Point of View

The word omniscient means all-seeing and all-knowing.

In third person omniscient POV, the narrator is ___ the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of ___ character.

• in, only one

• in, every

• outside, only one

• outside, every

An ADVANTAGE of first person point-of-view is...

• the reader does not get to know other characters well

• the reader gets to know and understand every character on a deep level

• the reader does not ever know what is going to happen next

• the reader gets to delve into the mind, thoughts, and feelings of the main character

First person point-of-view is when...

• the narrator is IN the story

• the narrator is OUTSIDE the story

• the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

• the narrator's perspective cannot be trusted

"Choose your own adventure" books and commercials are two genres that typically use ___ POV.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

In third person limited point-of-view, the narrator is ___ the story, and the reader is ___ to the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

• outside, omniscient

• outside, limited

• in, omniscient

• in, limited

The bell rang. "Oh no! I'm going to be late for science! I've got to go," Juliana cried to her friend Cesar. Cesar rolled his eyes and said, "Little Miss Perfect can't be late." Julie glared at him. She hated when people made fun of her for trying to do the right thing, especially Cesar.

This is an example of _____ POV.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

The most common point-of-view used in fiction stories is ____ POV.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

Point of view is...

• the narrator's opinion

• the perspective from which a story is told

• the author's tone

• the reader's perspective

Nancy opened the escape hatch. She was afraid to jump, but she realized that the airship was sinking. She looked at Eduardo, who was strapping on his parachute. Eduardo locked eyes with her and then realized his error. "I'm sorry, Nancy."

This is an example of ____ POV.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

The least common point-of-view in fiction stories is ___POV.

• first person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient