Point of View Passages

Tommy's mom told him that he needed a haircut. Tommy thought his hair looked cool the way it was, so he whined all the way to Sports Clips. The stylist took one look at Tommy, and realized what the problem was. He whispered to Tommy, and Tommy grinned. Tommy hopped into the chair, and the stylist started snipping away. In 15 minutes, Tommy was the proud owner of a faux-hawk.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

The doorbell rang. Scott bounded down the stairs. He looked through the peephole and then opened the door. The mailman stood there holding a package. "Is your mother or father home?" Scott shook his head back and forth. The mailman handed Scott a bulky scanning device and said, "Sign here, please." Scott grabbed the stylus and scrawled his name.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

I like to ride the bus to school everyday. I sit with my friends and we play games. I look out the window and watch the houses and cars go by. I bump up and down as the bus goes over the hills. Riding the bus is so much fun!

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

When an author uses _________ person point of view, it helps the reader understand one of the characters feelings and emotions.

Third person ___________ point of view is helps the reader know how one character feels or what they are thinking.

Third person ___________ point of view helps the reader know how more than one character feels or what they are thinking.

What does the sentence above reveal about the passage?

• It is a scene from a play.

• It is a tall tale from New England.

• It is told in first-person point of view.

• It is told in third-person point of view.

Which of the following is written in third-person point of view?

• Joey had learned from an early age that she was no ordinary chimp.

• I began to walk when I was only 4 months old.

• My best work is done at night when everyone is asleep.

Which point of view is passage 1 told from?

• First-person point of view

• Third-person point view

• Second-hand account

Griffin was a small blue alien who lived on the planet Venus. Griffin loved the sunrises on Venus, but the clouds often made it difficult to see the sun.

• first-person point of view

• third-person point of view