RL 5.6

First person clue words

• Character names, he, his, she, her, they, their

• You, yours

• I, me, my, mine, our, ours, we, us

Second person clue words

• You, yours

• Character names, he, his, she, her, they, their

• I, me, my, mine, our, ours, we, us

Third person clue words

• Character names, he, his, she, her, they, their

• You, yours

• I, me, my, mine, our, ours, we, us

The day grew dark, but Michael kept searching for his lost keys. "If I could only find them, I would not get in trouble." This was the second time this month he had lost his keys.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

The lights flickered off and on. We screamed and then giggled each time it happened. Our dad sighed in annoyance, while Mom just smiled at our silliness.

• Frist Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Suddenly a mouse timidly poked his head out of the bathroom door. I jumped up on the couch and squealed in surprise. My sister screamed in fear at my response to the mouse.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

As the clouds grew darker, I knew the storm was near. I quickly scooped up the kittens and put them in a safe place under the porch. There, they would be safe to ride out the storm, I thought.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

The car rumbled and then died. Deonte grumbled under his breath before stepping out of the car and popping the hood. He took one glance at the engine and immediately knew what was wrong.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

The floor creaked under my feet as I tiptoed toward the kitchen. The howling of the wind had woken me up, and now I wanted a snack. As I approached the kitchen, I saw the light from the fridge.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Read the passage. What is the point of view of this story?

I helped them put up the tent. Jared grabbed the poles, while Michael read the directions. I was mad at David for just sitting on the ground and watching. It looked like David didn’t even care about what was going on. I wondered why I even came on the camping trip.

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient