Question 23
NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2020
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the two paragraphs below.
Paragraph 1: "I could feel the cold seep into my bones as I stepped onto the cracked pavement, the city's roar echoing my own restless heart. Every breath felt like a question I could not answer."
Paragraph 2: "He paused at the corner, watching the rain pool on the street, wondering whether the path ahead would ever clear. The world seemed distant, yet his thoughts were sharp as a blade."
Identify the point of view used in each paragraph and explain how the shift in perspective influences the reader's perception of the protagonist.
Answer Options
A.
Paragraph 1 is narrated in second‑person (you), and Paragraph 2 is narrated in third‑person objective. The shift changes the reader's role from being addressed directly to observing actions without insight.
Correct Answer
B.
Paragraph 1 is narrated in first‑person (I). Paragraph 2 is narrated in third‑person limited (he/she). The shift moves the reader from an intimate, subjective experience of the protagonist's thoughts in the first paragraph to a slightly more detached, observational stance in the second, allowing the reader to both feel the protagonist's emotions and then evaluate his actions more objectively.
C.
Paragraph 1 is narrated in first‑person plural (we), and Paragraph 2 is narrated in third‑person limited (he/she). The shift moves the focus from a collective voice to an individual perspective.
D.
Paragraph 1 is narrated in third‑person omniscient, while Paragraph 2 is narrated in first‑person (I). The shift moves the reader from a detached overview to an intimate internal monologue.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Paragraph 1 is narrated in first‑person (I). Paragraph 2 is narrated in third‑person limited (he/she). The shift moves the reader from an intimate, subjective experience of the protagonist's thoughts in the first paragraph to a slightly more detached, observational stance in the second, allowing the reader to both feel the protagonist's emotions and then evaluate his actions more objectively.
About This Question
This is
Neco Model Questions Vol1
2020
Literature In English
Question 23.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2020
Neco Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
.