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Reading – Point of View

Reading · Level 4 · CCSS: RL.4.6, RI.4.6 · Worksheet 2 of 5 · Practice Set 3

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Practice SetsSet 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10

1 First Person vs. Third Person

👁️ Stories can be told from different points of view. Learn the difference!

First Person (I, me, my): The character tells their own story. "I went to the park."

Third Person (he, she, they): A narrator tells the story about someone else. "She went to the park."

Is this first person or third person? Write your answer.

Sentence	First or Third Person?
"I couldn't wait to open my birthday present."
"She grabbed her umbrella before the rain started."
"We practiced our lines for the school play all week."
"He forgot his lunchbox on the kitchen counter."
"They planted tomatoes in the community garden."

2 Same Story, Different Views

📖 Read the same event told from two different points of view.

Version A (First Person):
I was nervous walking into the science fair with my volcano project. Judges walked from table to table, asking questions I hadn't expected. When they reached me, I explained my experiment slowly, and to my surprise, they smiled and nodded.

Version B (Third Person):
Jayden was nervous walking into the science fair with his volcano project. Judges walked from table to table, asking questions he hadn't expected. When they reached him, he explained his experiment slowly, and to his surprise, they smiled and nodded.

Question	Your Answer
Which version uses "I" and "my"?
Which version uses "she" or "he"?
Do both versions tell the same story?
Which version lets you know how the character FEELS from the inside?

3 Whose Point of View?

🤔 Read each passage. Decide who is telling the story and from what point of view.

Passage 1: "I could feel the wind pulling at my kite string as I ran across the field. My arms ached, but I didn't want to stop. When the kite finally lifted high into the sky, I let out a cheer."

Who is telling the story?

How do you know?

Passage 2: Sophia could feel the wind pulling at her kite string as she ran across the field. Her arms ached, but she didn't want to stop. When the kite finally lifted high into the sky, she let out a cheer.

Who is the main character?

Is this first person or third person?

4 Change the Point of View

✍️ Rewrite this third-person passage in FIRST person (use "I" and "my").

Third Person: Eli noticed his neighbor struggling to carry grocery bags up the icy driveway. He ran over and grabbed two of the heaviest bags without being asked. His neighbor thanked him with a warm smile and a plate of cookies later that day. Eli felt proud that a small act of kindness made such a big difference.

Your first-person version:

5 SBA Practice: Two-Part Evidence Question

On the state test, you must support your answers with evidence from the text. Practice finding the BEST evidence.

Part A: From which point of view is this text written, and how does that affect what the reader knows?

Part B: Which sentence or phrase from the text provides the STRONGEST evidence for your answer to Part A? Copy it here:

Part C: Explain how this evidence supports your answer. Use complete sentences.

+ Bonus Reading Practice

Use this short practice to extend Set 3.

Topic words: garden, seed, leaf, plan

1. Write one sentence using two of the words above.

2. What detail would you expect to find in a passage about this topic?

3. Write one inference a reader could make from a text about this topic.