P.O.V. 1
What is point of view in a story?
A. The time of day the story happens
B. The order of events in a story
C. The author’s favorite character
D. The way the story is told (who is telling it)
What is D. The way the story is told (who is telling it).
Which sentence is written in first-person point of view?
A. She ran to the store as fast as she could.
B. They opened the treasure chest together.
C. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the puppy!
D. You should always tell the truth.
What is C. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the puppy!
What clue tells you a story is written in third-person point of view?
A. The narrator uses “I” and “me”
B. The narrator uses “you”
C. The narrator uses names like “Sarah” and pronouns like “he” or “she”
D. The story has a lot of dialogue
What is C. The narrator uses names like “Sarah” and pronouns like “he” or “she”.
“I opened the door and stepped into the dark room.”
Which point of view is this?
A. Third-person
B. First-person
C. Second-person
D. Omniscient
What is B. First-person.
“Maria looked out the window. She didn’t know that Max was hiding behind the curtain.”
What point of view is this?
A. Second-person
B. First-person
C. Third-person limited
D. Third-person omniscient
What is D. Third-person omniscient
What is a clue that a story is told from second-person point of view?
A. It uses the word “I”
B. It tells what “he” or “she” did
C. It uses the word “you” and talks directly to the reader
D. It has more than one character
What is C. It uses the word “you” and talks directly to the reader.
“You walk into the jungle. You hear strange noises all around you.”
What point of view is this?
A. First-person
B. Second-person
C. Third-person limited
D. Third-person omniscient
What is B. Second-person
What is the difference between third-person limited and third-person omniscient?
A. Limited uses “I” and omniscient does not
B. Limited knows one character’s thoughts, omniscient knows all characters’ thoughts
C. Limited is told by the main character, omniscient is told by the author
D. There is no difference
What is B. Limited knows one character’s thoughts, omniscient knows all characters’ thoughts.
“Ben kicked the ball and cheered. He was proud of his goal. Across the field, Lily watched silently, feeling jealous.”
What point of view is this?
A. First-person
B. Second-person
C. Third-person omniscient
D. Third-person limited
What is C. Third-person omniscient.
“Tamika was nervous about her speech. She didn’t know that her teacher had already decided to give her a prize.”
What point of view is this?
A. First-person
B. Third-person limited
C. Second-person
D. Third-person omniscient
What is D. Third-person omniscient.
“I didn’t want to leave the party, but I knew it was getting late.”
What is the point of view, and what’s a clue?
A. First-person – uses “I”
B. Second-person – uses “you”
C. Third-person limited – uses “he”
D. Third-person omniscient – knows everything
What is A. First-person – uses “I”.
Why might an author choose to write in first-person point of view?
A. To describe other characters’ thoughts
B. To explain rules to the reader
C. To make the reader feel like they are inside the narrator’s head
D. To avoid using “I” or “me”
What is C. To make the reader feel like they are inside the narrator’s head.
How can you tell a story is written in third-person limited?
A. It tells the thoughts of every character
B. It never uses names
C. It tells the story using one character’s thoughts and feelings
D. It uses “you” to talk to the reader
What is C. It tells the story using one character’s thoughts and feelings
“Jordan raced to the park, hoping he wasn’t late. He didn’t know that Maya had already left.”
What point of view is this, and how do you know?
A. Third-person limited – only Jordan’s thoughts are shown
B. First-person – Jordan says “I”
C. Second-person – it uses “you”
D. Third-person omniscient – tells all characters’ thoughts
What is A. Third-person limited – only Jordan’s thoughts are shown.
What’s the main difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
A. First-person tells the story using “he” and “she”
B. First-person uses “I” and is told by a character in the story
C. Third-person is always nonfiction
D. Third-person uses “you” to tell the story
What is B. First-person uses “I” and is told by a character in the story