Point of View and Perspective — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. When a story is told by 'I,' the narrator is also a character in the story.
First person narrators are characters who experience the story themselves.
2. Second person speaks directly to the reader using the pronoun you.
Second person uses you to pull the reader into the story directly.
3. Two siblings in one scene may have different perspectives about who started a fight.
Each character builds a perspective from their own feelings and view.
4. The narrator's point of view shapes what the reader gets to know about events.
Point of view limits or expands the information readers receive about events.
5. A first person narrator may not know the private thoughts of other characters.
First person narrators only know their own thoughts, not others' private ones.
6. A third person omniscient narrator can share every character's thoughts.
Omniscient narrators can reveal every character's inner thoughts and feelings.
7. If the narrator uses he and she but only one character's thoughts, it is third limited.
Third person limited uses he or she but stays inside one mind.
8. Comparing two perspectives means looking for what each character notices differently.
Comparing perspectives means tracking what each character sees and values.
9. Point of view and perspective both shape the meaning a reader takes from a story.
Both POV and perspective steer how the reader understands events.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Narrator uses I
→ First person
First person
Narrator uses you
→ Second person
Second person
Narrator uses he/she only
→ Third person limited
Third person limited
Narrator knows all minds
→ Third person omniscient
Third person omniscient
Pronoun patterns and access to thoughts together define each POV type.