Point of View

Which POV uses "I, me, and my" to tell a story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

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

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

Which POV uses "he, she, and them" to tell a story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

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

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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

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." (Alcott).

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd person

Identify the point of view: "People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback. The names are mine, but they're not me. I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan" (Applegate).

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd person

I didn't like creeping down the dark alley. From which point of view is this sentence written?

• First person

• Second person

• 3rd person

First, you need to get your supplies: a bowl, eggs, flour, and sugar.

• first person

• second person

• third person objective

“Your birthday is exactly one week away, Holly,” said Mom at dinner. “What special treat would you like for Grandma to make for

you?” The birthday tradition at my house is that the person celebrating the birthday gets to place a special order at Grandma’s bakery.

Everyone started to shout out their suggestions.

“Banana cream pie!” called my older sister, Trina.

“Turtle cheesecake!” Dad exclaimed.

“Cookie cake!” suggested little Braxton.

“Shush, everyone,” instructed Mom. “It’s Holly’s birthday so Holly gets to decide.”

“I want chocolate cupcakes with white filling and purple frosting,” I announced.

• first person

• second person

• third person