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Reading – Point of View

Reading · Level 4 · CCSS: RL.4.6, RI.4.6 · Worksheet 2 of 5 · Practice Set 6

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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 fed the chickens before breakfast every morning."
"He organized his baseball cards by team."
"We hiked to the top of the ridge before sunset."
"She painted a mural on the gym wall."
"They sang the loudest during the final chorus."

2 Same Story, Different Views

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

Version A (First Person):
I felt my stomach flip as the roller coaster climbed the first big hill. My hands gripped the safety bar so tightly they turned white. When we finally reached the bottom, I was already asking to ride again.

Version B (Third Person):
Owen felt his stomach flip as the roller coaster climbed the first big hill. His hands gripped the safety bar so tightly they turned white. When they finally reached the bottom, he was already asking to ride again.

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 flipped through my sketchbook, searching for the right page to show my art teacher. My fingers were smudged with charcoal from working all afternoon. When she saw my drawing, her eyes lit up with excitement."

Who is telling the story?

How do you know?

Passage 2: Harper flipped through her sketchbook, searching for the right page to show her art teacher. Her fingers were smudged with charcoal from working all afternoon. When the teacher saw her drawing, her eyes lit up with excitement.

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: Andre saw a puddle forming near the classroom door after the storm. He grabbed a mop from the closet and cleaned it up before anyone could slip. His teacher noticed and thanked him for thinking of the class's safety. Andre felt good knowing he had prevented an accident.

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 6.

Topic words: school, poster, teacher, idea

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.