I huff and I puff and I sometimes blow things down. No one has reason to be afraid of me, but sometimes they are. What happened to those poor little pigs is sad, but it was their own fault.


How is the narrator's point of view different from the traditional one? (RL 6.6)

a)

He claims he had no intention of blowing down the pigs' houses or of eating them, but that his allergies were at fault.

b)

He claims that he had no intention of blowing down the pigs' houses, but wanted to eat them up.

c)

He claims that he had no intention of blowing down the pigs' houses or of eating them, but he just wanted to scare them.

d)

He claims that another wolf blew the pigs' houses down and blamed it on him,

29.

Think about the story of "The Three Little Pigs."


I've always been misunderstood. I'm allergic to hay. I can't help it that when I'm near hay I huff and I puff and I sometimes blow things down. No one has reason to be afraid of me, but sometimes they are. What happened to those poor little pigs is sad, but it was their own fault.


Why does the narrator claim to have been misunderstood? (RL 6.6)

a)

Because everyone has regarded him as a bully who wants to occupy weaker animals' homes.

b)

Because everyone has regarded him as a pig-killing villain when he had no such intention.

c)

Because everyone has regarded him as sick and allergy ridden.

d)

Because he is evil.

30.

Dogs are better pets than cats for many reasons. Dogs are a man's best friend and can learn tricks. Dogs will get you things when you ask them to. Dogs will go walking or running with you to help keep you in shape. Dogs like to cuddle and protect their owners.


What is the purpose of the above passage? (RI 6.6)

a)

to inform

b)

to explain

c)

to persuade

d)

to entertain