Unit 1: Quiz – Vocabulary, Setting, Characters, and Point of View

Part A: Vocabulary (Questions 1–3)

  1. What is the meaning of the word curious?
    a) Tired
    b) Eager to know or learn
    c) Angry
    d) Slow
  2. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:
    “The sky was so ______ that it looked like a painting.”
    a) bright
    b) jump
    c) walk
    d) pencil
  3. Which of these words is a noun?
    a) quickly
    b) happy
    c) castle
    d) run

Part B: Setting (Questions 4–5)
4. What two things describe a story’s setting?
a) The problem and solution
b) The time and place
c) The characters and events
d) The beginning and ending

5. In a story that takes place on a pirate ship in the 1700s, which detail tells you the time?
a) Pirate ship
b) 1700s
c) Ocean
d) Sailor

Part C: Characters (Questions 6–7)
6. Which word describes a character’s trait?
a) Forest
b) Excited
c) House
d) Book

7. If a character helps someone who has fallen, which trait fits best?
a) Mean
b) Helpful
c) Lazy
d) Angry

Part D: Point of View (Questions 8–10)
8. Which pronouns are used in first-person point of view?
a) He, she, they
b) I, me, my
c) You, your
d) Him, her

  1. “I opened the door and saw a huge cake!”
    Is this sentence written in:
    a) Third-person
    b) First-person
  2. Rewrite this sentence from third-person to first-person:
    “She ran fast to catch the bus.”