Literature & Informational Texts Quiz

What is the term for the person telling the story?

• Character

• Author

• Narrator

• Reader

Which of the following pronouns is a clue that a story might be told in the first person?

• he

• she

• I

• them

What is one benefit of a story being told from the first-person point of view?

• You get a broader perspective of events.

• You understand the narrator's thoughts and feelings.

• You know things about characters that other characters don't know.

• You become a character in the story.

If the narrator is not a character in the story, what point of view is being used?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person

If a narrator uses 'he' or 'she' and tells you what several characters are thinking and feeling, what type of point of view is this?

• First Person

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Omniscient

• Second Person

In the excerpt from Pax, the story is told from the fox's point of view using his senses. What type of third-person point of view is most likely used in this excerpt, based on how the reader understands the story through the fox's experience and senses?

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Omniscient

• Third Person Objective

• Second Person

What type of text is 'Animal Snoops'?

• Fiction Novel

• Historical Article

• Informational Text

• Poem

What is a central idea of the text 'Animal Snoops'?

• Animals are smarter than humans.

• Eavesdropping is common in the animal world.

• Only predators use eavesdropping to hunt.

• Animals communicate only within their own species.

According to 'Animal Snoops,' why do wild animals snoop or eavesdrop on each other?

• To help humans solve crimes.

• To learn new languages.

• To find food, a mate, or avoid predators.

• To play games with each other.

Which of the following is not mentioned in the text as an example of an animal that eavesdrops?

• Gopher snakes listening to kangaroo rats

• White storks listening for moor frogs

• Dik-diks listening to go-away birds

• Deer listening to rabbits