Point of View

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Identify the point of view: Instructions for making whipped cream frosting after placing the cake in the oven.

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Second Person

Front

Identify the point of view: I walked to the bus stop, hoping to avoid Maria. She revealed my secret, and I couldn't forgive her, no matter her efforts to cheer me up.

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First Person

Front

Point of view in A Retrieved Reformation excerpt: "Annabel," said Jimmy, "give me that rose you are wearing, will you?" She unpinned the flower and gave it to him.

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Third Person Omniscient

Front

Identify the point of view in the passage about Amy and her neighbor’s dog.

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Third Person Omniscient

Front

Identify the point of view: "Wash your hands before forming the batter. Germs spread easily, so stay clean and healthy."

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Second Person

Front

Point of view in The Hunger Games excerpt: A pain stabs my left temple where Johanna Mason hit me. Memories swirl as I sort out truth from falsehood.

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First Person

Front

Point of view in 'Seventh Grade' excerpt: Teresa walks gracefully, Victor admires her from afar.

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Third Person Limited

Front

Jonas sorts through school papers, thinking of the upcoming Ceremony and his uncertain Assignment from the Elders.

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Third Person Limited

Front

The bus picks up students in groups of four or five. As they walk down the aisle, former lab partners and gym buddies glare at me. I close my eyes, dreading this moment. At the last stop, I'm the only one sitting alone.

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First Person

Front

Excerpt from 'Little Women': Beth, the shy one, reflects on family and the absence of Father, who is away fighting in a war. The girls are silent, contemplating his absence during Christmas.

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Third Person Omniscient