Point of View
Point of View: Reading Sentences
Identify Text Structure
Signal Words
Elements of a Story Structure
100

I, Me, My, We, and Ours are pronouns used in which type of point of view?

What is First Person Point of View. 

100

What point of view is the following sentence: "I went to the park to walk my dog."

What is First Person Point of View.

100

To surprise her mother on her birthday, Samantha got up early and make coffee. First, she filled the pot with water. Then she cleaned and replaced the filter. Next, she got fresh coffee, measured just the right amount, and poured it into the filter. Finally, she pressed the "on" button and within seconds, the aroma of the fresh-brewed coffee filled the house. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

What is Sequence.

100

first, next, then, before, after, finally, following, dates, and times

What is sequence? 

100

"Who" the story is about?

What are the characters. 

200

What are the two types of 3rd Person Point of View?

What is Limited & Omniscient

200

What point of view is the following sentence: "We need to go to my mom's house for dinner."

What is First Person Point of View?

200

Willow Creek is very different from New York City. There are no tall skyscrapers in Willow Creek. All you can see are fields and sky. Instead of taxicab horns and fire truck sirens, it is so quiet at night that you can hear the crickets chirping. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

What is Compare and Contrast. 

200

same as, similar, alike, as well as, also, both, instead of, on the other hand, different from, and as opposed to

What is Compare and Contrast.

200

What is "theme"?

What is the message, lesson, or moral of the story

300

The narrator is the main character of the story... What point of View am I?

What is First Person Point of View.

300

What is the point of view of the following sentence: "You need to use your endurance for the race."

What is Second Person Point of View.

300

The music was blasting so loud, Marco thought his ears would burst. The stage was filled with bright blue laser beams and a shower of yellow and green paper streamers. All around him, the crowd was singing and dancing wildly. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

What is Description.

300

problem is, question is, puzzle is, to solve this, and one answer is

What is Problem and Solution?

300

This is where the story takes place.

What is the setting.

400

The narrator is addressing the reader... What Point of View am I?

What is 2nd Person Point of View

400

What point of view is the following sentence in: "Mr. Perna went to the store to get his favorite cereal."

What is Third Person Limited

400

Joey lost his science book. He knew he would be in big trouble if he was unable to study for the final. What should he do? He thought for a few worried moments, and then decided to retrace his steps. He remembered putting the book in his backpack that morning. He had taken it out at school when his friend Kim asked to look something up. Now he remembered - Kim still had his book! The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

What is Problem and Solution?

400

so, because, since, therefore, if/then, this led to, as a result, a reason why, may be due to, consequently, for this reason

What is Cause and Effect.

400

This element of plot occurs at the middle of the story. It is the most intense or exciting part.

What is Climax.

500

I address what all the characters think in a story... What Point of View am I?

What is Third Person Omniscient.

500

What point of view is the following sentence in: "Mrs. Nelson made a chocolate cake for the birthday party and Principal Luft was very excited."

Third Person Omniscient

500

Every spring, shortly after the tulips bloom, farmers in Holland go through the tulip fields and cut the blooms off the tulips. This seems strange, because it leaves a field full of green stems. However, it makes the colorful tulip blooms grow back even bigger and stronger later that spring. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

What is Cause and Effect. 

500

for instance, such as, an example, an illustration, characteristics

What is Description. 

500

This part of the plot is when the climax has been explained.

What is the Falling Action