The perspective from which a story is told is called what?

• A. Objective Tone
• B. Mood
• C. Point of view
• D. Paraphrase

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how a story is told—the perspective from which events are described. This perspective is called point of view. It shapes what the reader knows, how much the narrator reveals, and which characters’ thoughts and feelings are accessible. For example, a first-person point of view uses "I" and offers a personal, limited view, while a third-person point of view can follow one character closely or move freely to reveal others’ thoughts.

Understanding point of view helps you see how the narrator’s position affects what information is shared and how the story feels to the reader.

The other terms describe different aspects. Mood is the emotional atmosphere the text creates for the reader, not who is telling the story. Tone is the narrator’s attitude toward the subject, again separate from who is narrating. Paraphrase means restating information in different words, which is about restating content, not the storytelling perspective.