Author Point of View

Which sentence is written in third person point of view?

• I brought my mother breakfast this morning.

• We didn't mean to hurt Billy's feelings!

• You always wear your seatbelt.

• Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon.

John's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

Which point of view is the least common?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

Which set of pronouns would typically be found in a first person point of view?

• themselves, us

• he, she, it, they

• you, yours, yourself

• I, me, my, we, our

Which statement about third person limited point of view is correct?

• The narrator is an internal voice that employs several points of view in order to effectively tell the story.

• The narrator is an internal voice that offers readers a deeper understanding of his or her actions.

• The narrator is an external voice who only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• The narrator is an external voice who knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.

Which sentence is in the first person point of view?

• The wolf talked to Little Red Riding Hood.

• The wolf went to Grandma’s house.

• The hunter helped Little Red Riding Hood.

• We shouldn’t trust the wolf.

The main difference between third person limited and third person omniscient is

• how many characters readers can hear and understand.

• who the main character is within the story.

• what type of pronouns the author chooses to use.

• when the primary conflict is introduced.

A narrator can see and describe every characters' thoughts.

• first person

• second person

• third person, limited

• third person, omniscient

In which point of view does the narrator describe "you" and "your" actions?

• first person

• second person

• third person, limited

• third person, omniscient

I didn't like creeping down the dark alley. From which point of view is this sentence written?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person, omniscient

• Third person, objective