Point of View — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. In a first-person story, the reader knows only what the ___ knows.
A) author
B) narrator
C) teacher
D) illustrator
In first person, the narrator tells the story, so readers learn only what the narrator knows.
2. A first-person narrator cannot tell readers about events happening ___.
A) in the narrator's own room
B) far away where the narrator is not
C) inside the narrator's thoughts
D) that the narrator sees
First-person narrators can only share what they see, hear, or feel themselves.
3. In 'I did not know my friend was sad,' why does the narrator not know her friend's feelings?
A) Friends never share feelings
B) First-person narrators cannot read other characters' thoughts
C) The friend was not in the story
D) The narrator is invisible
First-person narrators cannot read other characters' thoughts or hidden feelings.
4. A third-person narrator can sometimes share the thoughts of ___ characters.
A) no
B) only one
C) many different
D) only the villain
Some third-person narrators can share the thoughts and feelings of many characters.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A first-person narrator shares only what he or she can see or hear.
First-person narrators tell only what they personally experience with their senses.
2. Readers of a first-person story learn the narrator's thoughts and feelings.
First-person point of view reveals the narrator's inner thoughts and feelings to readers.
3. Point of view affects how much a reader knows about a story's events.
The narrator's point of view limits or expands what readers know about events.
4. If the narrator is hiding in a closet, the reader only learns what happens outside the closet.
The narrator can only tell what they hear or see, even when hidden in a closet.
5. Choosing a different point of view changes what the reader discovers in a story.
Changing point of view changes which thoughts and events the reader can access.