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Point of View

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Point of view is...
a)
the author's opinion
b)
who the narrator is
c)
the vantage point, or perspective of a story
d)
the reader's opinion or perspective
2.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.
b)
The author is addressing the reader.
c)
The narrator is not in the story.
d)
Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.
3.
She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.
a)
3rd person pov
b)
1st person pov
4.
The narrator is the
a)
person telling the story
b)
main character in the story
c)
enemy of the main character in the story
d)
person listening to the story
5.
In which point of view does the narrator describe "you" and "your" actions?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person, limited
d)
third person, omniscient
6.
You should be sure to use the right exit when you leave the building.  From which point of view is this sentence written?
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person, limited
d)
Third person, omniscient
7.
I didn't like creeping down the dark alley. From which point of view is this sentence written?
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person, omniscient
d)
Third person, objective
8.
The science fair will be held in the gym on May 2, and Ms. Garcia will be presenting first.  From which point of view is the sentence written?
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
9.
The cafeteria is large but it is crowded. Students sit at every table and there are but a few empty seats. You don't have very many choices, yet the choices you have are important. As a new student at this school, you are being watched by many of the others. Whom you associate with early will affect how the other students will perceive you. The wrong choice could make your life much harder for the next few years. So, what do you do? Here you stand, where do you sit?
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
10.

Which part of speech is most helpful in determining point of view in a text?

a)

irregular nouns

b)

common nouns

c)

pronouns

d)

proper nouns

11.

Recognize this point of view from its use of your and you

a)

second person

b)

first person

c)

third person omniscient

d)

third person limited

12.

Which of the following narrators is never a character in the text?

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

13.

Which of the following is true when a text is written from a first person point of view?

a)

A character is telling what characters do/say and knows what all characters think/feel.

b)

A narrator is telling what characters do/say and knows what all characters think/feel.

c)

A narrator is telling what characters do/say and only knows their own thoughts and feelings.

d)

A character is telling what characters do/say and only knows their own thoughts and feelings.

14.
She ran as fast as she could up the hill. Although she was hot and exhausted, she knew if she kept her pace, she would win the race. 
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
15.
What point of view uses the word 
we?
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
16.
What point of view uses the word 
he?
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
17.
What point of view uses the word 
your?
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
18.

When comparing and contrasting point of view in texts, you look at......

a)

Characters

b)

Events

c)

perspectives

d)

All of the above