Read: "I held my map upside down until Nadia turned it round." Which pair identifies the teller as first person?

• Nadia and turned
• I and my
• upside and round

A story opens, "We packed the tent. Our torch was still in the car." Which description correctly identifies the narration?

• Third person, because we refers to several people rather than one.
• First person, because we includes the teller in the group.
• Third person, because the teller uses our instead of the word I.

A story opens, "I opened the box and gasped." What narrative form is used?

• First person
• Third person
• Second person

Using first person automatically gives a narrator direct knowledge of every character's private thoughts.

Circle one:   True   False

Lina writes, "I shut the gate." Another version says, "Lina shut the gate. Omar hoped she would return." The second version keeps the gate action and adds Omar's hope.

Circle one:   True   False

Read: "I can fix it," said Ravi. He picked up the tape. Which words are part of the surrounding narration?

• "I can fix it," because Ravi speaks those words aloud
• "He picked up the tape," describing Ravi's action
• Neither part, because any speech removes the surrounding narrator

An author chooses one narrator outside the adventure who switches between five travellers on separate journeys. Which plan matches that choice?

• Use third person and move between travellers.
• Use one traveller's personal 'I' voice as the outside narrator.
• Remove the narrator because five journeys cannot be described.

A first-person teller cannot read minds, cannot see or hear inside a closed room, and has received no report from it. They can state its events as known facts at that moment.

Circle one:   True   False

A first-person story unfolds as events happen: "I had no idea what was behind the shed door." Readers get no other clues yet. What effect can withholding that information create?

• Readers learn every hidden event before the character opens the door.
• Readers discover that third-person stories cannot contain surprises.
• Readers share the character's uncertainty.

Kofi: "I dropped the tray and my ears went hot." Third-person version: "Kofi dropped the tray. Ivy quietly hoped nobody would blame her." What does the second extract add?

• The exact sound the tray made when it struck the floor
• Ivy's private hope about blame
• Kofi's hot ears after the tray fell from his hands