Grade 5 readers compare paired retellings of one event in this point of view worksheet, tracking what each narrator reveals or hides. Nine fill-in-the-blank items review limited, omniscient, and unreliable narrators, then a four-pair matching task connects author purposes to specific POV choices. Tightly aligned to CCSS RL.5.6, the page trains students to weigh emotional closeness against breadth of information when judging narrator decisions.
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Point of View and Narrator
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. If Retelling A says I felt my face burn and Retelling B says her cheeks turned red, A uses first person.
2. Retelling B describes the cheeks from outside, so it is using third person.
3. An author who wants to surprise readers with hidden information often uses third-person omniscient.
4. An author who wants the reader to question whether a narrator is honest may use first-person unreliable narration.
5. Switching narrators in a novel is called a point of view shift.
6. A first-person retelling gains intimacy but loses complete knowledge of other characters.
7. An omniscient retelling gains breadth but can lose emotional closeness with one hero.
8. A retelling that shows only what one character sees, hears, and thinks is third-person limited.
9. When two retellings of one event differ, the comparison shows how POV shapes the reader's understanding.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Show one character's hidden feelings
→ Third-person limited
Third-person limited
Hide a clue from the hero but not the reader
→ Third-person omniscient
Third-person omniscient
Make the reader feel they are inside the story
→ Second person
Second person
Compare two siblings' opposite views
→ Two first-person narrators
Two first-person narrators
Point of View and Narrator
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) If Retelling A says I felt my face burn and Retelling B says her cheeks turned red, A uses first person.
2) Retelling B describes the cheeks from outside, so it is using third person.
3) An author who wants to surprise readers with hidden information often uses third-person omniscient.
4) An author who wants the reader to question whether a narrator is honest may use first-person unreliable narration.
5) Switching narrators in a novel is called a point of view shift.
6) A first-person retelling gains intimacy but loses complete knowledge of other characters.
7) An omniscient retelling gains breadth but can lose emotional closeness with one hero.
8) A retelling that shows only what one character sees, hears, and thinks is third-person limited.
9) When two retellings of one event differ, the comparison shows how POV shapes the reader's understanding.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Show one character's hidden feelings
→ Third-person limited
Third-person limited
Hide a clue from the hero but not the reader
→ Third-person omniscient
Third-person omniscient
Make the reader feel they are inside the story
→ Second person
Second person
Compare two siblings' opposite views
→ Two first-person narrators
Two first-person narrators
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