Narrative Point of View

The point of view, or perspective of a story is

• Who is telling the story

• A conversation between characters

• The way the story makes you feel

• The sound of the story, or the author's voice

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When the narrator is in the story, the story is told from a __________.

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

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When the narrator who is telling the story was not actually in the story, it is told from a _____________.

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

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When the narrator is talking to "you" the reader, the text has a _________________.

• 1st point of view

• 2nd point of view

• 3rd point of view

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Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap. She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease. At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away.

• second person

• third person

• first person

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What point of view is the following:

Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it - she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.

• Second person

• Third person

• First person

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Why is it important to know the narrative point of view of a story? Choose the BEST answer.

• Because the point of view tells us the mood of the story.

• Because characters are important.

• Because who the narrator is determines what information the reader knows and doesn't know.

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What POV is this passage?

As I stepped onto the shiny porch of my new house, I thought to myself, "This is gonna be a good day!"

• First Person

• Third Person

• Second Person

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John looked nervously at Patty as she reached into the cage without hesitation. She seemed to not be scared of snakes in the slightest.

• first person

• third person

• second person

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

• The words I, me, my, mine, our, us, and we will be used somewhere in the text.

• The author is addressing the reader

• The narrator is not in the story

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