Point of View | Answer Keys

Student Concept Worksheet Answers

Question	Answer
1	A. First Person The narrator uses "I," "my," and "my heart" - pronouns that show a character telling their own story. Evidence: Uses "I," "my" - we only know the narrator's thoughts.
2	B. Third Person Limited Uses "she" and "her" (third person). We only know Lily's feelings ("felt her stomach flip") - not what other contestants are thinking. Whose thoughts: Only Lily's
3	C. Third Person Omniscient Uses "he" and "she" (third person). We know BOTH Tyler's thoughts (frustrated) AND Sarah's thoughts (felt guilty). Multiple minds = omniscient. Evidence: We hear both Tyler's and Sarah's thoughts/feelings.
4	Point of view affects what information readers can access. First person limits us to one character's knowledge. Third person limited follows one mind. Omniscient lets us know everyone's thoughts, giving us more complete understanding.

Practice Worksheet Answers

Question	Answer
1	A. First Person
2	"I," "my," "me" - The narrator uses first person pronouns to tell their own story.
3	A. Only Jordan's thoughts
4	We don't know what Mrs. Rivera is thinking, whether she believes Jordan, or what the other students are actually thinking (Jordan only wonders/guesses).
5	C. Third Person Omniscient
6	We can hear multiple characters' thoughts: Sofia (her heart pounding, thinking about practice), her father (nervous but proud), her brother (sure she would make it), and Coach Williams (believed in Sofia but worried about pressure).
7	Sofia, her father, her little brother, and Coach Williams
8	B. What her father and brother were thinking in the stands In first person, Sofia could only share her own thoughts, not what others are thinking internally.
9	B. Third Person Limited
10	We only know Marcus's thoughts (can't wait to surprise his dad, hoped his voice sounded normal, heart racing). We don't know what his dad is actually thinking - just what Marcus observes and wonders.
11	B. Because the narrator can only know Marcus's thoughts, not his dad's
12	The limited POV creates suspense because we don't know if the dad noticed the rocket. We share Marcus's uncertainty, making us wonder along with him if the secret is safe.
13	B. Someone watching from the window The narrator uses "I" and is watching the new neighbor from their window.
14	First person helps readers connect because we experience events directly through the narrator's thoughts and feelings. In Passage 1, we feel Jordan's panic about lost homework. In Passage 4, we share the narrator's mix of curiosity and nervousness about the new neighbor. We feel close to the narrator because we're inside their head.

FAST Format Quiz Answers

Question	Answer
1	B. Third Person Limited
2	B. We can only hear Maya's thoughts, not Eric's. Maya "wondered" about Eric, but we never actually know what Eric thinks - only what Maya observes about him.
3	B. What Eric is actually thinking or feeling
4	A. First Person
5	C. The narrator uses "I," "my," and "me" to tell their own story.
6	A. In first person, readers can only know what the narrator thinks and observes.
7	C. Third Person Omniscient
8	A. We know what Emma, Grandma, AND Uncle Marcus are thinking/feeling. Emma is worried, Grandma thinks everyone forgot, Uncle Marcus's heart races with excitement - multiple minds revealed.
9	See rubric and sample response below.
10	See rubric and sample response below.

Question 9 Scoring Rubric

Score	Criteria
2	Correctly identifies POV in BOTH passages AND explains how POV affects reader knowledge using specific details from BOTH passages
1	Correctly addresses only ONE passage, OR explanation of how POV affects knowledge is vague or incomplete
0	Incorrect POV identification, no comparison, or response doesn't address the question

Sample 2-Point Response for Question 9:
"The Thunderstorm" is written in third person limited, following Maya. We know Maya's thoughts - that she hates storms and wonders how Eric can be so calm - but we don't know what Eric is actually thinking. "The Art Contest" is written in first person. We know the narrator's thoughts about their painting and their anxiety, but we can't know what the judge really thinks - the narrator says "her expression gave nothing away."

Both POVs limit what readers know. In "The Thunderstorm," we don't know Eric's real feelings. In "The Art Contest," we don't know the judge's opinion. The POV keeps us wondering along with the main character.

Question 10 Scoring Rubric

Score	Criteria
2	Correctly identifies what would be LOST (other characters' thoughts) AND what would be GAINED (Grandma's internal experience) with clear explanation
1	Addresses only what would be lost OR gained, but not both; OR explanation is vague
0	Incorrect understanding of how POV change would affect the story, or response doesn't address the question

Sample 2-Point Response for Question 10:
If "The Surprise Party" were rewritten from Grandma's first person perspective, readers would LOSE: - Emma's worried thoughts about making noise - Uncle Marcus's excitement about the surprise - The fact that everyone was planning a party (Grandma doesn't know!)

Readers would GAIN: - Grandma's deeper feelings about thinking her birthday was forgotten - What she was doing in the kitchen and why - Her genuine reaction of shock and joy in her own words - What it felt like to be surprised

The story would become a mystery to readers too - we wouldn't know about the party until Grandma discovers it, creating a shared surprise experience.

Quick Reference: Point of View Types

POV Type	Pronouns	What Readers Know
First Person	I, me, my, we, our	Only the narrator's thoughts, feelings, and observations
Third Person Limited	he, she, they + names	Only ONE character's internal thoughts
Third Person Omniscient	he, she, they + names	MULTIPLE characters' thoughts - the narrator knows all