Point of View & Author's Purpose

The narrator is the ________?

• main character in the story

• person telling the story

• enemy of the main character in the story

• person listening to the story

In the ________ person point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story and exists completely outside of the story.

• first

• third

In the ________ person point of view, the narrator is telling a story and is a character in the story.

• First

• Third

First person point of view mainly uses which of the following pronouns?

• He

• Her

• Them

• I

Third person point of view mainly uses which of the following pronouns?

• My

• I

• She

• Me

After a normal day at school and a normal walk home, I find my parents sitting in the kitchen waiting for me to join at the dining table.

Which point of view is being used?

• First

• Second

• Third

After a normal day at school and a normal walk home, I find my parents sitting in the kitchen waiting for me to join at the dining table.

What clues from the text helped you to determine the point of view?

• A, and, in

• I, my, me

• Day, school, home

• He, his, her

"Mom, it's my turn to be the student of the week!" said Justin excitedly. "Well that's wonderful!" replied Mom, "Look through your room and pick out a few items to share with your class." Justin knew exactly what he wanted to show his classmates.

Which point of view is being used?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

"Mom, it's my turn to be the student of the week!" said Justin excitedly. "Well that's wonderful!" replied Mom, "Look through your room and pick out a few items to share with your class." Justin knew exactly what he wanted to show his classmates.

What clues from the text helped you to determine the point of view?

• My, I, your

• Mom, student, class

• Justin, he, his

• Week, items, classmates

Tabitha was at the hospital patiently waiting with her grandparents. Finally a nurse came towards her and said, "Congratulations, you can go see your new baby sister now!" She was so excited to hold her sister for the first time.

Which point of view is being used?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person