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Riding the Night Train

Read an original story told by a boy on a night train and tell the narrator's point of view from the characters' and from your own.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRL.3.6

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1 Common Core standard
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10 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students tell the narrator's point of view from the points of view of other characters.
Students tell their own point of view from the narrator's and the characters'.

How to use

Read the story aloud, then have students answer on their own. Discuss the last question in pairs so students can share how their views differ.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RL.3.6

Distinguish your own point of view from that of the narrator or of the characters.

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Name Date

Riding the Night Train

Whose point of view is it?

Read the story

Riding the Night Train

1Every summer, Grandma and I ride the night train to visit my cousins. This year, my little sister Sofia came with us. I was so excited that I packed my bag three days early.

2I love the night train. I think the best part is the tunnels. When the train rushes into one, the windows turn black, and the clacking gets loud. It feels like we are inside a giant drum. "Isn't this great?" I asked Sofia.

3Sofia pulled her blanket up to her chin. "No," she whispered. "It's too dark and too loud. I want the tunnels to end." She squeezed her stuffed rabbit tightly.

4Grandma smiled. "Mateo, I used to feel like Sofia," she said. "Now I think a tunnel is a good time to tell stories." She switched on a tiny reading lamp, and a warm yellow circle lit up our seats.

5Grandma told us about a goat that rode a train by mistake. Sofia giggled. By the time the train rolled out of the tunnel, her blanket was down by her knees. "Maybe tunnels are not so bad," she said. I thought they were the best part of the whole trip, but I was glad Sofia felt better.

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