Real-World Examples of First-Person and Third-Person Stories for Kids

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 First-Person Perspective: The narrator is a character in the story and uses pronouns like "I," "me," and "my." It's like you're experiencing the story directly through their eyes. 💡 Third-Person Perspective: The narrator is outside the story and refers to characters using pronouns like "he," "she," "they," "him," "her," and "them." It's like watching a movie of the story. 📝 First-Person Keywords: Look for pronouns such as *I, me, my, mine, we, us, our,* and *ours*. 🌍 Third-Person Keywords: Look for pronouns such as *he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their,* and *theirs*. 🔑 Third-Person Limited: The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character. 🧠 Third-Person Omniscient: The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences is written in the first person?
   1. A. She walked to the store.
   2. B. I walked to the store.
   3. C. They walked to the store.
   4. D. He walked to the store.
2. In a story told from a third-person perspective, which pronoun would the narrator MOST likely use to refer to a main character?
   1. A. I
   2. B. Me
   3. C. She
   4. D. My
3. Which point of view allows the reader to know the thoughts and feelings of only one character?
   1. A. First-person
   2. B. Second-person
   3. C. Third-person Limited
   4. D. Third-person Omniscient
4. Which of the following sentences uses third-person omniscient point of view?
   1. A. I felt nervous as I walked on stage.
   2. B. She felt nervous, but he thought she was brave.
   3. C. You should always practice before performing.
   4. D. He tripped on the stage.
5. “We decided to go to the park.” What perspective is this written from?
   1. A. Second-person
   2. B. Third-person Limited
   3. C. First-person
   4. D. Third-person Omniscient
6. In which perspective does the narrator NOT participate in the story?
   1. A. First-person
   2. B. Second-person
   3. C. Third-person
   4. D. All of the above
7. “He was excited, but Sarah was worried.” What perspective is demonstrated in the sentence?
   1. A. Third-person Limited
   2. B. First-person
   3. C. Second-person
   4. D. Third-person Omniscient