What Is a Narrators Point of View?

2.

Which POV uses "you" and "your" to tell a story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

3.

Which POV uses "he, she, and them" to tell a story? Check all that apply.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person omnipresent

• 3rd person objective

4.

In 3rd person objective, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

• 1 character

• 2 characters

• all of the characters

• none of the characters

5.

In 3rd person limited, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

• 5 characters

• all characters

• none of the characters

• 1 character

6.

In 3rd person omniscient, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

• none of the characters

• 1 character

• all of the characters

• 2 characters

True or False: Perspective in any story is what the narrator of that story can see

• true

• false

8. I ran up a steep hill. I was very hot and exhausted. It was a long race, but I was in the lead. I knew if I could keep my pace I would be able to win the race. 

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person POV

9.

Identify the point of view: "A pain stabs my left temple and I press my hand against it. Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the coil of wire. The memories swirl as I try to sort out what is true and what is false" (Collins).

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omnipresent

10.

Identify the point of view: "Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers from the evening's assignment. But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony. Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents, he hadn't the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future..." (Lowry).

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person omnipresent

• 3rd person limited

11.

Identify the point of view: "'We've got Father and Mother and one another,' said Beth. Beth was the shy one. She always looked on the bright side of things. 'We haven't got father,' said Jo sadly... The girls were suddenly silent. Light from the fire shone on their faces. They were thinking of Father" (Alcott).

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person omnipresent

• 3rd person objective