Name: __________________________
Identifying Narrative Perspective
Directions: Read
the following passages and determine the narrative perspective, then explain
how you were able to identify the point of view- if the passage is third
person, explain which character’s thoughts are revealed.
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Narrative
Perspective (point of view): first-person, second-person, third-person
objective, third-person limited, third-person omniscient.
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1. Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Leslie sat in front of Paul.
She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her
waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a
terrible urge came over him. He wanted
to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his
fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails
together, or better yet, tie them to her chair.
But most of all, he just wanted to pull one.
Narrative Perspective:
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If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed?
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2. Invitation to the Game by
Monica Hughes
And we scrounged.
Next to survival, scrounge was
probably the most important word in our new vocabulary. We found a store that was throwing out
water-damaged mattresses. Getting them
home was a problem, since we had to make two trips, leaving Brad and Katie,
armed with sticks to guard over the remained.
I truly expected them to be challenged by some gang boss, but they said
that the only person who came by was a scrawny little rat of a girl living
alone. We let her have one of the
mattresses.
Narrative Perspective:
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If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed?
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3. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie
Babbitt
At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the
edge of the village
of Treegap
Narrative Perspective:
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If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed?
__________________________________
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4. Curious George and the Pizza by
Margret Rey
At the pizza place, Tony the baker was getting the pizzas
ready for baking. He flattened out a
ball of dough into a large pancake and tossed it in the air. He spread tomato sauce on it, sprinkled it
with cheese, and shoved it in the oven. Then
the telephone rang. “A fellow from the
factory wants a large pizza delivered in a hurry,” Tony’s wife called. “OK, I’ll get my coat,” said Tony.
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed? __________________________________
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5. The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great
Basketball Drills by Jim Garland
Before each practice begins, make sure you check the court
and remove any debris from the playing surface.
When your players arrive, check that they have the proper footwear and
that they’ve removed any jewelry, which could injure the player wearing the jewelry
or another player. Always carry a list
of emergency phone numbers for your players, and know where the nearest phone
is located. You should also have a
first-aid kit, and you might want to take a first-aid course.
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed?
__________________________________
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6. The Ninja Housewife by Deborah
Hamlin
After dropping her son off at school, Sara sat at a traffic
light and waited. She was on her way to
her office job as a secretary in a law office.
It was mainly paperwork with very little time to interact with other people,
but Sara had gotten used to that. It
also gave her plenty of time to daydream, something she had also gotten quite
used to. She was a woman in her mid-30s,
married 13 years, with one child.
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed?
__________________________________
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7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by
Lyman Frank Baum
Unc Nunkie,
Margolotte and the Magician all stood looking at the marvelous Powder, but Ojo
was more interested just then in the Patchwork Girl’s brains. Thinking it both unfair aand unkind to
deprive her of any good qualities that were handy, boy took down every bottle
on the shelf and poured some of the contents in Margolotte’s dish. No one saw him do this, for all were looking
at the Powder of Life; but soon the woman remembered what she had been doing,
and came back to the cupboard.
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed?
__________________________________
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8. How to grill by Steven
Raichlen
Once you have your grill assembled, the next thing to decide
is where to put it. A grill puts out a
lot of heat, so you should position it several feet away from the side of the
house or any plants or shrubbery. You’ll
have an easier time with a spot that is sheltered from the wind. When positioning a grill on a wooden deck,
remember that sparks and live embers can fall from a charcoal grill.
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed?
__________________________________
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9. Anne of Green Gables by L.
M. Montgomery
Marilla’s lips twitched understandingly. She had expected Mrs. Rachel to say this; she
had known that the sight of Matthew jaunting off so unaccountably would be too
much for her neighbor’s curiosity. If
Marilla had said that Matthew had gone to Bright
River to meet a kangaroo from Australia
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed? __________________________________
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10. Alice 's adventures in Wonderland by
Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed?
__________________________________
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11. Shiloh by
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The day Shiloh come,
we’re having us a big Sunday dinner.
Dara Lynn’s dipping bread in her glass of cold tea, the way she likes,
and Becky pushes her beans over the edge of
her plate in her rush to get ’em down.
Ma gives us her scolding look. We
live high up in the hills above Friendly, but hardly anybody knows where that
is. Friendly’s near Sistersville, which
is halfway between Wheeling and Parkersburg . Used
to be, my daddy told me, Sistersville was once of the best places you could
live in the whole state.
Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed? __________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
12. The Skull of Truth: A Magic Shop Book by
Bruce Coville, Gary A. Lippincott
To his astonishment, Charlie found himself standing next to
his bicycle, back where he had entered the swamp. That was bizarre and upsetting—but not as bad
as the realization that he was still holding the skull. He thought he had dropped it before he raced
out the door. He certainly hadn’t
intended to steal the thing. He didn’t
even really want it!
Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed? __________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
13. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned
kind of running away. That is, running
away in the heat of anger with a knapsack on her back. She didn’t like discomfort; therefore, she
decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere but
would be running to somewhere. To a
large place, a comfortable place, an indoor place, and preferably a beautiful
place. And that’s why she decided upon
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City .
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed? __________________________________
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14. White Fang by Jack London
They spoke no more until camp was made. Henry was bending over and adding ice to the
bubbling pot of beans when he was startled by the sound of a sharp snarling cry
of pain from among the dogs. Henry
grunted with a tone that was not sympathy, and for a quarter of an hour they
sat on in silence, Henry staring at the fire, and Bill at the circle of eyes
that burned in the darkness just beyond the firelight.
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed? __________________________________
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15. Mary Poppins by P. L.
Travers, Mary Shepard
They found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light
from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppin’s unpacking being performed. From the carpet bag she took out seven
flannel nightgowns, four cotton ones, a pair of boots, a set of dominoes, two
bathing-caps and a postcard album. Jane
an Michael sat hugging themselves and watching.
It was all so surprising that they could find nothing to say. But they knew, both of them, that something
strange and wonderful had happened at Number Sevennteen, Cherry-Tree
Lane .
Narrative Perspective:
_________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are
revealed? __________________________________
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