Point of View Practice
Identify first and third person point of view in stories and sentences.
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Point of View Practice
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Read each sentence or passage carefully. Determine if it is written in the first person or third person point of view. Circle the correct answer.
1. I walked to the park with my dog, Buster. We played fetch for a long time.
First Person
Third Person
2. Sarah loves to read books. She visits the library every Saturday.
First Person
Third Person
3. We built a giant sandcastle at the beach. It had many towers.
First Person
Third Person
Read each sentence. Decide if it is written in first person or third person. Write your answer on the blank.
1. He rode his bike to school every day.
2. My favorite color is blue.
3. They went on a field trip to the zoo.
4. I like to eat pizza for dinner.
Read the short story below, then answer the questions.
The Little Red Hen found a grain of wheat. She asked, “Who will help me plant this wheat?” The lazy dog said, “Not I.” The sleepy cat said, “Not I.” The noisy duck said, “Not I.” So, the Little Red Hen planted the wheat all by herself.
1. What point of view is the story “The Little Red Hen” told from?
2. How do you know? What words in the story give you clues?
Rewrite the following sentence in the first person point of view:
The girl skipped down the street with her new red ball.
Rewrite the following sentence in the third person point of view:
I saw a beautiful rainbow after the rain.