First and Third Person Point of View
A Grade 6 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding first and third person point of view in narratives.
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First and Third Person Point of View
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Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Pay close attention to the pronouns used to determine the point of view.
Passage 1: The Secret Path
I crept through the tall grass, my heart pounding like a drum. I knew my brother, Alex, was probably already at the old oak tree, waiting for me. We always met there to plan our adventures. Today, I hoped we would finally explore the mysterious cave at the edge of Whisperwood.
1. From what point of view is Passage 1 written?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
2. What clue words in Passage 1 helped you identify the point of view?
Passage 2: The Lost Kite
Lily ran across the field, her eyes fixed on the bright red kite soaring high above. A sudden gust of wind tugged at the string, and she watched in dismay as it slipped from her grasp. The kite danced wildly for a moment, then drifted out of sight behind the tall trees. Lily felt a pang of sadness, knowing her favorite kite was gone.
3. From what point of view is Passage 2 written?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
4. What clue words in Passage 2 helped you identify the point of view?
5. In a first-person narrative, the narrator is usually a character in the story.
True
False
6. Third-person omniscient narrators only know the thoughts and feelings of one character.
True
False
7. When a story is told from the first-person point of view, the narrator uses pronouns like and .
8. A third-person limited narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only character.
9. Rewrite the following sentence from first-person point of view to third-person limited point of view: "I was so excited to go to the park, but then I realized I forgot my new baseball glove."