Free Printable POV and Theme Practice

1.

What is the perspective from which a story is told?

a)

1st person

b)

point of view

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

2.

What is the story's main idea or message?

a)

theme

b)

mood

c)

conflict

d)

static character

3.

What is the feeling created in the reader as he/she reads the story?

a)

theme

b)

mood

c)

dynamic character

d)

conflict

4.

The attitude of the author or narrator in a piece of writing.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

5.

What is the best definition of THEME?

a)

A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express.

b)

The location and time of the story

c)

The events that occur in the story

d)

The author's reason for writing a story

6.

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

a)

Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

b)

Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

c)

How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

d)

Life is short; make the most of it.

7.

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

a)

You should cheat to win.

b)

Always work hard.

c)

It pays to be honest.

d)

Teamwork is best.

8.

“What would you do if you could fly?" Mrs. V asks as she glances from the bird to me.
"Is that on the quiz?" I ask, grinning as I type.
"I think we've studied just about everything else." Mrs. V chuckles.
"I'd be scared to let go," I type.
"Afraid you'd fall?" she asks.
"No. Afraid it would feel so good, I'd just fly away.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

9.

"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." Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Louis Sachar

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

10.

“It all began when Ms. Frizzle showed our class a film strip about the human body. We knew trouble was about to start, because we knew Ms. Frizzle was the strangest teacher in the school.” The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

11.

“He did not go much further, but sat down on the cold floor and gave himself up to complete miserableness, for a long while. He thought of himself frying bacon and eggs in his own kitchen at home - for he could feel inside that it was high time for some meal or other; but that only made him miserabler.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

12.

The girl stopped and looked as if she might pull back in surprise, but instead stood regarding Montag with eyes so dark and shining that he felt he had said something quite wonderful. But he knew his mouth had only moved to say hello. "Do you mind if I ask? How long've you worked at being a fireman?" the girl asked. "Since I was twenty, ten years ago," said Montag. They walked farther and the girl said, "Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?" "No," Montag replied, "houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it," but the girl knew this was not true. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

13.

“Ozma took the arm of her hostess, but Dorothy lagged behind. When at last she rejoined Glinda and Ozma in the hall, she found them talking earnestly about the condition of the people, and how to make them more happy and contented– although they were already the happiest and most contented folks in all the world. This interested Ozma, of course, but it didn’t interest Dorothy very much, so the little girl ran over to the big table on which was lying open Glinda’s Great Book of Records.” Ozma of Oz by Frank L. Baum

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

14.

The best definition of theme is...

a)

The lesson the author is teaching.

b)

The message the author is sending.

c)

A word that summarizes the story.

d)

The character's main problem.

15.

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

a)

You should cheat to win.

b)

Always work hard.

c)

It pays to be honest.

d)

Teamwork is best.

16.

One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.” “I must store food for the winter,” said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to eat. “If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need,” said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go without supper,” and he closed the door.
What is the theme?

a)

share with your neighbor

b)

work before you play

c)

be respectful

d)

don't be greedy

17.

Mood is also called...

a)

boring

b)

emotion

c)

tone

d)

atmosphere

POV and Theme Practice

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 22mins

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