Lena hoped her grandmother would like the painting. Her grandmother, unwrapping it, thought it was the most beautiful gift she had ever received. Neither of them noticed the cat sneaking off with the ribbon.
Grade 6 Point of View worksheet
from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
How to explain it
- First person: the narrator is a character and says I.
- Third person limited: the narrator uses he or she and knows only one character’s thoughts.
- Third person omniscient: the narrator knows what every character thinks and feels.
Example: “Leo worried about the test. Across the room, Ana was sure she would ace it.” Which point of view is this? The narrator says he and she, so it is third person. We learn both Leo’s and Ana’s thoughts. Answer: Third person omniscient
Question 1
From which point of view is this passage told?
- Third person omniscient
- Third person limited
- First person
Third person omniscient
Hint: The narrator uses he, she or they and tells us what more than one character thinks or knows. That all-knowing view is third person omniscient.
Question 2
Why might an author choose to write in first person?
- to give the reader step-by-step instructions
- to let readers experience events through one character's own voice and thoughts
- to show every character's secret thoughts
- to make sure the story has no narrator
to let readers experience events through one character's own voice and thoughts
Hint: First person puts you inside the narrator's head.
Question 3
Which narrator would be best to show us only what a nervous new student feels?
- second person speaking to the reader
- third person omniscient
- a narrator who only describes the weather
- first person, told by the new student
first person, told by the new student
Hint: A single character telling their own story lets readers feel their nerves up close.
Question 4
Retell this in third person from Kenji's point of view: “I left my skates by the door.”
- Kenji left my skates by the door.
- You left your skates by the door.
- I left Kenji's skates by the door.
- Kenji left his skates by the door.
Kenji left his skates by the door.
Hint: “I” becomes Kenji, and “my skates” becomes “his skates.”
Question 5
Which pronouns in the narration are the biggest clue that a story is told in first person?
- it, its
- I, me, my, we
- he, she, they
I, me, my, we
Hint: In first person, the narrator is a character, so they talk about themselves.
Question 6
In third person limited, the narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of…
- one character
- no characters at all
- the reader
one character
Hint: “Limited” means the narrator stays with just one character's mind.
Question 7
In third person omniscient, the narrator…
- knows what many characters think and feel
- speaks to the reader as “you”
- only knows what one character thinks
knows what many characters think and feel
Hint: Omniscient means all-knowing.
Question 8
Why might an author use third person omniscient for a story about a family disagreement?
- so only one family member can tell the story
- to keep readers from knowing anyone's feelings
- to show how each family member sees the disagreement differently
- to make the reader feel like a character called “you”
to show how each family member sees the disagreement differently
Hint: An omniscient narrator can move between many characters' thoughts.
Question 9
A story is told in third person limited, through Maya's eyes. Which sentence could NOT appear in it?
- Jay secretly thought Maya's haircut looked great.
- Maya felt her cheeks grow warm.
- Maya wondered if anyone noticed her haircut.
- Jay glanced at Maya and looked away.
Jay secretly thought Maya's haircut looked great.
Hint: A limited narrator only knows Maya's thoughts. Other characters' private thoughts are off limits.
Question 10
How does first-person narration affect what readers learn?
- Readers learn only what the narrator notices, thinks or chooses to share.
- Readers learn every character's thoughts equally.
- Readers learn only facts, never opinions.
- Readers can never learn the narrator's feelings.
Readers learn only what the narrator notices, thinks or chooses to share.
Hint: Everything comes through one character's eyes and opinions.
Answer key
- 1. Third person omniscient
- 2. to let readers experience events through one character's own voice and thoughts
- 3. first person, told by the new student
- 4. Kenji left his skates by the door.
- 5. I, me, my, we
- 6. one character
- 7. knows what many characters think and feel
- 8. to show how each family member sees the disagreement differently
- 9. Jay secretly thought Maya's haircut looked great.
- 10. Readers learn only what the narrator notices, thinks or chooses to share.
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