About This Worksheet
This 1st grade reading worksheet helps children decide whether a story is being told by a child inside the events or by someone outside the story. Students read about opening a lunch box, seeing a sandwich, sitting with classmates, drinking milk, and enjoying lunchtime. They then answer four Yes-or-No questions about who is telling the passage and which words reveal the point of view.
Learning Goals
The main goal is to help students recognize first-person narration in a short personal story. Children practice noticing words such as I and my and understanding that those words show the speaker is part of the events. They also compare the idea of an inside narrator with an outside narrator. These skills support point-of-view recognition, narrator awareness, and comprehension.
Student Tasks
Children read the lunchtime passage and answer four Yes-or-No questions. They decide whether the child is telling the story, whether an outside author is speaking instead, whether I and my are useful clues, and whether the storyteller is inside the story. Students can underline the first-person pronouns before responding.
Common Challenges
Some students may confuse the author with the narrator. Others may identify the child correctly but still struggle with the phrase inside the story. A teacher or parent can explain that the narrator is inside the story when that person is also doing the actions being described. Using the pronouns as evidence can make the idea clearer.
Teaching Suggestions
Teachers can read one sentence aloud and ask students to point to the word that proves the child is speaking. Parents and homeschool educators can change “I open my lunch box” to “She opens her lunch box” and compare the two versions. It may help to ask, “Is the speaker doing the action, or watching someone else do it?” This reinforces the connection between pronouns and point of view.
Worksheet Features
The worksheet includes one short first-person lunch passage and four Yes-or-No comprehension questions. The repeated question format gives students several ways to check the same point-of-view idea. Familiar school vocabulary keeps the text accessible for 1st grade readers. This printable works well for guided reading, independent practice, or narrator review.