Narrative Perspectives Worksheet

1. What does "1st person" narration mean?

a) The story is told by one of the characters using "I" or "we" b) The story is told by someone outside the story c) The story is told by multiple characters

2. In 3rd person limited narration, what does the narrator know?

a) The thoughts and feelings of all characters b) Only what can be seen from the outside c) The thoughts and feelings of one or a few characters

3. Which sentence is an example of 1st person narration?

a) She walked to school, feeling nervous about the test. b) I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the huge dog. c) Tom knew exactly what Sarah was thinking.

4. What's a key feature of 3rd person omniscient narration?

a) The narrator only knows what one character knows b) The narrator knows everything about all characters c) The narrator is one of the characters in the story

5. Which perspective allows the reader to feel closest to the main character?

a) 1st person b) 3rd person limited c) 3rd person omniscient

6. What words might you see a lot in a 1st person story?

7. In 3rd person limited, we usually follow:

a) Many different characters equally b) Only the main character c) One or a few main characters

8. What's one advantage of 3rd person omniscient narration?

9. Which narrative perspective is this: "John walked to the store. He wondered if they would have his favorite snack."