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Reading – Point of View

Reading · Level 4 · CCSS: RL.4.6, RI.4.6 · Worksheet 2 of 5 · Practice Set 7

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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 sorted the recycling into the correct bins."
"She practiced her free throws after school."
"We decorated the gym for the winter dance."
"He memorized his lines for the class play."
"They shared their lunch with a new classmate."

2 Same Story, Different Views

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

Version A (First Person):
I watched nervously as the vet examined my dog's paw. My hands were shaking as I held his leash. When the vet said it was just a small scrape, I finally let out the breath I had been holding.

Version B (Third Person):
Talia watched nervously as the vet examined her dog's paw. Her hands were shaking as she held his leash. When the vet said it was just a small scrape, she finally let out the breath she had been holding.

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 balanced carefully on the log as I crossed the creek. Cold water rushed beneath my sneakers with every step. When I reached the other side, I threw my arms up in victory."

Who is telling the story?

How do you know?

Passage 2: Sam balanced carefully on the log as he crossed the creek. Cold water rushed beneath his sneakers with every step. When he reached the other side, he threw his arms up in victory.

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: Isabel saw her classmate drop an entire tray of paintbrushes during art class. She jumped up right away to help gather the scattered brushes off the floor. Her classmate thanked her, relieved that no one had stepped on the wet paint. Isabel simply smiled and said that's what friends are for.

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 7.

Topic words: farm, barn, goat, gate

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.