First, Second, and Third Person Point of View

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

• Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.
• The author is addressing the reader.
• The narrator is not in the story.
• Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.

• 3rd person pov
• 1st person pov

A personal narrative is written in ______ person point of view.

• first
• second
• third
• any

We go to the mountains every winter for vacation.

• 3rd person
• 1st person
• 2nd person

What POV is this passage?
Joey comes over to his friend's house. As he steps in, he sees Jack sitting on the stairs.

• Second Person
• First Person
• Third Person

What POV is this passage?
As I stepped onto the shiny porch of my new house, I thought to myself,"This is gonna be a good day."

• Second Person
• First Person
• Third Person

"Get out of my way!" the boy screamed at me. He was barreling toward me as his bike picked up speed as it rushed downhill. "My brakes aren't working!"

• Second Person
• First Person
• Third Person

"I was shaking like a leaf. My palms were sweating. My heart was pounding so loudly I was sure everyone around me could hear it. I hated presentations."  What point of view is this passage in?

• First Person POV
• Second Person POV
• Third Person POV

Which point of view uses "I" or "me"?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

What point of view uses the word 
he?

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person