Passage 1: I hurried into the library and saw a blue notebook on the floor. My stomach fluttered because it looked important. I picked it up and read the name on the front: "Maya Lopez." I walked to the desk and told the librarian, "I found this." I hoped Maya would get it back soon.
Passage 2: Jordan hurried into the library and saw a blue notebook on the floor. He picked it up and read the name on the front: "Maya Lopez." Jordan walked to the desk and told the librarian he had found it. The librarian nodded and placed the notebook in the lost-and-found box. Jordan smiled and went to find his book.
Read Passage 1 and Passage 2. How is the point of view different between them?
- Both passages are told in first-person using I and my.
- Both passages are told in third-person using he and his.
- Passage 1 is first-person using I and my, while Passage 2 is third-person using he and his. (correct answer)
- Passage 1 is told by the librarian, and Passage 2 is told by Maya.
Explanation: Passage 1 uses I and my to describe the narrator's own actions, while Passage 2 uses he and his to describe Jordan from the outside, showing a shift from first-person to third-person. Passage 2 does not use I or my at all, so both passages being first-person is incorrect. Passage 1 does not use he or his, so both passages being third-person is also incorrect. Neither passage is narrated by the librarian or by Maya. Instead, Passage 1 has an unnamed narrator and Passage 2 focuses on Jordan.