This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Point Of View – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Point Of View Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best describes an author's purpose? A) The summary of the text. B) The genre of the text. C) The reason why the author writes the text. D) The main character in a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The reason why the author writes the text. 2. To determine the author's point of view, you need to look at A) The dialogue. B) The first sentence of the book. C) What the characters say to each other. D) The characters thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The characters thoughts. 3. All of the following are clues that a story is written in first person point of view EXCEPT A) The narrator shares a personal experience with the readers. B) The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters. C) The readers is able to view the actions and dialogue of the all the characters but only knows the thoughts and feelings of the narrator. D) The narrator uses the pronouns I, me, my, we, and our when addressing him/herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters. 4. Which point of view is the narrator outside of the story? A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person. 5. Which pronouns does first person use? A) They don't use pronouns. B) My, I, Mine, Our, We. C) They, Them. D) He, Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My, I, Mine, Our, We. 6. What is the point of view of the following sentence:My mother wanted me to do the dishes as soon as I got home from school. A) First-person point of view. B) Third-person point of view. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First-person point of view. 7. Key words within ..... should not be used to determine point of view. A) Narration. B) Epilogue. C) Prologue. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialogue. 8. 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) Second Person. B) Third Person Limited. C) Third Person Omniscient. D) First Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Person Limited. 9. Directions and instructions are usually narrated from which point of view? A) Third Person Limited. B) Second person. C) First Person. D) Third Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second person. 10. Which of the following narrators is never a character in the text? A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person. 11. I was eager for the first day of school. While I waited for the bus, I nervously fidgeted with my backpack straps. As the bus pulled up to the bus stop, I couldn't wait to see all of my friends and I ran right up the stairs! A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person. 12. What point of view is this sentence in: "I went to the store and got ice cream." A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) Fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First. 13. Which point of view do you see these signal words?he, she, they, them, (character's names) A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person. 14. In FIRST PERSON POV, the narrator knows everyone's thoughts. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The narrator is talking to you. A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second Person. 16. What point of view:She likes to watch movies with her friend. A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person. 17. I like to spend time in my tree house. It is in oak tree in our backyard. Sometimes I bring a snack up there with me and eat it while I am reading a book. Other times, I invite my best friend Robbie to come with me and we play Roblox. A) First-person. B) Third-person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First-person. 18. Who tells the story in first person point of view? A) I, me, we. B) You, your. C) He or she. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I, me, we. 19. Point of view is (a) A) The events that happen in the story. B) What the story is mostly about. C) The reason the author writes the story. D) A. who the narrator is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. who the narrator is. 20. Identify the point of view of this sentence.I know it is time to go to sleep, but I can't stop playing my new favorite video game! A) Third Person Omniscient. B) Second Person. C) First Person. D) Third Person Limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First Person. 21. What is the point of view when the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only ONE character? A) Third Person Limited. B) Third Person Omniscient. C) Third Person Objective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third Person Limited. 22. "Well, I know, " she said. "You'll pretend you were men instead of babies ..... And war will look just wonderful, so we'll have a lot more of them. And they'll be fought by babies like the babies upstairs." So then I understood. It was war that made her so angry. A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 23. Which point of view presents the story from an outside perspective without revealing any character's thoughts or feelings? A) Second-person omniscient. B) Third-person objective. C) First-person subjective. D) Third-person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third-person objective. 24. When characters speak and quotation marks are used, it is known as A) Setting. B) Plot. C) Dialogue. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialogue. 25. Identify the point of view:Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it-she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.$_{}$$_{}$ A) First-person. B) Third-person limited. C) Third-person omniscient. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third-person limited. 26. Chris read a book about ocean animals. He read about sharks, dolphins, whales and turtles. A) First Person. B) Third Person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Person. 27. I wish I could go see the Annie play tonight! A) 1st person. B) 3rd person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person. 28. I think that I will go for a swim. Swimming is something that I am really good at. I can't wait to get outside and jump into the water to cool off! A) First Person. B) Third Person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 29. Which type of point of view is when a narrator who is not a part of the story tells the story? A) 1st Person. B) 3rd Person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3rd Person. 30. "The next morning, Mr. Sir marched the boys to another section of the lake, and each boy dug his own hole, five feet deep and five feet wide. Stanley was glad to be away from the big hole. At least now he knew just how much he had to dig for the day. And it was a relief not to have other shovels swinging past his face, or the Warden hanging around." Holes by Louis Sachar A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person Limited. D) Third Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person Limited. 31. You know you need to wear your seatbelt. You put it on and then drive your car to work.What POV is this? A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person limited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second person. 32. Softball is just not my game. I have a knack for always getting hit in the head by the ball. It doesn't matter where I'm standing. The ball just seems to find me. A) 1st Person. B) 3rd Person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st Person. 33. What is an advantage to first person point of view? A) You learn about everyone's thoughts in the story. B) You read it faster. C) You really get to know one character's thoughts and perspective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You really get to know one character's thoughts and perspective. 34. Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word.When the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of ONLY one character. A) Third Person Omniscient Point of View. B) Third Person Objective Point of View. C) Third Person Limited Point of View. D) Third Person Point of View. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person Limited Point of View. 35. What is the structure of "Landing at Ellis Island" ? A) Cause and Effect. B) Point of View. C) Chronological. D) Compare/Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chronological. 36. She was the one who knew all the answers on the test. She had the highest grade in the entire class. A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person. 37. "I, we, our, my, us, etc." A) First Person. B) Third Person Omniscient. C) Third Person Limited. D) Second Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 38. The farm next to ours is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gregg. The Greggs have two children, both of them boys. Their names are Philip and William. Sometimes I go over to their farm to play with them. I am a girl and I am eight years old. Philip is also eight years old. Last week something very funny happened. I am going to tell you about it as best as I can. A) 2nd person point of view. B) 1st person point of view. C) 3rd person omniscient. D) 3rd person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1st person point of view. 39. 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) 3rd person omniscient. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person limited. D) 1st person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2nd person. 40. Part A:What does the word "despair" mean as used in paragraph 5 in the article, "Fish Cheeks" ? A) Shock. B) Frustration. C) Misery. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misery. 41. How does the point of view affect the story in the book 'Little Red Riding Hood'? A) It influences how the events are perceived and interpreted by the reader. B) It determines the type of food Little Red Riding Hood brings to her grandmother. C) It changes the color of Little Red Riding Hood's cape. D) It has no impact on the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It influences how the events are perceived and interpreted by the reader. 42. Mr. Reyes hated snakes. He had since childhood. So what should he do about the large brown one coiled under his kitchen table? A) First Person. B) Third Person Limited. C) Third Person Omniscient. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Person Limited. 43. In 3rd person omniscient, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of ..... A) None of the characters. B) 1 character. C) More than 1 character. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than 1 character. 44. "He's not going to beat me, " I told my mom as we set up Monopoly. A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 45. Which one describes SECOND PERSON point of view? A) Uses pronouns like he, she, they, them. B) Uses pronouns like you, your, you're. C) Does not use pronouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uses pronouns like you, your, you're. 46. I didn't like creeping down the dark alley. From which point of view is this sentence written? A) Second person. B) First person. C) Third person, omniscient. D) Third person, objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First person. 47. Jay slid down in his seat, hoping Mr. Yu wouldn't call on him. Mr. Yu knew that trick and asked Jay to read the passage aloud. A) First Person. B) Third Person Limited. C) Third Person Omniscient. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person Omniscient. 48. "Do you love candy?" I asked my friend Roxis. I always make friends with other people. A) 3rd person omniscient. B) 1st person. C) 3rd person limited. D) 3rd person objective. E) 2nd person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1st person. 49. The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 50. Narrator describes how only some characters think and feel A) First-person point of view. B) Third-person limited omniscient. C) Third-person omniscient. D) Third-person objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third-person limited omniscient. 51. The author can use the words and actions of the narrator to develop the narrator's point of view A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. Jason and Jose went to the soccer game with their parents. They ate snacks, cheered for their favorite team, and had a wonderful time with their family. A) First person point of view. B) Second person point of view. C) Third person point of view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person point of view. 53. What sentence from paragraph 5 in the article, "Fish Cheeks" illustrates information the reader would likely miss if the story were written from a different point of view? A) "Dinner threw me deeper into despair". B) "My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.". C) Robert and his family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Dinner threw me deeper into despair". 54. Third person point of view is when the narrator uses words like: A) She, They, He. B) I, Me, My. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She, They, He. 55. What point of view is this sentence in: "Our house is yellow." A) First. B) Third. C) Second. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First. 56. What point of view uses the pronouns me and we? A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person. 57. Adrian was anxious when he got home from school Thursday afternoon. Ms. Arellano gave so much homework and he knew that his mom wouldn't let him play video games unless all of his homework was done. 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. 58. They hurried and packed up their food to get out of the rain. A) 1st person. B) 3rd person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3rd person. 59. TRUE/FALSE:Students should use ONLY the dialogue in the story to identify it's point of view. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. 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) 3rd person omniscient. B) 1st person. C) 2rd person. D) 3rd person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3rd person limited. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPoint Of View Quiz 2Point Of View Quiz 3Point Of View Quiz 4Point Of View Quiz 5Point Of View Quiz 6Point Of View Quiz 7Point Of View Quiz 8Point Of View Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books