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Unit 1 Checkup Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I was nervous when it was my turn in the spelling bee.
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
2.
He likes to tell jokes that make everyone laugh.
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
3.
Mike took his book to the library to renew it for one more week.
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
4.
My grandma is coming to visit and I can't wait to see her.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
5.
It is important that you take your time and do your best on all of your work.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
6.

In 3rd person omniscient, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

a)

none of the characters

b)

1 character

c)

2 characters

d)

all of the characters

7.

In which POV is this written?

Sally and I went to the grocery store. We bought salad and bread. I thought that was a boring dinner, but Sally liked it.

a)

1st person POV

b)

2nd person POV

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

8.

In which POV is this written?

You are walking through a forest and you see a bear. What should you do? You can't just run; the bear will chase you.

a)

1st person POV

b)

2nd person POV

c)

3rd person objective

d)

3rd person limited

9.

In which POV is this written?

Craig and Ben were skateboarding at a local park, when an old man walked up to them. "I used to skateboard when I was your age!" Craig thought it was interesting, but Ben could have cared less.

a)

1st person POV

b)

2nd person POV

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

10.

In which POV is this written?

The girl felt scared. Her brother held her hand, but she still couldn't shake off her feelings of terror.

a)

1st person POV

b)

2nd person POV

c)

3rd person objective

d)

3rd person limited

11.
What POV is this Passage?
As Jeff panted, he just realized that he had won the soccer game. And before he knew it, he was tossed into the air happily. He also felt a sudden outburst of joy.
a)
Third Person Limited
b)
First Person
c)
Second Person
d)
Third Person Omniscient
12.
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap.  She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease.  At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away.  
a)
first-person
b)
second-person
c)
third-limited
d)
third-omniscient
13.
 The Ninja Housewife by Deborah Hamlin 
After dropping her son off at school, Sara sat at a traffic light and waited.  She was on her way to her office job as a secretary in a law office.  It was mainly paperwork with very little time to interact with other people, but Sara had gotten used to that.  It also gave her plenty of time to daydream, something she had also gotten quite used to.  She was a woman in her mid-30s, married 13 years, with one child.  
a)
Third-limited
b)
third-objective
c)
third-omniscient
d)
first-person
14.
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
15.
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-Objective
d)
Third-Limited
16.
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
17.
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
The day Shiloh come, we're having us a big Sunday dinner.  Dara Lynn's dipping bread in her glass of cold tea, the way she likes, and Becky pushes her beans over the edge of  her plate in her rush to get 'em down.  Ma gives us her scolding look.  We live high up in the hills above Friendly, but hardly anybody knows where that is.  Friendly's near Sistersville, which is halfway between Wheeling and Parkersburg.  Used to be, my daddy told me, Sistersville was once of the best places you could live in the whole state.
a)
first-person
b)
second-person
c)
third-omniscient
d)
third-objective
18.
My stomach did a backflip.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
19.
This school is an asylum.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
20.
I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
21.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
22.
I wouldn't worry wacky worries unless it was something to really worry about.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
23.
The rope SNAPPED in half, and the panic in the child's face was evident.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
24.
Delaney is the sun in my life; she means everything to me.
a)
Delaney is yellow.
b)
Delaney is standing on the roof.
c)
Delaney is important to me.
25.
I'm dying to see that movie.
a)
I can wait a little longer.
b)
I don't want to see the movie.
c)
I'm excited about seeing the movie.
26.
After math class, Chou's head was spinning from all the information that would be on the test.
a)
Chou was feeling confused.
b)
Chou was feeling very confident.
c)
Chou is thinking about science class.
27.
The fog was a blanket covering the road.
a)
It was a clear, sunny day.
b)
The fog was thick.
c)
The fog was comfortable and cozy.
28.

What is the plot?

a)

the problem in the story that needs to be solved

b)

The sequence of events in a story

c)

the action that helps the characters resolve the conflict

d)

the way a conflict is solved at the end

29.

The introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

30.

Even though it is not always happy, but it does complete the story. It can leave the reader with questions, answers, frustration, or satisfaction.

a)

Resolution

b)

Climax

c)

Rising Action

d)

Exposition

31.

The most exciting point of the story, and is a turning point for the plot or goals of the main character.

a)

Conclusion

b)

Climax

c)

Conflict

d)

Characters

32.

The primary problem that drives the story, often a main goal for the protagonist to achieve or overcome.

a)

Climax

b)

Character

c)

Conflict

d)

Conclusion

33.

Goldilocks opened her eyes and screamed with terror at the sight of the three angry bears. She jumped out of bed then jumped out of the window and ran all the way home.

Goldilocks never sneaked into someone else's house ever again.

This is an example of . . .

a)

Rising Action

b)

Exposition

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

34.

Soon after this the three bears returned. Father bear looked down on his bowl. “Someone's been eating my porridge,” he growled. Mother bear looked down on her bowl. “And someone's been eating my porridge too,” she said. And then baby bear cried, “And someone's been eating my porridge and at it's all gone!”

This is an example of . . .

a)

Rising Action

b)

Exposition

c)

Conflict

d)

Resolution

35.

What is the resolution?

a)

the way the conflict is solved at the end

b)

the action that helps the characters resolve the conflict

c)

the problem in a story that needs to be solved

d)

the sequence of events in a story

36.

What is the setting of a story?

a)

when and where the story takes place

b)

the qualities that tell the reader what kind of person the character is

c)

the writer of the book or report

d)

a part of something