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Reading – Point of View

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

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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 helped my dad wash the car on Saturday."
"She wrote a letter to her pen pal overseas."
"We built a birdhouse for the backyard."
"He solved the tricky math problem on the board."
"They walked the dog around the block twice."

2 Same Story, Different Views

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

Version A (First Person):
I was terrified when the power went out during the thunderstorm. My little sister started to cry, so I found the flashlights and told her a silly story to calm her down. By the time the lights came back on, we were both laughing.

Version B (Third Person):
Kayla was terrified when the power went out during the thunderstorm. Her little sister started to cry, so Kayla found the flashlights and told her a silly story to calm her down. By the time the lights came back on, they were both laughing.

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 counted the seconds until the timer buzzed on my cupcakes. The kitchen smelled like vanilla and sugar. When I finally opened the oven, I grinned at the perfectly golden tops."

Who is telling the story?

How do you know?

Passage 2: Miguel counted the seconds until the timer buzzed on his cupcakes. The kitchen smelled like vanilla and sugar. When he finally opened the oven, he grinned at the perfectly golden tops.

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: Grace noticed the new student sitting alone at lunch every day that week. She invited him to join her table, and he seemed relieved to have company. By Friday, the two of them were trading jokes and comparing favorite books. Grace's small invitation turned into a new friendship.

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 5.

Topic words: beach, shell, wave, pattern

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.