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Narrator or Character? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling the narrator's words from the words a character says, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.6. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Narrator or Character?

RL.1.6

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?

Sort: "Look, a rainbow!", The sun went behind a cloud., Nell climbed to the top of the slide., "Thank you for helping me.", Rain tapped on the window all night., "I don't like peas."

NarratorCharacter
2.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?

Sort: Grandma knitted a long red scarf., The two friends shared a sandwich., "Let's build a den.", Ella ran down to the beach., "Shh, the baby is asleep.", "This soup is too hot!"

NarratorCharacter
3.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?

Sort: "I am not scared of the dark.", The bus was late again., "Wait for me!", "Where did my kite go?", Pip the puppy chased his tail., The fox crept past the hen house.

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LessonPrint · RL.1.6 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Narrator or Character?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. "I don't like peas." — Character 2. "Look, a rainbow!" — Character 3. "Thank you for helping me." — Character 4. Nell climbed to the top of the slide. — Narrator 5. Rain tapped on the window all night. — Narrator 6. The sun went behind a cloud. — Narrator
  2. 2.1. "Let's build a den." — Character 2. "Shh, the baby is asleep." — Character 3. "This soup is too hot!" — Character 4. Ella ran down to the beach. — Narrator 5. Grandma knitted a long red scarf. — Narrator 6. The two friends shared a sandwich. — Narrator
  3. 3.1. "I am not scared of the dark." — Character 2. "Wait for me!" — Character 3. "Where did my kite go?" — Character 4. Pip the puppy chased his tail. — Narrator 5. The bus was late again. — Narrator 6. The fox crept past the hen house. — Narrator

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.