Point of View Quiz

What is first-person point of view?

• A narrative perspective where the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, who is usually a character in the story.

• A narrative perspective where the story is told from the perspective of an omniscient narrator.

• A narrative perspective where the story is told from the perspective of multiple characters.

• A narrative perspective where the story is told from the perspective of the reader.

In third-person limited point of view, the narrator...

• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• The narrator is a character in the story.

• The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

• The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.

What is third-person omniscient point of view?

• A narrative perspective where the narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of only the main character in the story.

• A narrative perspective where the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character in the story.

• A narrative perspective where the narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all characters in the story.

• A narrative perspective where the narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of some characters in the story but not all.

Which point of view allows the reader to know the thoughts and feelings of all characters?

• third-person limited

• third-person omniscient

• first-person limited

• second-person

In first-person point of view, the narrator...

• is an omniscient observer

• is a secondary character in the story

• is a third-person narrator

• is the character in the story who is telling the story from their own perspective

Which point of view uses pronouns like 'he', 'she', and 'they'?

• first person

• second person

• fourth person

• third person

Which point of view is commonly used in novels?

• first person

• third person

• second person

• omniscient

In third-person limited point of view, the narrator...

• only knows the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters

• only knows the thoughts and feelings of no characters

• only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

• only knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

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 omniscient
• Third person objective

Sara pulled her jacket around her as the wind began to blow. She told her friend Lucy that she needed to go home before the storm started. Lucy wanted to convince her to stay longer. Lucy began thinking of ways to talk her into staying. As Sara began to run, she noticed her mom’s car coming toward her. She felt her stress vanish and she breathed a sigh of relief.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient