Character Point of View

Grade 3 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the answer.

1. Read this first

   Snip Goes My Hair

   I knew it was a mistake the moment the scissors went snip. My long hair fell to the floor in brown curls. When the barber spun my chair around, I stared at the mirror. My hair stopped at my chin now. I looked like a fuzzy dandelion.

   "It's so cute!" said Mom. I did not think it was cute at all.

   On Monday, I wore my hood all the way to school. I kept it up during reading. Then Mr. Ortiz asked me to take it off. My face got hot as I pulled it down.

   My friend Bea gasped. "You look like the girl on the cover of my favorite book!" she said. Two other kids nodded. One of them asked where I got it cut.

   At recess, the wind blew hard. For once, no hair whipped into my eyes. I could see the ball the whole game. I scored two goals.

   Maybe short hair isn't so bad, I thought. But I am still not telling Mom she was right.

2. 1.

   Who is telling this story?

   • her friend Bea
   • the girl who got the haircut
   • Mr. Ortiz, her teacher
3. 2.

   How can you tell this story is told in first person?

   • The characters talk to each other.
   • The narrator tells what everyone thinks.
   • The narrator uses words like I and my.
4. 3.

   How does the narrator feel about her haircut at first?

   • She thinks it looks cute.
   • She thinks it is still too long.
   • She thinks it looks silly.
5. 4.

   Which sentence shows the narrator's first view of her haircut?

   • "It's so cute!"
   • "I looked like a fuzzy dandelion."
   • "I scored two goals."
6. 5.

   How is Mom's view different from the narrator's?

   • Mom and the narrator both dislike it.
   • Mom likes the haircut, but the narrator does not.
   • Mom thinks it is too short, but the narrator likes it.
7. 6.

   Why did the narrator keep her hood up?

   • She was cold in the classroom.
   • Mr. Ortiz told her to wear it.
   • She did not want anyone to see her hair.
8. 7.

   What is Bea's point of view about the new haircut?

   • She likes it a lot.
   • She thinks it looks messy.
   • She does not notice it.
9. 8.

   What happens at recess that changes the narrator's mind?

   • The wind blows her hood off.
   • Bea says she looks like a book cover.
   • Her short hair stays out of her eyes.
10. 9.

    "No hair whipped into my eyes." What does whipped mean?

    • hit fast and hard
    • curled up neatly
    • stayed very still
11. 10.

    What does the narrator think about Mom at the end?

    • Mom was right, and she will tell her now.
    • Mom was wrong about the haircut.
    • Mom was a little right, but she won't say so.