Point of View

The voice that is telling the story is referred to as the

• protagonist.
• main character.
• author.
• narrator.

In this point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story and tells the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• third-person limited
• first-person
• second-person
• third-person omniscient

Which words in the following excerpt show that it is being told in the first-person point of view?
"There is a lake near the place I used to spend my summers, and it is my favorite lake in the world."

• "There" and "to"
• "My" and "I"
• "Lake" and "world"
• "The" and "it"

In this point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story, and tells the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

• first-person
• second-person
• third-person limited
• third-person omniscient

In this point of view, the narrator is a character in the story and uses pronouns like "I" and "me."

• first-person
• second-person
• third-person limited
• third-person omniscient

From which point of view is the following excerpt being told?
"Officer Jim looked at Ace and scratched his head. All the evidence pointed to Ace's guilt, but the officer just couldn’t be sure. Ace, on the other hand, knew that he was guilty, but thought he might be able to fool the officer if he could just keep a straight face."

• first-person
• second-person
• third-person limited
• third-person omniscient

From which point of view is the following excerpt being told?
"'Cannonball!' Julio shouted as he leapt from the pool deck. The splash was so large that some of the sunbathers got wet. 'Wow, Julio, that was a big splash,' I said to him after he emerged from the water. He smiled and nodded. Julio had been my best friend since the first grade, but lately something had gotten between us."

• first-person
• second-person
• third-person limited
• third-person omniscient

The words "author" and "narrator" are interchangeable—they mean the same thing.

• True
• False

From which point of view is the following excerpt being told?
"A dog was barking loudly in a back alley. Discarded boxes were scattered across the ground. Exhausted, a man with a large mustache and a chef's hat opened a large metal door facing the alley. 'Okay! Quiet down! I hear you,' he said. The dog stopped barking, sat down, and waited to be thrown some scraps."

• third-person limited
• third-person omniscient
• first-person 
• second-person

From which point of view is the following excerpt being told?
"Suzie was embarrassed beyond words. She looked at Tom, who was trying to think of something to say to make her feel better. He wanted to be nice, but he was speechless."

• first-person
• second-person
• third-person limited
• third-person omniscient