Exploring Third Person Point of View

What is the role of the narrator in a third-person objective point of view?

• The narrator is a character in the story.

• The narrator is limited to one character's thoughts.

• The narrator knows the thoughts of all characters.

• The narrator describes only observable actions.

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

In third-person objective point of view, what can the narrator describe?

• The internal motivations of characters.

• The thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• Only what is observable.

• The future events of the story.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

How does the third-person limited point of view differ from the third-person objective?

• The narrator is a character in the story.

• The narrator can see into the minds of a few characters.

• The narrator describes only observable actions.

• The narrator knows the thoughts of all characters.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

In third-person limited point of view, what can the narrator provide insight into?

• The internal motivations of a few characters.

• The narrator's own thoughts.

• The thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• The future events of the story.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

What is a key feature of the third-person omniscient point of view?

• The narrator is limited to one character's thoughts.

• The narrator describes only observable actions.

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

• The narrator is a character in the story.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

In third-person omniscient point of view, what can the narrator describe?

• The thoughts and feelings of a few characters.

• Only what is observable.

• The future events of the story.

• The thoughts and feelings of all characters.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Which point of view is sometimes referred to as 'godlike'?

• First-person

• Third-person objective

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

What is the main difference between third-person limited and third-person omniscient?

• Limited describes only actions; omniscient describes thoughts.

• Limited knows all characters' thoughts; omniscient knows none.

• Limited knows a few characters' thoughts; omniscient knows all.

• Limited is a character in the story; omniscient is not.

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

Which point of view allows the narrator to describe the internal motivations of all characters?

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

• Third-person objective

• First-person

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

What does 'objective' mean in the context of third-person objective point of view?

• To be involved in the story.

• To know all characters' thoughts.

• To stand back and watch.

• To describe future events.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6