Explore Narrator and Point of View with This Interactive Quiz

Do your students know the difference between first person, third person limited and third person omniscient narration? Do they understand why authors choose these narration types and the potential effects they have on readers? These key skills are important in helping students identify who is telling the story, what information the reader is given, and how the narrator shapes the way characters and events are described.

This engaging digital quiz makes analysing narrative point of view accessible and fun for students. The resources contain a comprehensive series of narrative passages that students must read, then answer questions about the narrator and point of view, such as:

• From which point of view is this story told?
• What does Passage A reveal that Passage B does not?
• How does the point of view in this passage affect the reader?
• Why might the author have chosen this point of view?
• And more!

If they make the right choice, they will be able to proceed to the next passage. If they make an incorrect choice, they will be offered the opportunity to go back and try again.

This resource downloads as a Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation and features 24 separate passages for students to read and analyse. Simply project it onto your screen, and you have a ready-made activity for teaching and reviewing narrator and point of view in literature!

Teaching Narration and Point of View: Why It Matters

Teaching narration and point of view gives students tools to look beneath the surface of a text and understand how stories are crafted. There are many benefits to explicitly teaching this skill, some of which are outlined below:

• It improves comprehension – Connecting with and appreciating the narrator’s perspective deepens students’ understanding of a text.
• It encourages critical thinking – Analysing who is telling the story and why enables students to make inferences and justify these using textual evidence.
• It enhances writing skills – When students recognise different types of narration and point of view, they can apply these techniques to their own writing.

Download This Narrative Point of View Quiz Today

Reduce your prep time with this ready-to-use classroom tool that reinforces key reading skills in an engaging way.

Use the Download button to access your preferred version of this narrative point of view digital quiz. Please be aware that you will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides file and save it to your personal drive before accessing it.

Be sure to work with this presentation in Slideshow mode so that the hyperlinked slides can operate as intended.

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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