Point of View: What a Narrator Can Know — Drills · Grade 7 English
Chapter: Close Reading & Literary AnalysisWhat these drills covers
By the end of Point of View: What a Narrator Can Know you should be able to:
- I can use the skills in Point of View: What a Narrator Can Know with a relevant detail or sentence.
- I can explain the relationship, test a misleading claim, and revise independently.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: narrator, limited perspective, evidence, qualification, revision.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
It identifies pronoun form but not the narrator’s access or its effect. The text stays close to Mateo’s awareness, allowing readers to see his assumption and later revision.
Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
Treat it as his interpretation, not a confirmed account of Hana’s wishes. Compare the coats, the doorway position, and her later request for space.
Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Any invented thoughts, motives, or earlier experiences. The original gives her speech and actions but not complete access to her inner life.
Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
No. Limited access can withhold information the focal character has not understood. Deliberate deception requires additional evidence about intention.
Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.