First-Person and Third-Person Point of View Examples for Grade 5 ELA

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🙋‍♀️ First-Person Point of View: The narrator is a character *in* the story. Uses pronouns like I, me, my, and we. Example: *I went to the store.*
• 🧑‍⚕️ Third-Person Point of View: The narrator is *outside* the story. Uses pronouns like he, she, it, and they.
• 🕵️‍♀️ Third-Person Limited: The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only *one* character. Example: *She was nervous about the test.*
• 🧑‍🏫 Third-Person Omniscient: The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of *all* the characters. Example: *John felt excited, but Mary worried about the outcome.*

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences is written in first-person point of view?
   1. He walked down the street.
   2. I walked down the street.
   3. They walked down the street.
   4. She walked down the street.
2. Which of the following pronouns is commonly used in third-person point of view?
   1. I
   2. Me
   3. He
   4. My
3. Read the sentence: "Sarah felt nervous before her performance." Which point of view is this MOST likely written in?
   1. First-person
   2. Second-person
   3. Third-person Limited
   4. Third-person Omniscient
4. Read the sentence: "I thought the movie was boring, but he seemed to enjoy it." Which point of view is being used?
   1. First-person
   2. Third-person Limited
   3. Third-person Omniscient
   4. Second-person
5. Which point of view allows the narrator to know the thoughts and feelings of all characters?
   1. First-person
   2. Third-person Limited
   3. Third-person Omniscient
   4. Second-person
6. Which sentence is an example of Third-Person Omniscient?
   1. I went to the park and had a great time.
   2. She went to the park, feeling excited.
   3. They went to the park; he felt nervous, but she was thrilled.
   4. He went to the park.
7. "We decided to order pizza." What point of view is this?
   1. First-Person
   2. Second-Person
   3. Third-Person Limited
   4. Third-Person Omniscient