Point of View Flashcard: 5th Grade

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What is the first person point of view?

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The first person point of view uses pronouns like 'I' and 'we' to tell a story from the narrator's perspective.

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What is the second person point of view?

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The second person point of view uses pronouns like 'you' to address the reader directly.

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What is the third person objective point of view?

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The third person objective point of view tells a story without revealing any character's thoughts or feelings.

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What is the third person limited point of view?

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The third person limited point of view tells a story from the perspective of one character, revealing their thoughts and feelings.

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What is the third person omniscient point of view?

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The third person omniscient point of view tells a story from an all-knowing perspective, revealing the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.

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What is a personal narrative?

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A personal narrative is a story told from the first person point of view, sharing personal experiences.

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Identify the pronouns used in the first person point of view.

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Pronouns like 'I', 'me', 'my', 'we', and 'us' are used in the first person point of view.

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Identify the pronouns used in the second person point of view.

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Pronouns like 'you' and 'your' are used in the second person point of view.

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Identify the pronouns used in the third person point of view.

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Pronouns like 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they', and 'them' are used in the third person point of view.

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What is the main characteristic of the third person point of view?

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The main characteristic is that the narrator is not a character in the story.