Point of View — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. When a Grade 3 narrator says we smiled, the story is in first person.
We signals first-person plural point of view in Grade 3 reading passages.
2. When a Grade 3 narrator says they smiled, the story is in third person.
They signals third-person plural point of view in Grade 3 stories.
3. A person or animal in a Grade 3 story is called a character.
Characters are the people or animals in a Grade 3 story who have viewpoints.
4. Two Grade 3 characters can see the same event in different ways.
Different characters can have different viewpoints in Grade 3 point-of-view lessons.
5. A story told by Grade 3 character Max using I is in first person.
First person is the point-of-view label for I narrators in Grade 3 texts.
6. A Grade 3 narrator who knows everything uses he, she, and they.
They completes the set of third-person pronouns in Grade 3 point-of-view work.
7. The word me belongs to first-person point of view in Grade 3.
Me is a first-person object pronoun in Grade 3 point-of-view lessons.
8. The word her belongs to third-person point of view in Grade 3.
Her is a third-person object pronoun in Grade 3 point-of-view practice.
9. A Grade 3 reader can find point of view by looking at the pronouns.
Pronouns are the fastest clue for finding point of view in Grade 3 stories.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Uses I and me
→ First person one speaker
First person one speaker
Uses he and him
→ Third person one boy
Third person one boy
Uses we and us
→ First person a group
First person a group
Uses they and them
→ Third person a group
Third person a group
Sorting pronouns helps Grade 3 readers identify point of view accurately.