Grade 4 Point of View worksheet
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How to explain it
- First person uses I, me, my and we. The narrator is in the story.
- Third person uses he, she and they. The narrator is outside the story.
- Words inside quotation marks are a character talking, so an “I” there doesn’t change the point of view.
Example: “They raced to the park. ‘I win!’ shouted Mia.” What point of view is this? The narrator says “they.” “I win!” is Mia talking, inside quotation marks. Answer: third person
Question 1
A story says: “She waved goodbye to her friends.” Who is telling it?
- the reader
- the girl who is waving
- one of her friends
- a narrator outside the story
a narrator outside the story
Hint: The narrator says “she” and “her”, not “I” or “my”. So the narrator isn't the girl.
Question 2
This passage is told in first person. Which word is a clue?
I opened the box and gasped.
Inside was a puppy with floppy ears!
- I
- they
- he
- she
I
Hint: First-person clue words are I, me, my, we and our. They show the narrator is in the story.
Question 3
Which sentence is written in third person?
- You cheered when your team scored a goal.
- They cheered when their team scored a goal.
- We cheered when our team scored a goal.
They cheered when their team scored a goal.
Hint: The narrator uses names and he, she, it or they and is not part of the story. That's third person.
Question 4
Which sentence is written in first person?
- We built a snow fort in our backyard.
- Kenji and Zoe built a snow fort in their backyard.
- You built a snow fort in your backyard.
We built a snow fort in our backyard.
Hint: The narrator uses I, me, my or we and is a character in the story. That's first person.
Question 5
A character's diary is usually written from which point of view?
- second person
- third person
- first person
first person
Hint: In a diary, the writer tells about their own day using I and me.
Question 6
From which point of view is this passage told?
Noah and his grandfather fished from the dock all morning.
They didn't catch a single fish, but they laughed the whole time.
- second person
- first person
- third person
third person
Hint: The narrator uses names and he, she, it or they and is not part of the story. That's third person.
Question 7
Which pronouns does a third-person narrator use for the characters?
- I, me, my
- he, she, they
- we, us, our
- you, your, yours
he, she, they
Hint: A third-person narrator is outside the story, telling about other people.
Question 8
This passage is told in third person. Which word is a clue?
Amir grabbed his skates and raced to the frozen pond.
His friends were already gliding in circles.
- me
- we
- I
- his
his
Hint: Third-person clue words are he, she, it, they, his and her (outside of quotation marks).
Question 9
In a story told in first person, the narrator…
- is someone outside the story who uses he, she and they
- never says how they feel
- talks to the reader using you and your
- is a character who tells the story using I and me
is a character who tells the story using I and me
Hint: First person = the narrator is IN the story, telling about their own experiences.
Question 10
An autobiography is the story of the writer's own life. Which point of view does it use?
- first person
- third person
- second person
first person
Hint: “Auto” means self. The writer tells their own story with I and me.
Answer key
- 1. a narrator outside the story
- 2. I
- 3. They cheered when their team scored a goal.
- 4. We built a snow fort in our backyard.
- 5. first person
- 6. third person
- 7. he, she, they
- 8. his
- 9. is a character who tells the story using I and me
- 10. first person
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