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Author's Purpose
Point of View
100

In that time, teaching was a common occupation, or job, for women.

job and occupation 

100

Our class will have an election tomorrow. (YOU / WE) will vote in the morning. 

WE

100

Which choice refers to the sequencing of events by time?

  1. setting
  2. topic
  3. plot
  4. chronological order

4. chronological order

100

1. The author’s primary purpose in this passage is to…

  1. Argue that Black History Month should not be so commercial.
  2. Argue that Black History Month should be abolished.
  3. Argue that Black History Month should be maintained.
  4. Suggest that African-American history should be taught in two months rather than just one.
  5. Argue that African-American history is not part of mainstream curriculum.
  • Argue that Black History Month should be abolished.
100

What is point of view?

1. The vantage point of position from which the story is told

2. When the narrator is in the story

3. When the narrator is in not in the story

4. A story with no perspective


1. The vantage point of position from which the story is told

200

 Elizabeth did not agree or accept that.

agree and accept

200
Sue helps clean the room after school. (SHE / IT) is a good leader. 

SHE

200

What did Janie do after she held the hot dog above the fire?

  1. She removed the hot dog from the fire.
  2. She put a hot dog on a long stick.
  3. She turned the hot dog over.
  4. She placed it in a bun.
  5. She ate the hot dog.
  • She turned the hot dog over.
200

2. What was the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

  1. To entertain the reader.
  2. To bore the reader.
  3. To persuade the reader.
  4. To inform the reader.
  5. To humor the reader.

To inform the reader. 

200

In what point of view does the narrator use pronouns such as 'I' and 'me?'

1. First Person

2. Second Person

3.  Third Person 

First Person

300

Women in health care were only supposed to assist, or help, male doctors with their work.

assist and help

300

Jim and Sue, thank you for leading us. (WE / YOU) show us how to be good citizens!

YOU 

300

What did they do just before riding home?

  1. They checked out some books.
  2. They put the books in their book bags.
  3. They parked their bikes.
  4. They read the books.
  • They put the books in their book bags.
300

3. The author most likely wrote this passage to…

  1. Entertain the reader.
  2. Persuade the reader.
  3. Humor the reader.
  4. Inform the reader.
  5. Sway the reader.
  • Inform the reader.
300

An example of first-person point of view would be

a.You can see the top of the houses from this balcony.

b.The boy ran, but could not get anywhere.

c.When she was tired, she finally sat down.

d.I couldn’t believe what was in front of me.

I couldn’t believe what was in front of me.

400

She wanted sick people to have less pain and discomfort.

pain and discomfort

400

You (SHOW / SHOWS) us what our country was like long ago. 

SHOW

400

What happened first in the sentence below?

Markell opened the classroom door, put his backpack up, and went to his seat.

  1. Markell went to the restroom.
  2. Markell put his backpack up.
  3. Markell opened the classroom door.
  4. Markell went to his seat.
  • Markell opened the classroom door.
400

4. What is the main purpose of this passage?

  1. To persuade the reader to pay close attention to blind spots.
  2. To explain the way visual perception works.
  3. To persuade the reader to consult an optometrist if the O and X disappear.
  4. To prove that vision is a passive process.
  • To explain the way visual perception works.
400

Mike took his book to the library to renew it for one more week.

a. First person

b. Second person

c. Third person









c. Third person

500

The women also ran a school to train, or teach, other women as doctors

train and teach 

500

I (THINK / THINKS) the bell is a special gift from the past. 

THINK 

500

What happened first in the sentence below?

My mother washed the dishes, dried them, and put them in the cabinet.

  1. My mother dried the dishes.
  2. My mother put the dishes on the stove.
  3. My mother washed the dishes.
  4. My mother put the dishes in the cabinet

My mother washed the dishes

500

5. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to…

  1. Express frustration about ODD.
  2. Prove that parents are the cause of ODD.
  3. Inform the reader about this complex condition.
  4. Persuade the reader to keep students with ODD out of public school.
  • Inform the reader about this complex condition.
500

Timmy Turner was rushing to get to school because he was going on a field trip. Timmy felt

so happy and excited that he was going on his first field trip of the year. Timmy thought that

everything was going to go good that day.

a) First-Person b) Second-Person c) Third-Person

c) Third-Person