This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Narration – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Narration Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False. It is a good idea to "hook" reader at the beginning of the story. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 2. What point of view uses the word he? A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person. 3. He had to do it.:Past perfect A) False. B) True. C) Teacher didn't teach that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 4. If an author uses second person point of view, it is like they are talking to you as if you are a character in the story. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. 'I have to pass the English exam, ' said John. A) He said that he had to pass the English exam. B) John said that he has to pass the English exam. C) He said that he has to pass the English exam. D) John said he had pass the English exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had to pass the English exam. 6. Type of narration where the narrator is an observer and no access to thoughts or feelings A) First person. B) 3rd person limited. C) 3rd person objective. D) Third person omniscient. E) Second persion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person objective. 7. "What ..... you have for breakfast?" asked Marie. A) Do. B) Does. C) Did. D) Done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 8. The boss said to his Secretary, " Did you discuss the matter with the Manager? '' A) The Boss asked his Secretary if he had discussed the matter with the Manger. B) The Boss asked his Secretary whether he discussed that matter with the Manager. C) The Boss asked his Secretary if you have discussed that matter with the Manager. D) The Boss asked his Secretary whether he has discussed that matter with the Manager. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Boss asked his Secretary if he had discussed the matter with the Manger. 9. 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. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person. 10. The person telling the story A) Third person. B) 1st person. C) Narrator. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrator. 11. When is the English I STAAR Test? A) May 10th. B) April 10th. C) We do not take the English I STAAR test this year. D) April 8th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) April 10th. 12. The students said, "We are working hard for the International Festival." A) The students said they are working hard for the International Festival. B) The students said that they are working hard for the International Festival. C) The students said that we were working hard for the International Festival. D) The students said that they were working hard for the International Festival. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students said that they were working hard for the International Festival. 13. Jeff said, "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow" .He told me that his mother ..... the bus to work ..... A) Was taking; the next day. B) Was taking; tomorrow. C) Had been taking; the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was taking; the next day. 14. "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. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person POV. 15. Mother said to the daughter, 'Go and wash your hands.' A) Mother told her daughter to go and wash her hands. B) Mother ordered her daughter to go and wash his hands. C) Either a or b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother told her daughter to go and wash her hands. 16. I forgot my pencil case at home, so my mom ..... it to me. A) Bring. B) Broughted. C) Bringed. D) Brought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brought. 17. What is the literary term used for events in a story? A) Characterization. B) Point of view. C) Plot. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 18. This part of plot is how the story ends ..... A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Climax. D) Falling action. E) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Resolution. 19. "Please don't shout." she said. A) She told him to not shout. B) She requested him not to shout. C) She asked him please not to shout. D) She requested him not shout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She requested him not to shout. 20. My pal Chris and I were assigned as the bathroom monitors last week. We made sure everyone was quiet in the restroom all week. A) First person. B) Third person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 21. When you find your seat you glance at the businessman sitting next to you and decide he's almost handsome. This is the second leg of your trip from Miami to Casablanca, and the distance traveled already has muted the horror of the last two months. A) 2nd Person POV. B) 3rd Person Omniscient. C) 3rd Person Objective. D) 3rd Person Limited. E) 1st Person POV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2nd Person POV. 22. A person who does not want to se the realities of life and tries to escape. A) Hovel. B) Scavenger. C) Plunderer. D) Escapist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Escapist. 23. He said, "I have finished." A) He said that he had finished. B) He said that you had finished. C) He said that he has finished. D) He told that he had finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had finished. 24. Principal said to peon, "Did you to ring the bell?" A) Principal asked peon if he had rang the bell. B) Principal asked peon if he had rung the bell. C) Principal said peon if you ring the bell . D) Principal told poen that he rang the bell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal asked peon if he had rung the bell. 25. "Did you come from France" ?, said Ketsana to boy. A) Ketsana asked the boy if he come from France. B) Ketsana asked the boy if he had come from France. C) Ketsana asked the boy if he came from France. D) Ketsana said the boy did he come from France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ketsana asked the boy if he had come from France. 26. The team has ..... 2 miles every day this week! A) Ran. B) Runned. C) Run. D) Ranned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run. 27. He said, "we should respect our elders." A) He said that we respect our elders. B) He said that we respected our elders. C) He said that we should respect our elders. D) He said that we shall respect our elders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that we should respect our elders. 28. Which point comes first in the PLOT DIAGRAM? A) Resolution. B) Rising action. C) Inciting moment. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exposition. 29. In which type of narration does the narrator directly address the reader as 'you'? A) First person. B) Third person omniscient. C) Second person. D) Third person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second person. 30. What pattern of development is used when you want to give specific details about someone or something through the use of rich descriptive words? A) Description. B) Narration. C) Persuasion. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 31. Felicia asked, "What is the matter?" Indirect speech: ..... A) Felicia asked what the matter was. B) Felicia asked what the matter is. C) Felicia asked what is the matter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Felicia asked what the matter was. 32. In transforming direct to indirect speech, simple past tense goes to ..... tense. A) Past perfect. B) Past progressive. C) Simple present tense. D) Simple past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past perfect. 33. The following sentence is an example of which POV?"She was angry that he took her money without asking." A) First person POV. B) Third person POV. C) Second person POV. D) Fourth person POV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person POV. 34. Which point of view is this sentence in?I like to ride my bike. A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 35. Satish said to me, "When will your cousin come again?" A) Satish asked when would my cousin come again. B) Satish said when my cousin will go again. C) Satish asked me when my cousin would go again. D) Satish asked me when my cousin would come again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satish asked me when my cousin would go again. 36. He said, "Did you see him tonight." A) He told that I saw him tonight. B) He asked if you saw him tonight. C) He said if I saw him him tonight. D) He asked if I saw him that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asked if I saw him that night. 37. He said to me, " Are you coming to the meeting today?" A) He asked me if I was coming to the meeting that day. B) He asked me if she was coming to the meeting that day. C) He asked me if I was coming to the meeting today. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I was coming to the meeting that day. 38. Change into reported speech:Olly and Max said, "We don't know the population of Mumbai." A) Olly and Max said that they don't know the population of Mumbai. B) Olly and Max said that they didn't know the population of Mumbai. C) Olly and Max said that we didn't know the population of Mumbai. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Olly and Max said that they didn't know the population of Mumbai. 39. Identify the direct speech:'I am tired, ' he said. A) I am tired. B) I am not tired. C) She said, 'I am tired.'. D) He said he was tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am tired. 40. Doctor said to patient, "why are you not taking your medicines?" A) Doctor told patient why he is not taking his medicines. B) Doctor asked patient why he was not taking his medicines. C) Doctor asked patient why he is not taking his medicines. D) Doctor asked patient why they were not taking their medicines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doctor asked patient why he was not taking his medicines. 41. Present tense in DS always changed into ..... in IS A) Present. B) Past. C) Future. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 42. Austin says, "I see the clouds." .He tells me that he ..... the clouds. A) Had seen. B) Sees. C) See. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sees. 43. He said to me, "Take proper rest." A) He advised me to take proper rest. B) He told me that I should take proper rest. C) He asked me to take proper rest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He advised me to take proper rest. 44. Identify the point of view:Once you have the cake in the oven, start to make the whipped cream frosting. Combine whipping cream, powdered sugar, and food color in a small mixer bowl. Make sure you add just a small amount of food color. A) Third Person Omniscient. B) Third Person Limited. C) Second Person. D) First Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second Person. 45. The boys asked the principal if the college would remain closed the next day. A) The boys said to the principal, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?". B) The boys told the principal, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?". C) The boys said, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?". D) The boys said, "Shall the college remain closed tomorrow?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boys said to the principal, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?". 46. Type of narration where you have access to ALL character's thoughts or feelings at the SAME A) First person. B) Second persion. C) 3rd person objective. D) Third person omniscient. E) 3rd person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third person omniscient. 47. He said, " It was raining yesterday." A) He says it was raining yesterday. B) He said that it had been raining the previous day. C) He said that it had been raining yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that it had been raining the previous day. 48. It was announced that nurses' working hours would be increased by 25% ..... , even fewer trainee nurses are expected to join the profession. A) As a result. B) So that. C) Likewise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As a result. 49. Doctor said to a patient, "change your habits and lifestyle." A) Doctor asked patient to change his habits and lifestyle. B) Doctor suggested to a patient to change your habits and lifestyle. C) Doctor suggested a patient to change his habits and life style. D) Doctor told a patient to change his habits and lifestyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doctor suggested a patient to change his habits and life style. 50. WORD CHOICETone refers to ..... A) Your unique personality on paper. B) The technical aspects of writing specific to the subject or topic. C) A clearly defined action assigned to or expected of a person. D) The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character. 51. Grandfather said, "I saw that beautiful ship go down a few years ago." A) Grandfather said that he saw the ship go down a few years before. B) Grandfather said he saw the ship go down a few years before. C) Grandfather said that I saw the ship go down a few years before. D) Grandfather said that he saw the ship go down a few years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grandfather said that he saw the ship go down a few years before. 52. Identify the direct speech in the following sentence:She said, 'I will go to the market.' A) 'I will go to the market.'. B) She said, 'I will go to the store.'. C) She said, 'I am going to the market.'. D) She said, 'I went to the market.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I will go to the market.'. 53. "What a terrible storm it is! '' he said. A) He exclaimed that it is a terrible storm. B) He exclaimed that it was a terrible storm. C) He exclaimed that it will be a terrible storm. D) He exclaimed that it has been a terrible storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He exclaimed that it was a terrible storm. 54. He said, " alas! I could not qualify the exam." A) He said that he could not qualify the exam. B) He exclaimed with joy that he could not qualify the exam. C) He exclaimed with sorrow that he could not qualify the exam. D) He exclaimed with wonder that he could not qualify the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He exclaimed with sorrow that he could not qualify the exam. 55. I ..... you this friendship bracelet. A) Make. B) Made. C) Maked. D) Maded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made. 56. What point of view:I love it when we go to the zoo! A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person. 57. We said to him, "congratulations!" A) We congratulated him. B) We congratulate him. C) We said that congratulations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We congratulated him. 58. I have been trying to stay on task this year by writing down all of my assignments in my agenda. So far I am doing pretty well. A) First person. B) Third person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 59. It is a pattern of writing that tells a story of an event or an experience. A) Description. B) Definition. C) Narration. D) Classification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narration. 60. Change Narration:DS:Teacher says, "The Earth revolves around the Sun" . A) Teacher says that the Earth revolved around the Sun. B) Teacher says that the Earth revolves around the Sun. C) Teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun. D) Teacher says that the Earth is revolving around the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher says that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesNarration Quiz 2Narration Quiz 3Narration Quiz 4Narration Quiz 5Narration Quiz 6Narration Quiz 7Narration Quiz 8Narration Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books