What's Your Point of View?

1.   When narrator tells the story of “he” or “she”
2. When the story is narrated from the perspective of “I”
3. When the narrator tells the story of “you”

a.  First-Person

b.  Second-Person

c.  Third-Person

Can you match up the numbers and letters above? The answers are.....

1.  C
2.  A
3. B


We don't use the second person point of view much in 5th grade, but it is helpful to know. Try identifying the point of view in the following sentences. Please label your paper, "What's Your Point of View?" include your name and date at the top of the paper.

Directions: read each text and determine the narrator’s point of view.

1.  “Do you love candy?”  I asked my friend Roxis.  I always make friends with other people.

a)  First-Person               b)  Second-Person      c)  Third-Person

2.  To Make French Toast: First, take out a skillet to cook and turn the stove on low.  Second,
you will melt the butter in the pan and stir it with a spatula.  Third, beat the eggs.  Fourth, lay the
bread, white or wheat, on both sides in the eggs.  Fifth, sit the bread on top of butter for 30
seconds and then turn over.  Now you have a slice of French toast, repeat.  

a)  First-Person               b)  Second-Person      c)  Third-Person

3.  Jessie had felt sad all day.  Jessie thought and thought about his situation and he thought to
himself, I need to get myself together.  Maria came in the door and asked what was wrong.  He
told her.  Maria frowned.  She felt as if she were being abandoned by everyone.   

a)  First-Person               b)  Second-Person      c)  Third-Person

4.  We are not as close as we once were, at least not since the thing happened.  We were sitting in
science class when I decided to look at her notebook.  I noticed that she wasn’t taking notes.

a)  First-Person               b)  Second-Person      c)  Third-Person

5.  Some dark night Shelly said, “I hate squirrels,” but really she loved them.  Carol said, “They
smell,” but really, she loved them too.  Both of them thought that squirrels were pretty cute.

a)  First-Person               b)  Second-Person      c)  Third-Person

6.  How to Properly Clean Your Disc:  First, buy a CD buffer from your neighborhood Gamestop
store.  If you want to clean your CD for free instead, get a Q-tip or soft cloth.  Use alcohol or
window cleaner and wipe up and down applying light pressure as needed.  

a)  First-Person               b)  Second-Person      c)  Third-Person

7.   When I went to the store, I witnessed a girl crying on the street and I took a closer look and
saw it was my friend.  I walked to where she was and asked her what was wrong.  She said,
“Family problems.”  Being a good friend, I told her to call me later if she wanted to talk about it.

a)  First-Person               b)  Second-Person      c)  Third-Person

8.  Emma thought and she thought: How can I make people notice me?  Then, Emma’s two twin
nieces ran in the kitchen and asked Emma to make a batch of cookies for their class.  She did,
and the next day at the bake sale, lots of children and parents were buying her cookies.  

a)  First-Person               b)  Second-Person      c)  Third-Person

Taken from:http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/point-of-view/point-of-view-activities/point-of-view-quiz-2/