This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Narration – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Narration Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the most commonly used POV in literature? A) 1st Person POV. B) 2nd Person POV. C) 3rd Person POV. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Person POV. 2. What is the form of this sentence?The boy ate the cake. A) Past simple. B) Present simple. C) Past perfect. D) Past perfect progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 3. LITERARY TERMSWhich of the following literary techniques is known for making readers feel "present" in a story? A) Dialogue, a conversation between two or more people. B) Imagery, language that appeals to the senses. C) Setting, the time and place of the story. D) Character, an individual in a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery, language that appeals to the senses. 4. I had it:Past perfect A) True. B) False. C) Don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Recognize the reported speech:She said that she was feeling better. A) She said, 'I feel better.'. B) She said, 'I am feeling well.'. C) She said, 'I was feeling better.'. D) She said, 'I am feeling better.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said, 'I am feeling better.'. 6. During a school project, Ethan and his friends were discussing their ideas. Which of the following sentences uses an adverb correctly in narration? A) She ran quick to the store. B) He sings beautiful. C) The dog is very playful. D) They happily agreed to the plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They happily agreed to the plan. 7. What pronouns are used in 1st person POV? A) I, me. B) He, him, She, her. C) They, them. D) You, your. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I, me. 8. What is the point of view of the following:We are not as close as we once were, at least not since the thing happened. We were sitting in science class when I decided to look at her notebook. I noticed that she wasn't taking notes. A) First Person. B) Third Person. C) Second Person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 9. Which among the following is an example of an objective description? A) Hair as black as the night. B) Pleasantly-shaped kitchen table. C) Room smells like cinnamon. D) A rectangular kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A rectangular kitchen. 10. Ravi said, "We have bought a new car." A) Ravi said that they had bought a new car. B) Ravi said that we had bought a new car. C) Ravi said that they have bought a new car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ravi said that they had bought a new car. 11. "I can help you tomorrow."Merlin said that ..... A) He could help me tomorrow. B) He can help you the next day. C) He can help you the previous day. D) He could help me the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He could help me the next day. 12. My father said to me, "You must work hard" . A) My father said to me that I had to work hard. B) My father said to me that you must work hard. C) My father said to me that you have to work hard. D) My father said to me that I must work hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My father said to me that I had to work hard. 13. Present Continuous Tense in DS changes to ..... in IS A) Past Perfect Tense. B) Past Indefinite Tense. C) Past Continuous Tense. D) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Continuous Tense. 14. "The house is on fire!"is an example of what kind of sentence? A) Interrogative. B) Declarative. C) Imperative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamatory. 15. Change into reported speech:Usha and Maya said, "We don't know the population of Mumbai." A) Usha and Maya said that they don't know the population of Mumbai. B) Usha and Maya said that they didn't know the population of Mumbai. C) Usha and Maya said that we didn't know the population of Mumbai. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Usha and Maya said that they didn't know the population of Mumbai. 16. They said, '' We are enjoying the programme" . A) They said that they were enjoying the programme. B) They said that we were enjoying the programme. C) They said that they had been enjoying the programme. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they had been enjoying the programme. 17. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly? A) "We're going to the theme park! the little boy exclaimed.". B) We're going to the "theme park!" the little boy exclaimed. C) We're going to the theme park! "the little boy exclaimed.". D) "We're going to the theme park!" the little boy exclaimed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "We're going to the theme park!" the little boy exclaimed. 18. Teacher said to me, Honesty is the best policy." A) Teacher asked me that honesty is the best policy. B) Teacher told me that honesty is the best policy. C) Teacher said me that honesty is the best policy. D) Teacher told me that honesty was the best policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher told me that honesty is the best policy. 19. Sophia exclaimed, "Oh! I forgot to lock the door!" Can you help her find the correct indirect narration of her words? A) Sophia exclaimed that she forgot to lock the door. B) Sophia exclaimed sorrowfully that she had forgotten to lock the door. C) Sophia exclaimed that she had forgot to lock the door. D) Sophia said with regret that she forgot to lock the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sophia exclaimed sorrowfully that she had forgotten to lock the door. 20. I told my father that I could get a better grade in English and science. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 21. What kind of narrator is telling this story?Harry didn't much like Peeves, but couldn't help feeling grateful for his timing. Hopefully, whatever Peeves had done (and it sounded as though he'd wrecked something very big this time) would distract Filch from Harry. (From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) A) 1st person. B) 3rd person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3rd person. 22. Her mom has ..... her hair every morning this week! A) Doed. B) Did. C) Done. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Done. 23. He said, "I went to Rajasthan yesterday." A) He told that he has went to Rajasthan the day before. B) He told that he had went to Rajasthan the day before. C) He told that he has gone to Rajasthan the day before. D) He told that he had gone to Rajasthan the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He told that he had gone to Rajasthan the day before. 24. The man asked, " What are you doing? '' A) The man didn't ask anything. B) The man asked what I was doing. C) The man asked what you are doing. D) The man asked what I was doing?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The man asked what I was doing. 25. What word connects the reported and reporting speech in declarative sentences? A) That. B) Wh-questions. C) To. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 26. . He said to me, "I shall write an essay" . A) He said to me that he will be writing an essay. B) He told me that he would write an essay. C) He told me that he would write an essay. D) He said to me that he will write an essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me that he would write an essay. 27. Father said to me, " where are you going?" A) Father asked me where I was going. B) Father told me where I was going. C) Father asked me if I was going. D) Father told me where I was going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Father asked me where I was going. 28. How would you define FALLING ACTION? A) Any event that introduces the conflict. B) Any event that happen after the climax, leading up to the end of the story. C) Any event that leaves the audience hanging. D) Any event that teaches a valuable lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any event that happen after the climax, leading up to the end of the story. 29. What punctuation separates narration from dialogue? A) Full stops. B) Bold text. C) Brackets. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation marks. 30. Which pattern of development is to use to develop this topic? A) Classification. B) Narration. C) Description. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narration. 31. Teacher said to me, "What is your name?" A) Teacher asked me what was my name. B) Teacher asked me what his name was. C) Teacher told me that my name was. D) Teacher asked me what my name was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teacher asked me what my name was. 32. Identify the direct speech:'I can't believe it!' she exclaimed. A) 'I can't believe it!'. B) 'She said, I can't believe it!'. C) 'I can't believe it! she exclaimed.'. D) 'She exclaimed that she couldn't believe it.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I can't believe it!'. 33. Change into reported speech:Olly and Max said, "We don't know the population of London." A) Olly and Max said that they don't know the population of London. B) Olly and Max said that they didn't know the population of London. C) Olly and Max said that we didn't know the population of London. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Olly and Max said that they didn't know the population of London. 34. Polls show that Tony Blair is the most popular Prime Minister this century ..... , there are even members of his own party who are uneasy with his approach. A) In particular. B) However. C) For instance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 35. The employer said to him, "I shall pay your wages tomorrow." A) The employer said that he shall pay your wages the next day. B) The employer told him that he would pay his wages the next, day. C) The employer said that I shall pay my wages the next day. D) The employer said that he shall pay his wages the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The employer told him that he would pay his wages the next, day. 36. DIRECT SPEECH:will buyINDIRECT SPEECH: A) Would buy. B) Won't buy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would buy. 37. "I can't believe we are going to sing in front of the whole school!" Anna said excitedly as she led the group to the front of the auditorium. A) First person. B) Third person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person. 38. He says, "He is a good boy" . A) He says that he is a good boy. B) He says that he is a good boy. C) He says he was a good boy. D) He said he is a good boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He says that he is a good boy. 39. Choose the correct option:Reporter:'The police are questioning the suspect this morning.' A) The reporter said the police were questioning the suspect that morning. B) The reporter said the police questioned the suspect that morning. C) The reporter said the police had questioned the suspect that morning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reporter said the police were questioning the suspect that morning. 40. I said to him, " you had already done it very well." A) I asked him that i had already done it very well. B) I said him that he had already done it very well. C) I asked him that he had Already done it very well. D) I told him that he had already done it very well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I told him that he had already done it very well. 41. "Do you plan to publish your poems?" Greg asked Jean. A) Greg asked Jean if she planned to publish her poems. B) Greg asked Jean do you plan to publish your poems. C) Greg asked Jean if she plans to publish her poems. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greg asked Jean if she planned to publish her poems. 42. Sometimes an author will write to persuade you. What does persuade mean? A) To make someone happy. B) To scare someone. C) To make people believe the way you do. D) To make people not like something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make people believe the way you do. 43. My husband said to me, "Wait for me outside." A) My husband said that I have to wait for him outside. B) My husband wanted me to wait for him only outside. C) My husband told me to wait for him outside. D) My husband angrily asked me to wait outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My husband told me to wait for him outside. 44. Which of the following is NOT a good example of an audience for a narrative? A) Teenagers. B) People who like football. C) Everyone. D) Someone who has committed a crime before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everyone. 45. Jesse is an animal lover ..... , he adores penguins and pandas. A) Simultaneously. B) Equally important. C) Specifically. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Specifically. 46. She said, 'Hello, You are here!' A) She was surprised to see you there. B) She was amazed to see you there. C) She is surprised to see him here. D) She was surprised to see him there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was surprised to see him there. 47. Choose the option that expresses indirect speech of the given sentence correctly."I have already summited my homework, " said Karishma. A) Karishma said that she will already done her homework. B) Karishma said that she has already summited her homework. C) Karishma said that she had already summited her homework. D) Karishma said that I have already summited her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karishma said that she had already summited her homework. 48. Rama said, " Dear ! I have spilt tea on the sofa cloth '' A) She exclaimed with surprise that I had spilt tea on the sofa cloth. B) She exclaimed with sorrow that she had spilt tea on the sofa cloth. C) She shouted that she spelt tea on the sofa cloth. D) Rama exclaimed that she has spilt tea on the sofa cloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She exclaimed with sorrow that she had spilt tea on the sofa cloth. 49. Farmer said to his son, "Did he find some money?" A) Farmer told his son if he had found some money. B) Farmer told his son if he found some money. C) Farmer asked his son if he did find some money. D) Farmer asked his son if had found some money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farmer asked his son if had found some money. 50. A hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic disease. A) Bedlam. B) Funny farm. C) Sanatorium. D) Asylum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanatorium. 51. "I don't have time to play game, " said Jack. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 52. "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. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First Person. 53. Which of the following is NOT one of the parts of a plot in a narrative? A) Exposition. B) Falling Action. C) Climax. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 54. He asked me "Open your book!" A) He asked me to open your book. B) He asked me to open my book. C) He asked me opening my book. D) He asks me to open my book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked me to open my book. 55. Identify the point of view of the excerpt from Seventh Grade:As Teresa walked down the hall, Victor walked the other way, looking back, admiring how gracefully she walked, one foot in front of the other. So much for being in the same class, he thought. A) Second Person. B) First Person. C) Third Person Limited. D) Third Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person Limited. 56. Khurt: "I was writing a letter yesterday." A) Khurt said that he had been writing a letter before that day. B) Khurt said that he was writing a letter the day before. C) Khurt said that he had written a letter before that day. D) Khurt said that he wrote a letter the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Khurt said that he had been writing a letter before that day. 57. "She is living in Paris now" She said. A) She said she was live in Paris now. B) She said she was living in Paris then. C) She said that was living in Paris then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she was living in Paris then. 58. The setting of the story is the time and place. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Teacher said to students, "India got freedom in 1947." A) Teacher told students that India had gotten freedom in 1947. B) Teacher told students that India has gotten freedom in 1947. C) Teacher said students that India got freedom in 1947. D) Teacher told students that India got freedom in 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teacher told students that India got freedom in 1947. 60. 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. 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