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First vs. Third Person Analysis Worksheet

The document is a worksheet for Cambridge Lower Secondary English 9 that includes two texts, one written in first-person and the other in third-person, both describing a dull autumn day and the emotional state of the narrator. It includes questions for students to identify the narrative voice and compare the inner thoughts and emotions presented in each text. Additionally, it prompts students to reflect on the impact of the narrative perspective on understanding the themes of aging and loss.

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First vs. Third Person Analysis Worksheet

The document is a worksheet for Cambridge Lower Secondary English 9 that includes two texts, one written in first-person and the other in third-person, both describing a dull autumn day and the emotional state of the narrator. It includes questions for students to identify the narrative voice and compare the inner thoughts and emotions presented in each text. Additionally, it prompts students to reflect on the impact of the narrative perspective on understanding the themes of aging and loss.

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CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY ENGLISH 9: WORKSHEET 8A

Name Date

Worksheet 8A
Read Text A and Text B. Words used to identify the first- and third-person
voice
are in bold.

Text A
I had just risen from bed. I cried. It was a dull autumn day; the leaves were
falling. They fell slowly in the rain, resembling another rain, but heavier and
slower. I was not in good spirits. I walked from the fireplace to the window,
and from the window to the fireplace. Life has its sad days. It will no longer
have any sad days for me now . . .

Text B
Mr Style had just risen from bed. He cried. It was a dull autumn day; the
leaves were falling. They fell slowly in the rain, resembling another rain, but
heavier and slower. Mr Style was not in good spirits. He walked from the
fireplace to the window, and from the window to the fireplace. Life has its
sad days. It would no longer have any sad days for him now . . .

1 Write A or B in the box to indicate the correct answer to these questions.

a Which extract is written using third-person personal pronouns? 


b Which extract is written using first-person personal pronouns? 
c Which extract reports the actions and observations of someone
who is not the writer or author? 
d When we narrate our own actions and observations, we do not normally
refer to ourselves by name. In which extract is this happening? 
2 Now read the next part of Text A, then answer the questions.
It will no longer have any sad days for me now . . . because there are not
many left.
I am old and have left too many things undone. When I was young no one
warned
me how hard life could get. Only my beloved Aunt Ginny hinted at it when

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CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY ENGLISH 9: WORKSHEET 8A

she said that you had to be tough to tolerate old age. I loved her so. I was
broken-hearted to lose her.
a Compare this with Text B. Which one brings the reader more into the
inner life, thoughts and emotions of the narrator?

b Imagine this text was written in the third person. Would the third-person
point of view help the reader to better understand how old age is affecting
the narrator? Or, does the first-person point of view allow the reader to
better understand the impact this has? Write two or three sentences to
explain your thoughts.

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