Perspective / Point of View

I don't know what's up with Cinderella. She sings & smiles all the time, but she is so lazy. All I wanted her to do was sweep, scrub the floors, mend my clothes, and walk my dog.

• The author admires Cinderella.

• The author wants to be Cinderella's friend.

• The author thinks that Cinderella needs to work harder.

• The author thinks that Cinderella needs intensive mental help.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

New cars are not built as well as they used to be. Owners of new cars in 2002 have more complaints about their automobiles than in past years. In fact, the recalling of new cars by their manufacturers is becoming common. Unfortunately, people need transportation, so they continue to buy them.

• The author doesn't like new car owners.

• The author hates driving to school.

• The author doesn't like car repair shops.

• The author doesn't like automobile manufacturers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

The way the author views the topic of the text.

• perspective
• assumption
• sensory words
• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

Which detail indicates that the narrator feels nervous about going to school?

• I slowly placed me notebook into my backpack.

• I wiped my sweaty palms on my pants and tried to calm the butterlies in my stomach.

• As I stepped off the bus, I lost my footing and fell.

• My mom always tells me to look on the bright side of things.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

• Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.
• The author is addressing the reader.
• The narrator is not in the story.
• Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.

• 3rd person omnisicient

• 1st person

• 3rd person limited

• second person

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which point of view is the following:

"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."

_{from Divergent by Veronica Roth}

• second

• first person

• third person limited

• third person omnisicient

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What point of view is the following?

Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.

• First person

• Third person Limited

• Third person omnisicient

• Second person

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Deer are beautiful creatures.

They are so graceful to watch as

they run through the forest. It's

hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals.

What is the author's perspective?

• The author favors deer hunting

• The author thinks there are too many deer

• The author does not favor deer hunting

• The author thinks deer harm the environment

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

Dolphins have suffered from the carelessness 
 of humans.  Many dolphins are killed each year in fishing nets. Oil has been spilled into ocean 
 water, polluting the dolphins' environment.
What is the author's perspective?

• Thea author's favorite animal is a dolphin
• The author thinks that humans harm dolphins
• The author thinks that dolphins are dangerous
• The author thinks that humans are helping dolphins.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6