Point of View

Point of View

Multiple Choice

The schoolmaster was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry.

(Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure)

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

Multiple Choice

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

(Charles Dickens, David Copperfield)

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

Multiple Choice

As Mr. John Oakhurst, gambler, stepped into the main street of Poker Flat on the morning of the 23rd of November, 1850, he was conscious of a change in its moral atmosphere since the preceding night.

(Bret Harte, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat")

• First Person

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• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

Multiple Choice

No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be a heroine.

(Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey)

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

Multiple Choice

The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best as I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. (Edgar Allan Poe, "The Cask of Amontillado")

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• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

Multiple Choice

"We've got Father and Mother and one another," said Beth. Beth was the shy one. She always looked on the bright side of things. "We haven't got Father," said Jo sadly. "And we might not have him for a very long time." The girls were suddenly silent. Light from the fire shone on their faces. They were thinking of Father. He was fighting in a war far away. He wouldn't be home for Christmas.
_{From Louisa May Alcott, Little Women}

• First Person 
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• Third Person Omniscient 

Multiple Choice

The bus picks up students in groups of four or five. As they walk down the aisle, people who were my middle-school lab partners or gym buddies glare at me. I close my eyes. This is what I've been dreading. As we leave the last stop, I am the only person sitting alone.
^{From Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak. Copyright 1999 by Laurie Halse Anderson}

• First Person 
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• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers for the evening's assignment. But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony. Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents, he hadn't the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future, or how he might feel about it when the day came.
^{From Lois Lowry, The Giver. Copyright 1993 by Lois Lowry}

• First Person 
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Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view of the excerpt from Seventh Grade: As Teresa walked down the hall, Victor walked the other way, looking back, admiring how gracefully she walked, one foot in front of the other. So much for being in the same class, he thought.

• First Person 
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• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view of the excerpt from The Hunger Games: A pain stabs my left temple and I press my hand against it. Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the coil of wire. The memories swirl as I try to sort out what is true and what is false.

• First Person 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

Multiple Choice

 Identify the point of view: Make sure to wash your hands before forming the batter into different shapes. Germs can spread easily, especially when cooking, and it is important to stay clean and healthy. 

• First Person 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view: Amy sprinted as fast as she could with her neighbor’s dog running right behind her. Amy was terrified of him, and thought that he would bite her. In reality, the dog just wanted to play, and thought of Amy as a friend. 

• First Person 
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• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view of the excerpt from A Retrieved Reformation: "Annabel," said Jimmy, "give me that rose you are wearing, will you?"  Hardly believing that she had heard him right, she unpinned the flower from her dress and placed it in his hand.

• First Person 
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• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

 Identify the point of view: I walked towards the bus stop, hoping to not see Maria. She told everyone my biggest secret and I was never going to forgive her, no matter how hard she tried to cheer me up. 

• First Person 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

 Identify the point of view: Once you have the cake in the oven, start to make the whipped cream frosting. Combine whipping cream, powdered sugar, and food color in a small mixer bowl. Make sure you add just a small amount of food color. 

• First Person 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient