How POV affects readers in fiction – Exit ticket
Estimated time: 1 – 2 minutes
On a slip of paper, answer the following question: “How does the point of view in a story change the way you understand the characters and events?” Write one specific example from today’s lesson that helped you understand this concept.
How POV affects readers – Multiple choice quiz
- What does POV stand for in literature?
- A: Point of View
- B: Place of Value
- C: Piece of Vision
- D: Part of Voice
- How does the first-person point of view affect the reader?
- A: It makes the reader feel like an outsider.
- B: It gives the reader a limited perspective.
- C: It allows the reader to know all characters’ thoughts.
- D: It makes the reader feel like they are the character.
- Which point of view uses pronouns like “he,” “she,” and “they”?
- A: First-person
- B: Second-person
- C: Third-person
- D: Fourth-person
- How does the third-person omniscient point of view affect the reader?
- A: It limits the reader to one character’s thoughts.
- B: It makes the reader feel like they are being spoken to directly.
- C: It allows the reader to know the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
- D: It makes the reader feel like they are part of the story.
- Why might an author choose to write in the second-person point of view?
- A: To create a sense of distance between the reader and the story.
- B: To make the reader feel like they are being told what to do.
- C: To give the reader a broad perspective of the story.
- D: To make the reader feel like they are part of the story.