Point of View

What is point of view?

• The position from which a narrator tells a story.

• The moral of a story.

• The genre to which a story belongs.

• The personality of the main character in a story.

If Tim wrote a story describing his interactions with Cassie and Rita, what point of view would he most likely use?

• first person

• second person

• third person

Which point of view would you most likely find in a newspaper article about an artist or athlete?

• first person

• second person

• third person

What point of view would you most likely find in a novel that explores the deepest thoughts and feelings of a number of characters?

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

"As you take the quiz, you feel your confidence growing, and a smile creeps across your face." What type of narration is this?

• first person

• second person

• third person

"I couldn't wait to meet my friend Rita, so I rode my bicycle to her house as fast as I could." What type of narration is this?

• first person

• second person

• third person

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

• Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.
• The author is addressing the reader.
• The narrator is not in the story.
• Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

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

• third person

• first person

• second person

We go to the mountains every winter for vacation.

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

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What POV is this passage?
Joey comes over to his friend's house. As he steps in, he sees Jack sitting on the stairs.

• Second Person
• First Person
• Third Person

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