Writing Point of View

When an author devotes different chapters to different characters, in order to allow the reader differing views of the same story, this is called...

• Third person limited narratives

• There is no such thing as this style of writing

• Multiple first person narratives

• First person narratives

What's point of view in a story?

• The narrator telling the story through others' experiences only

• The narrator telling the story through personal experiences or through another character

• The author writing the book

• The narrator telling the story using pictures

What's the second person point of view in telling a story?

• Telling a story as the narrator, using the name of a character in the story.

• Telling a story through another person's experiences using the words 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

• Telling a story incorporating the reader into the story using words like 'you', 'your', and 'yours'

• Telling a story from the narrator's own personal experiences using the words 'I', 'me', or 'mine'

What's the third person point of view in a story?

• The narrator tells the story through their own experiences and feelings using the word 'I.'

• The narrator tells the story through many characters in a story using the words 'us' and 'we.'

• The narrator tells the story using the words 'he' or 'she.'

• The narrator tells the story through their own experiences and feelings using the words 'me' or 'my.'

The point of view that leaves all interpretation up to the reader, without narrator commentary, is known as...

• Omniscient

• Subjective

• Objective

• Limited

Determine the point of view of the following sentence: "I walked down the sidewalk, rain dripping down my head."

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Of the three main points of view used in story telling, which is rarely used?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

What is the limited omniscient third person point of view?

• A point of view from a narrator who's outside the story, but is able to see the thoughts of the main character

• A point of view from a narrator who can see the thoughts and actions of all characters

• None of the above

• A point of view from one of the characters inside the story, but who is not involved

Determine the point of view of the following sentence: "You need to go down the stairs. Then, you will take the second door to the right."

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

Point of view refers to:

• Only the main character's point of view

• The narrator of the story

• None of the above

• Each character's viewpoint