Author's Perspective and Point of View Quiz

What does the root word -spect- mean?

• To go
• To Walk
• To see
• To listen

Which point of view uses words such as "I, we, me, us?"

• 1st Person
• 2nd Person
• 3rd Person
• 9th Person

I love having a clean park to play in! Sometimes I like to jump in and help pick up trash from our park. It keeps it looking nice and helps us learn how important it is to keep the park clean. What is the author's perspective on parks?

• Parks are fun
• He likes to help keep them clean
• He doesn't care if they are dirty
• He thinks we should clean parks everyday. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

 Author's perspective is...

• How the author sees a situation/ How they feel about it
• The reason the author wrote the story
• Their point of view

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

Which point of view uses words such as "they, he, she, her, his?"

• 2nd person
• 3rd person
• 1st person

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

• They use the word "you"
• They use words like "I, me"
• They use words like "he, she"
• They use words like "tomorrow, today"

The president’s friends were worried about safety. They feared that rebel sympathizers would try to kidnap or kill him. Lincoln himself had been living with fear and rumors of his assassination for years. What point of view is this passage?

• 1st person
• 3rd person

I love to watch birds!  It always amazes me 
  how they can build those nests!  I like to leave 
  scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find. 
  They'll use these things and weave them into a 
  nest.  Being a parent is a hard job, and the birds 
  can use all the help they can get.
What is the author's perspective?

• Humans should help birds build their nest
• Birds are interesting animals
• Humans should never interfere with wild animals
• Birds use lots of things to build their nest

Wow! I don't know who invented the microwave, but that guy is awesome! Imagine having to always take 20 minutes to use the stove to cook. I love having cooked, warm food in just 1 minute! What statement do you think the author would agree with?

• Everyone should always use the stove to cook
• Microwaves are bad to use
• Microwaves are helpful
• Stoves are not helpful

If someone tells you all of the fun and exciting activities they do in the winter, what do you think their perspective on winter is?

• Winter can be fun
• Winter is the worst season
• You should never do any winter activities
• Winter activities are fun for everybody

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.6