Explaining Point of View Warm Up

What does narrative point of view mean?

• The setting of the story

• The narrator’s or speaker’s perspective in the text

• The main idea of the text

• The ending of the story

Which point of view uses pronouns like “I” and “me”?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

How does first-person point of view affect what the reader learns?

• The reader only knows the narrator’s thoughts and feelings

• The reader learns everything about all characters

• The reader only sees actions, no thoughts

• The reader is part of the story

In third-person limited point of view, what does the narrator know?

• Only one character’s thoughts and feelings

• All characters’ thoughts and feelings

• No characters’ thoughts

• The narrator is a character in the story

What is third-person omniscient point of view?

• The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

• The narrator knows only one character’s thoughts

• The narrator tells the story using “I”

• The narrator is a character in the story

How can an author develop the narrator’s point of view?

• By revealing the narrator’s thoughts, feelings, and opinions

• By hiding all the narrator’s thoughts

• By only describing the setting

• By focusing on the title

Which pronouns show the story is told in second-person point of view?

• I, me

• You, your

• He, she

• They, them

What effect does second-person point of view have on the reader?

• Makes the reader feel like part of the story

• Makes the reader a character in the story

• Limits the reader’s knowledge

• Makes the reader confused

In the sentence, “I couldn’t believe what happened next,” what is the point of view?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

How does third-person limited point of view affect the story?

• The reader learns the thoughts and feelings of one character only

• The reader learns everyone’s thoughts

• The reader is part of the story

• The reader knows only the setting