Point of View

Review: Match the following terms and definitions

• Third Person POV

• The narrator's position in relation to a story being told

• Point of View (POV)

• A word that refers to the people involved in the story (can be first or third person)

• Narrator

• The narrator is a person in the story using the pronouns "I" and "we"

• Pronoun

• The narrator exists outside of the events of the story and uses the character's names or the pronouns "he", "she", and "they"

• First Person POV

• A person who narrates or recounts the events of a novel, movie, etc.

Which pronouns are considered first-person? Drag your answers up to the question.​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• I
• We
• He
• She
• They

Which pronouns are considered third-person? Drag your answers up to the question.​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• He
• She
• They
• I
• We

Select the correct first-person pronoun.

Sarah and I decided to make cookies at our sleepover. ​ (a)   needed to go to the store and buy chocolate chips first.

• We
• She
• They

Select the correct third-person pronoun.

John woke up late and had to run all the way to school. ​ (a)   was scolded by his teacher, Mrs. Smith.

• He
• She
• I
• They

One difference between first-person and third-person point of view is that the narrator is not involved in the story in _____ person POV.

Choose the option that correctly uses first-person point of view.

• Julio and Tamika have math class after lunch. They are not happy for lunch to be over.

• I spent all day playing with my dog. We had a lot of fun!

• Sabine couldn't find any of her friends at recess. She came back to class feeling pretty sad.

• I felt sick today so they decided not to go to school.

True or False? The narrator is never a character in the story.

• True

• False

Put the sentence and third-person pronouns in the correct order.

• Jerome

• and his sister are very close.

• They go everywhere together and

• he is always following

• her around.

What should you look for to find out if a narrator is speaking in first-person POV rather than third-person POV?

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