Point of View and Narrator — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A third-person limited narrator shares the thoughts of only one character.
Third-person limited narrators stay close to one character's thoughts and feelings throughout the entire story.
2. A third-person omniscient narrator knows the thoughts of every character.
An omniscient narrator can describe what each character thinks, feels, and knows across the whole story.
3. If only Lila's thoughts are shown while Sam's stay hidden, the POV is third-person limited.
When the narrator enters just one character's head, it is the limited form of third-person POV.
4. If a narrator shows what both Lila and Sam are thinking, the POV is third-person omniscient.
Knowing every character's thoughts is the defining trait of third-person omniscient narration in a story.
5. When the same event is retold from a new character's POV, the reader's understanding may change.
Changing POV shifts which thoughts are shown, often changing how readers understand the events and characters.
6. A first-person narrator who is in the story uses the pronoun I to describe their own actions.
I is the central first-person pronoun, telling readers the narrator is also a character in the story.
7. Third-person narrators always describe characters using names instead of I.
Third-person narration uses names and pronouns like he and she, never I, to keep the narrator outside the story.
8. When a narrator zooms inside one character's mind only, the POV is limited third-person.
Limited third-person stays with one character's perspective, showing only what that character sees and thinks.
9. An omniscient narrator can tell readers about events happening in two different places at once.
Omniscient narrators are not tied to one character, so they can describe many places and minds at once.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Third-person limited
→ Shows only one character's thoughts using he or she
Shows only one character's thoughts using he or she
Third-person omniscient
→ Shows every character's thoughts using he, she, and they
Shows every character's thoughts using he, she, and they
First-person
→ Narrator uses I and is a character in the story
Narrator uses I and is a character in the story
Second-person
→ Narrator uses you to address the reader directly
Narrator uses you to address the reader directly
Each POV has a unique pattern of pronouns and access to thoughts that sets it apart.