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WorksheetsEnglish Grade 8
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
Choose the sentence written in first person.
a)
He was sitting on the beach watching the boats.
b)
They were sitting on the beach watching the boats.
c)
I were sitting on the beach watching the boats.
d)
I was sitting on the beach watching the boats.
2.
Choose the sentence written in second person.
a)
She added the sugar to the flour and eggs.
b)
You need to add the sugar to the flour and eggs.
c)
I'm adding the sugar to the flour and eggs.
d)
They are adding sugar to the flour and eggs.
3.
Choose the sentence written in the third person.
a)
I've already finished all of my school work.
b)
You need to finish all of your homework.
c)
He has finished all of his homework.
d)
They have finished all of his homework.
4.
The narrator is the ________.
a)
person telling the story
b)
main character in the story
c)
enemy of the main character in the story
d)
person listening to the story
5.
Which sentence is written in second person point of view?
a)
Erin did not want to go to the grocery store.
b)
You did not want to go to the grocery store.
c)
Mariah did not want to go to the grocery store.
d)
I did not want to go to the grocery store.
6.
A ________ narrator can see and describe every character's thoughts.
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person, limited
d)
third person, omniscient
7.
In which point of view does the narrator describe "you" and "your" actions?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person, limited
d)
third person, omniscient
8.
You should be sure to use the right exit when you leave the building. From which point of view is this sentence written?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person
9.
I didn't like creeping down the dark alley. From which point of view is this sentence written?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person, omniscient
d)
third person, objective
10.
Which point of view uses the pronoun I?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person
11.
The science fair will be held in the gymnasium on May 2, and Ms. Garcia's students will be presenting first. From which point of view is the sentence written?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person
12.
We laughed so hard that milk came out of our noses. From which point of view is the sentence written?
a)
third person, omniscient
b)
third person, objective
c)
first person
13.
Which sentence is written in third person point of view?
a)
I brought my mother breakfast this morning.
b)
You always wear your seatbelt.
c)
We didn't mean to hurt Jorge's feelings!
d)
Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon.
14.
When a writer begins a new story, she must decide who will tell the story. Point of view is who tells the story, or the “voice” that the story is told in. It's the place from which a narrator sees and understands what is happening.
Read the following passage.“We’re going to put on a play, Miriam!” Zakir announced, waving his hands in my face. I immediately began to think of what part I’d like to play. I thought at first I’d like to play a witch or a goblin—I’d been working for weeks on an eerie, low-sounding screech that I was sure would steal the show. But I knew Zakir was secretly afraid of things like that—he’d never agree to a play about the occult. And, I remembered, the only audience for the play was our father, and he would quietly reprimand me for being insensitive to my brother’s phobias. I could already hear his gentle scolding. "Don't tease him, Miriam," he would say. I thought of playing a queen, but maybe there wouldn’t be enough to do with that part. Our little sister, Dinah, would probably insist on wearing the house’s toy crown, too. I looked around our living room, spying a pair of green tights doubled down between the couch cushions. A wrestler? Maybe.
What point of view is this passage written in?
Read the following passage.“We’re going to put on a play, Miriam!” Zakir announced, waving his hands in my face. I immediately began to think of what part I’d like to play. I thought at first I’d like to play a witch or a goblin—I’d been working for weeks on an eerie, low-sounding screech that I was sure would steal the show. But I knew Zakir was secretly afraid of things like that—he’d never agree to a play about the occult. And, I remembered, the only audience for the play was our father, and he would quietly reprimand me for being insensitive to my brother’s phobias. I could already hear his gentle scolding. "Don't tease him, Miriam," he would say. I thought of playing a queen, but maybe there wouldn’t be enough to do with that part. Our little sister, Dinah, would probably insist on wearing the house’s toy crown, too. I looked around our living room, spying a pair of green tights doubled down between the couch cushions. A wrestler? Maybe.
What point of view is this passage written in?
a)
third person limited
b)
third person omniscient
c)
second person
d)
first person
15.
In the first person point of view, the narrator is telling a story and is a character in the story. He or she is directly involved in the events that happen. First person narration often uses the pronoun “I”.
Read the following passage.The carousel lurched into life, its jarringly sweet song abruptly sounding through the nearly empty park. A flock of birds startled and scattered across the sky. I called out, “Whoops, sorry!” to the few families waiting for a turn. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” one of the fathers sighed, leading his son away from the creaky ride.
Which detail from the text best indicates that this story is told in the first person?
Read the following passage.The carousel lurched into life, its jarringly sweet song abruptly sounding through the nearly empty park. A flock of birds startled and scattered across the sky. I called out, “Whoops, sorry!” to the few families waiting for a turn. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” one of the fathers sighed, leading his son away from the creaky ride.
Which detail from the text best indicates that this story is told in the first person?
a)
"'You've got to be kidding me'...”
b)
“The carousel lurched into life…”
c)
“I called out, 'Whoops, sorry!'”
d)
“A flock of birds startled...”
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