Perspective & POV

Perspective & POV

by Donna Herrera

Multiple Choice

Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor’s cheeks. A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful. Teresa sat a few desks away, no doubt thinking he was a fool. Without looking at Mr. Bueller, Victor mumbled, ‘Frenchie oh wewe gee in September.”...He stared at the board and wished he had taken Spanish, not French. Better yet, he wished he could start his life over. He had never been so embarrassed. He bit his thumb until he tore off a sliver of skin.

What detail from the text best shows Victor's perspective?

• Victor was too weak from failure to join the class.

• He felt awful. Teresa sat a few desks away, no doubt thinking he was a fool.

• He bit his thumb until he tore off a sliver of skin.

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I remember thinking; I’m a Negro and a Puerto Rican. Suppose I approach this white lady in this deserted subway station late at night? What would she say? What would be the first reaction of this White American woman? Would she say: 'Yes, of course you may help me', or would she think I was trying to get too familiar or would she think worse?

What is the narrator's perspective?

• He thinks the white woman may be prejudiced, so he is unsure if he should offer help.

• He thinks the white woman is prejudiced so he will not help her.

• He is worried the woman will be unsafe riding the subway late at night.

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I wasted the last weeks of August watching bad

cartoons. I didn't go to the mall, the lake, or the pool, or answer the phone. I have entered high school with the wrong hair, the wrong clothes, the wrong attitude. And I don't have anyone to sit with. I am Outcast.

What is Melinda's perspective?

• She thinks the mall is lame.

• She thinks school is a waste of time.

• She thinks that she will not fit in at school.

​Point of View

​By Donna Herrera

Multiple Choice

Perspective in literature is ___, while point of view in literature is ___.

• who tells the story or who is speaking, how a character views and processes what happens in a story.

• how a character views and processes what happens in a story, who tells the story or who is speaking.

• They are the same thing.

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Point of view is...

• the author's opinion
• who the narrator is
• the vantage point, or perspective of a story
• the reader's opinion or perspective

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Which POV uses "I, me, and my" to tell a story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person omniscient

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Which POV uses "you" and "your" to tell a story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person objective

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Third person limited is when the author reveals the thoughts and feelings of

• one character are revealed 
• more than one character are revealed
• nobody
• the author

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Third person omniscient point of view is when the author reveals the thoughts and feelings of

• more than one character
• one character

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Rock music was playing through the speakers at the gas station. John jumped out the window of his yellow Jeep without opening the door. As he pumped gas into the Jeep, he danced to the rock music. A girl with blonde hair was walking past. She said, "Wow, partner, you can really move." John tipped his hat to her and winked, and then he continued his performance. John climbed onto the hood of his Jeep and began stomping, shaking his hips, and clapping. Gas overflowed from the tank of the Jeep and spilled onto the ground. John continued to strut his stuff. What is the point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

Multiple Choice

Time travel is exhausting. It took me 200 million years to realize that. Well, actually it only took me a few seconds, but I first realized it about 200 million years ago. That was the first time that I traveled through time. "Try it!" said the mad scientist. "History needs you," he told me. I went with my gut. What is the point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

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As you cross the crystal bridge, you hear the sound of two voices coming from the shores of the river. One of the voices sounds distressed. The other sounds angry. At the end of the crystal bridge is a herd of wild horses. You notice that they are stamping the ground violently. If you would like to go to the shore and find out who's talking, turn to page 47. If you'd like to approach the wild horses, turn to page 58. What is the point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

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As the train pulled into the station, we finally met eyes. We had been avoiding this moment, but it was here now. Tears welled. Words choked. We hugged each other awkwardly before I grabbed my bags and jumped on the train. A chapter had ended. Things would never be the same between us again. What is the point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

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She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.

• 3rd person POV
• 1st person POV
• 2nd person POV

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I ran up a steep hill. I was very hot and exhausted. It was a long race, but I was in the lead. I knew if I could keep my pace I would be able to win the race. 

• 1st person POV
• 2nd person POV
• 3rd person POV

Multiple Choice

The Land of Candy spread before me. I licked my lips as chocolate bunnies bounded through the peanut butter fields. I heard the songs of the sour gummy birds in the taffy trees. My tummy rumbled when I saw caramel cobwebs spun by sugar spiders in rock candy caves. I wanted to eat everything that I saw, but Mr. Travis had warned me against that. He said that the elders would view me as a monster if word got out that I was ravaging the Land of Candy to appease my sweet tooth. What is the point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

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Whenever I go to school I always put my left shoe on first. Then I put on my right shoe. I tie my right shoe, then my left. Now I'm ready for the day!

Which point of view are the above sentences written in?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• No person

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"If you don't eat your dinner, you're going to be hungry later," said her Mom. Mom had spent a long time cooking and made her daughter a nice meal, but that didn't matter to Jen.

What is the mom's point of view?

• Jen does not need to eat her dinner.

• It is fun to cook a nice meal.

• Jen should eat her dinner.

• It doesn't matter what Jen thinks.

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"If you don't eat your dinner, you're going to be hungry later," said her Mom. Mom had spent a long time cooking and made her daughter a nice meal, but that didn't matter to Jen.

What is Jen's point of view?

• Jen loves eating dinner.

• Jen is happy her mom cooked her dinner.

• Jen can't wait for dessert.

• Jen does not care if her mom made a nice meal.

Multiple Choice

15% of corn is exported from the United States

• Subjective

• Objective

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Corn is the best vegetable and everyone should eat it.

• Subjective

• Objective

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Corn can be used as a fuel and as a food source.

• Objective

• Subjective

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"It is against the law to text while driving in California."

• Subjective

• Objective

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The average person’s body has enough DNA to stretch from the sun to Pluto and back 17 times.

• Objective

• Subjective

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Pizza is the most delicious food."

• Subjective

• Objective