Point of View

Which statement is correct?

• Everybody, including authors and readers, has a point of view.

• An author’s point of view and his purpose are the same thing.

• Point of view determines if the writing persuades, entertains, or informs.

• A point of view does not influence the way most authors write.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

How does an author develop a specific point of view?

• By carefully choosing the right words and descriptions

• By quoting facts geared to persuade the reader

• By relying on third-person omniscient to create stronger plots

• By expressing multiple personal opinions and biases

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which statement about third person limited point of view is correct?

• The narrator is an internal voice that employs several points of view in order to effectively tell the story.

• The narrator is an internal voice that offers readers a deeper understanding of his or her actions.

• The narrator is an external voice who only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• The narrator is an external voice who knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which type of writing is most likely to be written from the first person point of view?

• recipe

• memoir

• newspaper interview

• mystery novel

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A layered and complex plots generally requires the author to write in

• second-person

• omniscient third-person

• limited third-person

• first-person

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is another word for omniscient third person narrators?

• incomplete

• reduced

• all-knowing

• intelligent

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Another name for an author’s point of view is

• mode of narration.

• personal experience.

• biases and opinions.

• primary conflict.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The main difference between third person limited and third person omniscient is

• how many characters readers can hear and understand.

• who the main character is within the story.

• what type of pronouns the author chooses to use.

• when the primary conflict is introduced.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9