Narrative Point of View

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

One Sunday afternoon after dinner, about a week after John's bicycle was smashed, he and Roger rode out to the Centerville dump. They liked to go to the dump once in a while to see if there was any interesting trash.

From John Bibee, The Magic Bicycle. Copyright 1983 by John Bibee

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

I scoop tea leaves into a pot and pour boiling water over them. I take the teapot and four cups to the table.

I ladle rice into a large bowl. I take the bowl and four plates to the table.

From Lois Sepahban, Paper Wishes. Copyright 2016 by Lois Sepahban

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

Henry's sister was very, very old. Almost fourteen. She didn't ever argue with Henry or Mark. In fact, she hardly talked to them at all because she was so old and wise and almost grown up. Her name was Elizabeth.

From Robert Kimmel Smith, Chocolate Fever. Copyright 1972 by Robert Kimmel Smith

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

I'm so busy watching the dog I don't even notice it's started to rain. Don't bother me. Don't bother the dog, neither. I'm looking for the place I first saw him. Does he live here? I wonder.

From Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Shiloh. Copyright 2000 by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

Long ago on the island of Ithaca in ancient Greece, there lived a man named Odysseus. Though he was king of the island, Odysseus lived a simple life. He enjoyed tending his fields and orchards and working with his hands as a craftsman and carpenter.

From Mary Pope Osborne, Tales from the Odyssey: Part One. Copyright 2002, 2003 by Mary Pope Osborne

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

Feo put down the skis she was oiling and listened. It was early, and she was still wearing her nightdress. She had no dressing gown, but she pulled on the sweater her mother had knit, which came down to the scar on her knee, and ran to the front door.

From Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder. Copyright 2015 by Katherine Rundell

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

Thinking you made the wrong choice, you stand up planning to walk out the door and just go home anyway, but you find yourself walking down the hallway with Mr. Grady. You feel like you are floating. Soon you are in an area that you have never been to before.

From Anson Montgomery, Escape from the Haunted Warehouse (Choose Your Own Adventure). Copyright 2015 by Chooseco

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

I'm a risk taker. That's why I score like crazy. I score on the go, with the ball in the air, with my back to the goal. I score in all weather. Dirt, mud, or ice, I score.

From Eugene Yelchin, Arcady's Goal. Copyright 2014 by Eugene Yelchin

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

My name is India Opal Buloni, and last summer my daddy, the preacher, sent me to the store for a box of macaroni-and-cheese, some white rice, and two tomatoes and I came back with a dog.

From Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie. Copyright 2000 by Kate DiCamillo

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

I went into my bedroom. I put Dribble on top of my dresser. I tried to pet him and tell him he would be happy living with me. But it isn't easy to pet a turtle.

From Judy Blume, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Copyright 1972 by Judy Blume

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