POV Scenarios

I was nervous when it was my turn in the spelling bee.

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

He likes to tell jokes that make everyone laugh.

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

You have to be very quiet so you don't scare away the rabbit.

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd

Curious George and the Pizza by Margret Rey 
At the pizza place, Tony the baker was getting the pizzas ready for baking.  He flattened out a ball of dough into a large pancake and tossed it in the air.  He spread tomato sauce on it, sprinkled it with cheese, and shoved it in the over.  Then the telephone rang.  "A fellow from the factory wants a large pizza delivered in a hurry," Tony's wife called.  "OK, I'll get my coat," said Tony.

• first-person
• second-person
• third-objective
• third-limited

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 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

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 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

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 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient

 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 

"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 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

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 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient