First and Third Person Point of View Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which set of pronouns would typically be found in a first person point of view?

• themselves, us

• he, she, it, they

• you, yours, yourself

• I, me, my, we, our

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is in the first person point of view?

• The wolf talked to Little Red Riding Hood.

• The wolf went to Grandma’s house.

• The hunter helped Little Red Riding Hood.

• We shouldn’t trust the wolf.

Multiple Choice

The narrator is the _____.

• person telling the story
• main character in the story 
• enemy of the main character in the story
• person listening to the story 

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in second person point of view?

• Erin did not want to go to the grocery store. 
• You did not want to go to the grocery store.
• Mariah did not want to go to the grocery store. 
• I did not want to go to the grocery store.

Multiple Choice

A _____ narrator can see and describe every character's thoughts. 

• first person
• second person
• third person, limited
• third person, omniscient 

Multiple Choice

In which point of view does the narrator describe "you" or "your" actions?

• first person
• second person 
• third person, limited
• third person, omniscient 

Multiple Choice

I don't like creeping down the dark alley. 
From which point of view is this sentence written?

• first person 
• second person 
• third person 

Multiple Choice

Which point of view is the pronoun "I"?

• first person 
• second person
• third person 

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in third person point of view?

• I brought my mother breakfast this morning. 
• You always wear your seat belt. 
• We didn't mean to hurt Jorge's feelings!
• Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon. 

Multiple Choice

Which point of view is told by the character involved?
The reader sees the pronouns I, me, and we.

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

Multiple Choice

I was nervous when it was my turn in the spelling bee.

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

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

What is point of view?

• the time and place the story occurs

• the author's purpose

• who is telling the story

• the main events

​Point of View (POV) is...

the perspective the story is being told from

​Ask yourself:

• ​who is telling the story?

• ​a character inside or outside the story?

​First Person POV

​When a character inside the story is telling it from THEIR perspective.

​

​LOOK FOR:

​I, me, my, we, us, our

​

​Example:

​I was so excited to go to my sister's house this weekend. I knew we would have a great time!

​Third Person POV

3rd Person Limited

• ​someone outside the story is telling it to the reader

• ​know the thoughts and feelings of ONE character

• ​LOOK FOR:

  • ​he, she, they, them, it

​3rd Person Omniscient

• ​someone outside the story is telling it to the reader

• ​know the thoughts and feelings of MANY or ALL characters

• ​LOOK FOR:

  • ​he, she, they, them, it

Multiple Choice

Point of View is . . .

• the vantage point, or perspective of a story.

• who the narrator is.

• the author's opinion.

• the reader's opinion or perspective.

Multiple Choice

How can you know that something is written in a first-person point of view?

• The narrator is not in the story,

• Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

• The author is addressing the reader.

• Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.