English / Language Arts OAE
Mrs. Anton assigns her students a writing project, requesting a short story using limited
third-person point of view. The students have been learning about point of view in class
for weeks, so they know they must show the thoughts and feelings of which of the
following?
- All of the characters
- The reader
- The author
- One of the characters - CORRECT ANSWER-One of the characters
First vs Second vs Third Person POV - CORRECT ANSWER-FIRST: The narrator
speaks about himself/herself
EX: "I was sad. I felt nervous."
SECOND: The narrator speaks directly to the reader
EX: "You were sad. You felt nervous."
THIRD: The narrator watches the story, but is not in it
EX: "He looked sad. He seemed nervous."
During a discussion of a new novel Mr. Wallace's class has been reading, he asks his
students to describe the main character's school and home. He also asks them to
identify and describe the period in history during which the story takes place. This class
discussion is focused on which of the following?
- Criticism
- Setting
- Plot
- Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Setting
What is "setting" in a story? - CORRECT ANSWER-The time and place of a story
What is the "plot" in a story? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sequence of events in a story
Ms. Sharpe asks her students to roll a dice and call out words that begin with the letter
they land on. This activity focuses on which skill?
- Grammar
- Phonics
- Creative writing
- Spelling - CORRECT ANSWER-Phonics
Mrs. Anton assigns her students a writing project, requesting a short story using limited
third-person point of view. The students have been learning about point of view in class
for weeks, so they know they must show the thoughts and feelings of which of the
following?
- All of the characters
- The reader
- The author
- One of the characters - CORRECT ANSWER-One of the characters
First vs Second vs Third Person POV - CORRECT ANSWER-FIRST: The narrator
speaks about himself/herself
EX: "I was sad. I felt nervous."
SECOND: The narrator speaks directly to the reader
EX: "You were sad. You felt nervous."
THIRD: The narrator watches the story, but is not in it
EX: "He looked sad. He seemed nervous."
During a discussion of a new novel Mr. Wallace's class has been reading, he asks his
students to describe the main character's school and home. He also asks them to
identify and describe the period in history during which the story takes place. This class
discussion is focused on which of the following?
- Criticism
- Setting
- Plot
- Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Setting
What is "setting" in a story? - CORRECT ANSWER-The time and place of a story
What is the "plot" in a story? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sequence of events in a story
Ms. Sharpe asks her students to roll a dice and call out words that begin with the letter
they land on. This activity focuses on which skill?
- Grammar
- Phonics
- Creative writing
- Spelling - CORRECT ANSWER-Phonics
