Point of View Flashcard

Front

What narrative perspective is used in the sentence: "Mrs. White drew back with a grimace, but her son, taking it, examined it curiously."? Options: First Person, Second Person, Third Person

Back

Third Person

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Third Person. Mrs. White's son examined the object curiously, indicating that the perspective is from someone other than Mrs. White or her son.

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Front

My name is Katniss Everdeen, and I am seventeen years old. What point of view is this?

Back

First Person

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'First Person' because the statement uses 'I' and 'my' which indicate that the narrator is speaking from their own perspective.

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Front

You wouldn't understand, unless you experienced it.

Back

Second Person

Answer explanation

To truly understand, one must experience it. This applies to the second person, who has firsthand knowledge.

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Front

What point of view is used in the sentence: "She was watching the mysterious movements of a man outside, who, peering in an undecided fashion at the house, appeared to be trying to make up his mind to enter."? Options: First Person, Second Person, Third Person

Back

Third Person

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Front

You are trying to scare me.

Back

Second Person

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Front

What narrative perspective is used in the sentence: "Finn could feel both excitement and apprehension as Captain Burns methodically described what each button was for, and the consequences of making the wrong choice."? Options: First Person, Second Person, Third Person

Back

Third Person

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Front

We were all in disbelief. What person is this sentence written in?

Back

First Person

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Front

What point of view is used in the sentence: "The night was so clear that if the Carey family had been standing in the front yard, beneath the clear dome that separated them from the atmosphere beyond, they would have seen the usual pools of dull light that had replaced bright stars since The Pollution."? Options: First Person, Second Person, Third Person

Back

Third Person

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Front

Identify the narrative perspective in the sentence: "She stopped, her head coming up at once, trying to pinpoint the source of that sound."

Back

Third Person

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Front

He ran to the door, but his wife was before him, and catching him by the arm, held him tightly. What point of view is this? Options: First Person, Second Person, Third Person

Back

Third Person

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6