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Reading – Point of View

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

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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 stayed up late finishing my book report."
"He raced his brother to the mailbox every afternoon."
"We watched the fireworks from our backyard."
"She practiced piano for an hour before dinner."
"They cleaned the classroom before the guests arrived."

2 Same Story, Different Views

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

Version A (First Person):
I stood at the edge of the diving board, staring at the water below. My knees felt wobbly, and my friends were cheering from the pool deck. I closed my eyes, took a big breath, and finally jumped.

Version B (Third Person):
Aria stood at the edge of the diving board, staring at the water below. Her knees felt wobbly, and her friends were cheering from the pool deck. She closed her eyes, took a big breath, and finally jumped.

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 gripped the handlebars tightly as I pedaled up the steep hill. My legs burned, but I kept pushing until I reached the top. Looking back at how far I had climbed, I felt proud of myself."

Who is telling the story?

How do you know?

Passage 2: Diego gripped the handlebars tightly as he pedaled up the steep hill. His legs burned, but he kept pushing until he reached the top. Looking back at how far he had climbed, he felt proud of himself.

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: Layla found a torn library book stuffed in the return bin. Instead of ignoring it, she carefully taped the pages back together at home. The next day, she handed it to the librarian and explained what she had done. The librarian thanked her and added extra tape to the book's spine for good measure.

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 4.

Topic words: museum, map, guide, fact

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.