Point of View Analysis: First and Third Person
This worksheet helps grade 9 students analyze and differentiate between first-person and third-person points of view in literature, understanding their impact on narrative.
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Point of View Analysis: First and Third Person
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Pay close attention to the narrative perspective used in each passage.
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
I walked through the desolate streets, the wind whipping my hair across my face. A shiver ran down my spine, not from the cold, but from the unsettling silence that hung heavy in the air. I clutched my worn jacket tighter, my heart pounding a frantic rhythm against my ribs. Where was everyone? And why did I feel so utterly alone?
1. What point of view is used in this passage?
2. List three pronouns from the passage that indicate this point of view.
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
He watched her from across the crowded room, a faint smile playing on his lips. She seemed oblivious to his gaze, engrossed in conversation with a group of friends. A pang of longing struck him; he wished he had the courage to approach her. The music swelled, and he sighed, wondering if their paths would ever truly cross.
3. What point of view is used in this passage?
4. How does the narrator's knowledge differ in this passage compared to Passage 1?
5. Which of the following sentences is written in first-person point of view?
She ran quickly to catch the bus.
The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
I believe we can achieve our goals.
They decided to go hiking tomorrow.
6. In third-person omniscient point of view, the narrator:
Is a character in the story.
Knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
Only knows the thoughts of one character.
Addresses the reader directly.
7. A story told from the point of view uses pronouns like 'I', 'me', and 'my'.
8. When a narrator tells a story about 'he', 'she', or 'they', it is typically in the point of view.
9. Explain the difference between third-person limited and third-person omniscient point of view.