Understanding Narrative Point of View

What does "point of view" mean in a story?

• The place where the story happens.

• The person who tells the story.

• The main problem in the story.

• The happy ending of the story.

How many main types of point of view are there?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Which words help you know a story is told in first-person?

• He, she, they

• You, your

• I, me, my

• It, its

In first-person point of view, who is the narrator?

• Someone who is not in the story.

• A character in the story.

• The reader of the story.

• The author of the story.

What can a first-person narrator tell us about the story?

• Everything that happens to all characters.

• Only what they see or know.

• What will happen in the future.

• The secret thoughts of all characters.

Which point of view is used when the narrator talks directly to "you," the reader?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person

• Fourth-person

Which pronoun is most often used in second-person point of view?

• I

• He

• You

• They

Which words help you know a story is told in third-person?

• I, me, my

• You, your

• He, she, they

• We, us, our

In third-person point of view, who is the narrator?

• A character in the story.

• The reader of the story.

• Someone outside the story.

• The main character's friend.

What can a third-person narrator do that a first-person narrator cannot?

• Tell us only their own thoughts.

• Tell us what they see.

• Tell us what all characters are thinking and feeling.

• Only tell us about one character.