5th Grade Narrator Point of View worksheets

Narrator Point of View

Grade 5 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the answer.

1. Read this first

   The Missing Library Book

   My little brother, Chidi, is the sneakiest person in our apartment. I have proof.

   On Tuesday, I borrowed a book about ocean animals from the school library. It had a shiny blue cover with a giant whale on the front. I left it on the kitchen table while I practiced my piano scales. When I came back, the book was gone. I looked under the table, behind the fruit bowl and inside my backpack. Nothing.

   I knew right away who took it. Chidi is seven, and he loves whales almost as much as I do. Also, he was humming in his room with the door shut. Innocent people do not shut doors.

   "Chidi took my library book," I told Mom. "He always grabs my things."

   Mom raised her eyebrows. "Ifeoma, did you ask him?"

   I did not need to ask. A good detective just knows. Still, I marched down the hall and knocked hard.

   Chidi opened the door slowly. He was holding my book behind his back, which proved everything. Then he held it out. The torn corner of the cover was fixed with neat strips of clear tape. He had even smoothed out the bent pages. Not a single page was folded anymore.

   "The cover was ripped from your backpack," he said quietly. "I didn't want you to pay a fine."

   I stared at the tape. It was very straight tape, straighter than I could ever make it.

   "Well," I said, "next time, tell me first."

   Chidi nodded and went back to his whale drawings. I still think he is a little sneaky. But maybe sneaky is not always bad.

2. 1.

   Who is telling this story?

   • Ifeoma, Chidi's older sister
   • Chidi, Ifeoma's little brother
   • Mom, who watches both children
3. 2.

   Why does Ifeoma think Chidi's shut door is proof?

   • Chidi told her that he had taken the book.
   • She has already decided he did something wrong.
   • Mom said Chidi was hiding something.
4. 3.

   What did Ifeoma get wrong about Chidi?

   • He hid the book so she would get a fine.
   • He took the book because he loves whales.
   • He took the book to fix it, not to keep it.
5. 4.

   Ifeoma says, "A good detective just knows." What does this show about her point of view?

   • She wants Mom to help her find clues.
   • She has solved many real mysteries before.
   • She trusts her guess more than the facts.
6. 5.

   Which detail shows that Chidi was trying to help?

   • He fixed the torn cover with neat tape.
   • He was humming in his room.
   • He opened the door slowly.
7. 6.

   If Chidi told this story, how would he probably describe shutting his door?

   • as a way to fix the book in peace
   • as a trick to keep the book for good
   • as proof that he had done something wrong